diff --git a/api/include/opentelemetry/metrics/sync_instruments.h b/api/include/opentelemetry/metrics/sync_instruments.h
index 4950c2c13d..43a5d69fc6 100644
--- a/api/include/opentelemetry/metrics/sync_instruments.h
+++ b/api/include/opentelemetry/metrics/sync_instruments.h
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ class Gauge : public SynchronousInstrument
    *
    * @param value The increment amount. MUST be non-negative.
    */
-  virtual void Record(T value) noexcept { this->Record(value, nullptr, nullptr); }
+  void Record(T value) noexcept { this->Record(value, nullptr, nullptr); }
 
   /**
    * Record a value
diff --git a/sdk/test/metrics/sync_instruments_test.cc b/sdk/test/metrics/sync_instruments_test.cc
index 2234fca1a8..d4cabbd37e 100644
--- a/sdk/test/metrics/sync_instruments_test.cc
+++ b/sdk/test/metrics/sync_instruments_test.cc
@@ -140,25 +140,25 @@ TEST(SyncInstruments, DoubleHistogram)
                    opentelemetry::context::Context{});
 }
 
-#if OPEN_TELEMETRY_ABI_VERSION_NO >= 2
+#if OPENTELEMETRY_ABI_VERSION_NO >= 2
 TEST(SyncInstruments, DoubleGauge)
 {
   InstrumentDescriptor instrument_descriptor = {
       "double_gauge", "description", "1", InstrumentType::kGauge, InstrumentValueType::kDouble};
   std::unique_ptr<SyncWritableMetricStorage> metric_storage(new SyncMultiMetricStorage());
-  DoubleGauge gauge(instrument_descriptor, std::move(metric_storage));
-  gauge.Record(10.10, opentelemetry::context::Context{});
-  gauge.Record(-10.10, opentelemetry::context::Context{});  // This is ignored.
-  gauge.Record(std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN(),
-               opentelemetry::context::Context{});  // This is ignored too
-  gauge.Record(std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity(),
-               opentelemetry::context::Context{});  // This is ignored too
-
-  gauge.Record(10.10,
-               opentelemetry::common::KeyValueIterableView<M>({{"abc", "123"}, {"xyz", "456"}}),
-               opentelemetry::context::Context{});
-  gauge.Record(10.10, opentelemetry::common::KeyValueIterableView<M>({}),
-               opentelemetry::context::Context{});
+  auto gauge = std::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::metrics::Gauge<double>>(
+      new DoubleGauge(instrument_descriptor, std::move(metric_storage)));
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(10.10, opentelemetry::context::Context{}));
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(-10.10, opentelemetry::context::Context{}));  // This is ignored.
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(std::numeric_limits<double>::quiet_NaN(),
+                                opentelemetry::context::Context{}));  // This is ignored too
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(std::numeric_limits<double>::infinity(),
+                                opentelemetry::context::Context{}));  // This is ignored too
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(
+      10.10, opentelemetry::common::KeyValueIterableView<M>({{"abc", "123"}, {"xyz", "456"}}),
+      opentelemetry::context::Context{}));
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(10.10, opentelemetry::common::KeyValueIterableView<M>({}),
+                                opentelemetry::context::Context{}));
 }
 
 TEST(SyncInstruments, LongGauge)
@@ -166,16 +166,18 @@ TEST(SyncInstruments, LongGauge)
   InstrumentDescriptor instrument_descriptor = {"double_gauge", "description", "1",
                                                 InstrumentType::kGauge, InstrumentValueType::kLong};
   std::unique_ptr<SyncWritableMetricStorage> metric_storage(new SyncMultiMetricStorage());
-  DoubleGauge gauge(instrument_descriptor, std::move(metric_storage));
-  gauge.Record(10, opentelemetry::context::Context{});
-  gauge.Record(std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::quiet_NaN(),
-               opentelemetry::context::Context{});  // This is ignored too
-  gauge.Record(std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::infinity(),
-               opentelemetry::context::Context{});  // This is ignored too
-
-  gauge.Record(10, opentelemetry::common::KeyValueIterableView<M>({{"abc", "123"}, {"xyz", "456"}}),
-               opentelemetry::context::Context{});
-  gauge.Record(10, opentelemetry::common::KeyValueIterableView<M>({}),
-               opentelemetry::context::Context{});
+  auto gauge = std::unique_ptr<opentelemetry::metrics::Gauge<uint64_t>>(
+      new LongGauge(instrument_descriptor, std::move(metric_storage)));
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(10, opentelemetry::context::Context{}));
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::quiet_NaN(),
+                                opentelemetry::context::Context{}));  // This is ignored too
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(std::numeric_limits<uint64_t>::infinity(),
+                                opentelemetry::context::Context{}));  // This is ignored too
+
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(
+      10, opentelemetry::common::KeyValueIterableView<M>({{"abc", "123"}, {"xyz", "456"}}),
+      opentelemetry::context::Context{}));
+  EXPECT_NO_THROW(gauge->Record(10, opentelemetry::common::KeyValueIterableView<M>({}),
+                                opentelemetry::context::Context{}));
 }
 #endif
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