diff --git a/test/nvmf/target/initiator_timeout.sh b/test/nvmf/target/initiator_timeout.sh
index f74109adf..f86d221ac 100755
--- a/test/nvmf/target/initiator_timeout.sh
+++ b/test/nvmf/target/initiator_timeout.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ nvmfappstart "-m 0xF"
 
 trap 'process_shm --id $NVMF_APP_SHM_ID; killprocess $nvmfpid; nvmftestfini $1; exit 1' SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 
-$rpc_py construct_malloc_bdev $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE -b Malloc0
+$rpc_py bdev_malloc_create $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE -b Malloc0
 
 # We cannot configure the bdev with an incredibly high latency up front because connect will not work properly.
 $rpc_py bdev_delay_create -b Malloc0 -d Delay0 -r 30 -t 30 -w 30 -n 30
diff --git a/test/vhost/fio/fio.sh b/test/vhost/fio/fio.sh
index c468babff..3d8bf6092 100755
--- a/test/vhost/fio/fio.sh
+++ b/test/vhost/fio/fio.sh
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ trap "at_app_exit; process_shm --id 0; exit 1" SIGINT SIGTERM EXIT
 vhost_run vhost0 "-m 0x1"
 
 # Create vhost scsi controller
-vhost_rpc vhost0 construct_malloc_bdev $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE -b Malloc0
+vhost_rpc vhost0 bdev_malloc_create $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE -b Malloc0
 vhost_rpc vhost0 vhost_create_scsi_controller naa.VhostScsi0.0
 vhost_rpc vhost0 vhost_scsi_controller_add_target naa.VhostScsi0.0 0 "Malloc0"
 
 # Create vhost blk controller
-vhost_rpc vhost0 construct_malloc_bdev $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE -b Malloc1
+vhost_rpc vhost0 bdev_malloc_create $MALLOC_BDEV_SIZE $MALLOC_BLOCK_SIZE -b Malloc1
 vhost_rpc vhost0 vhost_create_blk_controller naa.Malloc1.1 Malloc1
 
 # Start qemu based VMs