diff --git a/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/src/samples/java/com/azure/data/schemaregistry/apacheavro/SchemaRegistryApacheAvroSerializerSample.java b/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/src/samples/java/com/azure/data/schemaregistry/apacheavro/SchemaRegistryApacheAvroSerializerSample.java
index 05d05e21b26fb..f687f19dcc5a0 100644
--- a/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/src/samples/java/com/azure/data/schemaregistry/apacheavro/SchemaRegistryApacheAvroSerializerSample.java
+++ b/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/src/samples/java/com/azure/data/schemaregistry/apacheavro/SchemaRegistryApacheAvroSerializerSample.java
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ public static void main(String[] args) {
 
         // Serialize the playing card object and write to the output stream.
         MessageWithMetadata message = serializer.serializeMessageData(playingCard,
-            TypeReference.createInstance(BinaryContent.class));
+            TypeReference.createInstance(MessageWithMetadata.class));
     }
 }
diff --git a/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/src/test/java/com/azure/data/schemaregistry/apacheavro/SchemaRegistryApacheAvroSerializerIntegrationTest.java b/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/src/test/java/com/azure/data/schemaregistry/apacheavro/SchemaRegistryApacheAvroSerializerIntegrationTest.java
index 8cfc157a201c2..9dfc43773642b 100644
--- a/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/src/test/java/com/azure/data/schemaregistry/apacheavro/SchemaRegistryApacheAvroSerializerIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/sdk/schemaregistry/azure-data-schemaregistry-apacheavro/src/test/java/com/azure/data/schemaregistry/apacheavro/SchemaRegistryApacheAvroSerializerIntegrationTest.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public void registerAndGetSchema() {
 
         // Act & Assert
         final MessageWithMetadata encodedMessage = encoder.serializeMessageData(cards,
-            TypeReference.createInstance(BinaryContent.class));
+            TypeReference.createInstance(MessageWithMetadata.class));
         assertNotNull(encodedMessage);
 
         final byte[] outputArray = encodedMessage.getBodyAsBinaryData().toBytes();