diff --git a/sdv/sequential/par.py b/sdv/sequential/par.py
index 6fe4d0965..8401f982c 100644
--- a/sdv/sequential/par.py
+++ b/sdv/sequential/par.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def __init__(
 
         self._sequence_index = self.metadata.sequence_index
         self.context_columns = context_columns or []
-        self._validate_sequence_key_and_context_columns(self._sequence_key, self.context_columns)
+        self._validate_sequence_key_and_context_columns()
         self._extra_context_columns = {}
         self.extended_columns = {}
         self.segment_size = segment_size
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def add_custom_constraint_class(self, class_object, class_name):
         """Error that tells the user custom constraints can't be used in the ``PARSynthesizer``."""
         raise SynthesizerInputError('The PARSynthesizer cannot accommodate custom constraints.')
 
-    def _validate_sequence_key_and_context_columns(self, sequence_key, context_columns):
+    def _validate_sequence_key_and_context_columns(self):
         """Check that the sequence key is not present in the context colums.
 
         Args:
@@ -204,9 +204,9 @@ def _validate_sequence_key_and_context_columns(self, sequence_key, context_colum
             context_columns (list[str]):
                 A list of strings, representing the columns that do not vary in a sequence.
         """
-        if set(sequence_key).intersection(set(context_columns)):
+        if set(self._sequence_key).intersection(set(self.context_columns)):
             raise SynthesizerInputError(
-                f'The sequence key {sequence_key} cannot be a context column. '
+                f'The sequence key {self._sequence_key} cannot be a context column. '
                 'To proceed, please remove the sequence key from the context_columns parameter.'
             )
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/sequential/test_par.py b/tests/integration/sequential/test_par.py
index 5d78f905f..724b91b52 100644
--- a/tests/integration/sequential/test_par.py
+++ b/tests/integration/sequential/test_par.py
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ def test_par_sequence_index_is_numerical():
     assert sample.columns.to_list() == data.columns.to_list()
 
 
-def test_par_error_on_context_columns():
+def test_init_error_sequence_key_in_context():
     # Setup
     metadata_dict = {
         'columns': {
diff --git a/tests/unit/sequential/test_par.py b/tests/unit/sequential/test_par.py
index 4187acd88..3ee048f29 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sequential/test_par.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sequential/test_par.py
@@ -932,7 +932,7 @@ def test_load(self, mock_file, cloudpickle_mock):
         cloudpickle_mock.load.assert_called_once_with(mock_file.return_value)
         assert loaded_instance == synthesizer_mock
 
-    def test__par_error_on_context_columns(self):
+    def test___init___error_sequence_key_in_context(self):
         """Test that the sequence_key is not a context column"""
         # Setup
         metadata = self.get_metadata(add_sequence_key=True)