diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_api.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_api.py
index 18d02faf..6ebf5bad 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/test_api.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ def test_wapi_change(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
 
     def test_wapi_change_false(self):
         self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'default',
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ def test_wapi_change_false(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
 
     def test_wapi_extattrs_change(self):
         self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'default',
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_a_record.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_a_record.py
index 16d81866..e0aaf923 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_a_record.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_a_record.py
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ def test_nios_a_record_update_record_name(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_aaaa_record.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_aaaa_record.py
index 1b4f96c0..c53797a3 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_aaaa_record.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_aaaa_record.py
@@ -159,4 +159,4 @@ def test_nios_aaaa_record_update_record_name(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_host_record.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_host_record.py
index 8a5a8e6f..6dc292ec 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_host_record.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_host_record.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def test_nios_host_record_update_comment(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
 
     def test_nios_host_record_update_record_name(self):
         self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': {'new_name': 'default', 'old_name': 'old_default'},
@@ -152,4 +152,4 @@ def test_nios_host_record_update_record_name(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_network_view.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_network_view.py
index fc95f180..b768297e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_network_view.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_network_view.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ def test_nios_network_view_update_comment(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
 
     def test_nios_network_view_update_name(self):
         self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'name': 'default', 'old_name': 'old_default',
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def test_nios_network_view_update_name(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
 
     def test_nios_network_view_remove(self):
         self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'absent', 'name': 'ansible',
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_nsgroup.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_nsgroup.py
index 60b21dcc..a99c6ec1 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_nsgroup.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_nsgroup.py
@@ -126,4 +126,4 @@ def test_nios_nsgroup_update_comment(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_ptr_record.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_ptr_record.py
index 5ffd6487..67a9d5d8 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_ptr_record.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_nios_ptr_record.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_nios_ptr_record_update_comment(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
 
     def test_nios_ptr_record_update_record_ptrdname(self):
         self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'ptrdname': 'ansible.test.org',
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def test_nios_ptr_record_update_record_ptrdname(self):
         res = wapi.run('testobject', test_spec)
 
         self.assertTrue(res['changed'])
-        wapi.update_object.called_once_with(test_object)
+        wapi.update_object.assert_called_once_with(test_object)
 
     def test_nios_ptr6_record_create(self):
         self.module.params = {'provider': None, 'state': 'present', 'ptrdname': 'ansible6.test.com',