diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/gstbstest.c b/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/gstbstest.c
index baee3cc1f5..99a943495d 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/gstbstest.c
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/gstbstest.c
@@ -160,22 +160,20 @@ gst_bstest_class_init (GstBsTestClass * klass)
 
 }
 
-static GstPadNegotiateReturn
+static GstPadConnectReturn
 gst_bstest_negotiate_src (GstPad * pad, GstCaps ** caps, gpointer * data)
 {
-  GstBsTest *bstest;
+  GstBsTest *bstest = GST_BSTEST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
 
-  bstest = GST_BSTEST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
-
-  return gst_pad_negotiate_proxy (pad, bstest->sinkpad, caps);
+  /* thomas: I was trying to fix this old test, one of these two pads
+   * needs to be dropped according to the new api, which one ? */
+  return gst_pad_proxy_connect (pad, bstest->sinkpad, caps);
 }
 
-static GstPadNegotiateReturn
+static GstPadConnectReturn
 gst_bstest_negotiate_sink (GstPad * pad, GstCaps ** caps, gpointer * data)
 {
-  GstBsTest *bstest;
-
-  bstest = GST_BSTEST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstBsTest *bstest = GST_BSTEST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
 
   return gst_pad_negotiate_proxy (pad, bstest->srcpad, caps);
 }
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/test1.c b/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/test1.c
index c7652bcf0f..8fb8436dc3 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/test1.c
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/test1.c
@@ -185,12 +185,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   bs = gst_element_factory_make ("bstest", "bs");
   g_assert (bs);
 
-  gst_element_connect (src, "src", bs, "sink");
-  gst_element_connect (bs, "src", sink, "sink");
+  gst_element_connect_many (src, bs, sink);
 
-  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (pipeline), src);
-  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (pipeline), bs);
-  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (pipeline), sink);
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, bs, sink);
 
   walk = params;
 
diff --git a/testsuite/bytestream/gstbstest.c b/testsuite/bytestream/gstbstest.c
index baee3cc1f5..99a943495d 100644
--- a/testsuite/bytestream/gstbstest.c
+++ b/testsuite/bytestream/gstbstest.c
@@ -160,22 +160,20 @@ gst_bstest_class_init (GstBsTestClass * klass)
 
 }
 
-static GstPadNegotiateReturn
+static GstPadConnectReturn
 gst_bstest_negotiate_src (GstPad * pad, GstCaps ** caps, gpointer * data)
 {
-  GstBsTest *bstest;
+  GstBsTest *bstest = GST_BSTEST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
 
-  bstest = GST_BSTEST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
-
-  return gst_pad_negotiate_proxy (pad, bstest->sinkpad, caps);
+  /* thomas: I was trying to fix this old test, one of these two pads
+   * needs to be dropped according to the new api, which one ? */
+  return gst_pad_proxy_connect (pad, bstest->sinkpad, caps);
 }
 
-static GstPadNegotiateReturn
+static GstPadConnectReturn
 gst_bstest_negotiate_sink (GstPad * pad, GstCaps ** caps, gpointer * data)
 {
-  GstBsTest *bstest;
-
-  bstest = GST_BSTEST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  GstBsTest *bstest = GST_BSTEST (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
 
   return gst_pad_negotiate_proxy (pad, bstest->srcpad, caps);
 }
diff --git a/testsuite/bytestream/test1.c b/testsuite/bytestream/test1.c
index c7652bcf0f..8fb8436dc3 100644
--- a/testsuite/bytestream/test1.c
+++ b/testsuite/bytestream/test1.c
@@ -185,12 +185,9 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   bs = gst_element_factory_make ("bstest", "bs");
   g_assert (bs);
 
-  gst_element_connect (src, "src", bs, "sink");
-  gst_element_connect (bs, "src", sink, "sink");
+  gst_element_connect_many (src, bs, sink);
 
-  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (pipeline), src);
-  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (pipeline), bs);
-  gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (pipeline), sink);
+  gst_bin_add_many (GST_BIN (pipeline), src, bs, sink);
 
   walk = params;