diff --git a/tests/gem5/stats/configs/simstat_output_check.py b/tests/gem5/stats/configs/pystat_scalar_check.py
similarity index 89%
rename from tests/gem5/stats/configs/simstat_output_check.py
rename to tests/gem5/stats/configs/pystat_scalar_check.py
index e5379c4e39..3c98f901df 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/stats/configs/simstat_output_check.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/stats/configs/pystat_scalar_check.py
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ from m5.objects import (
 )
 from m5.stats.gem5stats import get_simstat
 
-"""This script is used for checking that statistics set in the simulation are
-correctly parsed through to the python SimStats. This script sets the
-statistics using the "StatTester" simobjects and ensures verifies correctness
-against the expected JSON output and that produced by the SimStats module.
+"""This script is used for checking that Scaler statistics set in the simulation are
+correctly parsed through to the python Pystats.
 """
 
-parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Tests the output of a SimStat.")
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+    description="Tests the output of a Scaler Pystat."
+)
 
 parser.add_argument(
     "value", type=float, help="The value of the scalar statistic."
diff --git a/tests/gem5/stats/test_simstats_output.py b/tests/gem5/stats/test_pystat_output.py
similarity index 95%
rename from tests/gem5/stats/test_simstats_output.py
rename to tests/gem5/stats/test_pystat_output.py
index da0c9bdca9..619509dc56 100644
--- a/tests/gem5/stats/test_simstats_output.py
+++ b/tests/gem5/stats/test_pystat_output.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from testlib import *
 
 gem5_verify_config(
-    name="simstat-scaler-int-test",
+    name="pystat-scaler-int-test",
     fixtures=(),
     verifiers=[],
     config=joinpath(
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ gem5_verify_config(
         "gem5",
         "stats",
         "configs",
-        "simstat_output_check.py",
+        "pystat_scalar_check.py",
     ),
     config_args=[
         "42",
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ gem5_verify_config(
 )
 
 gem5_verify_config(
-    name="simstat-scaler-int-zero-test",
+    name="pystat-scaler-int-zero-test",
     fixtures=(),
     verifiers=[],
     config=joinpath(
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gem5_verify_config(
         "gem5",
         "stats",
         "configs",
-        "simstat_output_check.py",
+        "pystat_scalar_check.py",
     ),
     config_args=[
         "0",
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ gem5_verify_config(
 )
 
 gem5_verify_config(
-    name="simstat-scaler-int-negative-test",
+    name="pystat-scaler-int-negative-test",
     fixtures=(),
     verifiers=[],
     config=joinpath(
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ gem5_verify_config(
         "gem5",
         "stats",
         "configs",
-        "simstat_output_check.py",
+        "pystat_scalar_check.py",
     ),
     config_args=[
         "-245",
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ gem5_verify_config(
 )
 
 gem5_verify_config(
-    name="simstat-scaler-float-test",
+    name="pystat-scaler-float-test",
     fixtures=(),
     verifiers=[],
     config=joinpath(
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ gem5_verify_config(
         "gem5",
         "stats",
         "configs",
-        "simstat_output_check.py",
+        "pystat_scalar_check.py",
     ),
     config_args=[
         "42.869",