diff --git a/tests/check/elements/gdpdepay.c b/tests/check/elements/gdpdepay.c
index 55f23b3754..b88d32b986 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/gdpdepay.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/gdpdepay.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_audio_per_byte)
   pk = gst_dp_packetizer_new (GST_DP_VERSION_1_0);
 
   gdpdepay = setup_gdpdepay ();
-  srcpad = gst_element_get_pad (gdpdepay, "src");
+  srcpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (gdpdepay, "src");
 
   fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (gdpdepay,
           GST_STATE_PLAYING) == GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS,
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_audio_in_one_buffer)
   pk = gst_dp_packetizer_new (GST_DP_VERSION_1_0);
 
   gdpdepay = setup_gdpdepay ();
-  srcpad = gst_element_get_pad (gdpdepay, "src");
+  srcpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (gdpdepay, "src");
 
   fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (gdpdepay,
           GST_STATE_PLAYING) == GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS,
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_streamheader)
   pk = gst_dp_packetizer_new (GST_DP_VERSION_1_0);
 
   gdpdepay = setup_gdpdepay_streamheader ();
-  srcpad = gst_element_get_pad (gdpdepay, "src");
+  srcpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (gdpdepay, "src");
   ASSERT_OBJECT_REFCOUNT (gdpdepay, "gdpdepay", 1);
 
   fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (gdpdepay,
diff --git a/tests/check/pipelines/streamheader.c b/tests/check/pipelines/streamheader.c
index ebd86e460b..daf3179cd3 100644
--- a/tests/check/pipelines/streamheader.c
+++ b/tests/check/pipelines/streamheader.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_multifdsink_gdp_tag)
   depay = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (p2), "depay");
   fail_if (depay == NULL);
 
-  pad = gst_element_get_pad (depay, "src");
+  pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (depay, "src");
   fail_unless (pad != NULL, "Could not get pad out of depay");
   gst_object_unref (depay);
 
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_multifdsink_gdp_vorbisenc)
   depay = gst_bin_get_by_name (GST_BIN (p2), "depay");
   fail_if (depay == NULL);
 
-  pad = gst_element_get_pad (depay, "src");
+  pad = gst_element_get_static_pad (depay, "src");
   fail_unless (pad != NULL, "Could not get pad out of depay");
   gst_object_unref (depay);