diff --git a/tests/check/elements/volume.c b/tests/check/elements/volume.c
index c841d21db4..d692b598b0 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/volume.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/volume.c
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_controller_usability)
   csource = gst_interpolation_control_source_new ();
   g_object_set (csource, "mode", GST_INTERPOLATION_MODE_CUBIC, NULL);
   gst_object_add_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume),
-      gst_control_binding_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume), "volume",
+      gst_control_binding_direct_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume), "volume",
           GST_CONTROL_SOURCE (csource)));
 
   cs = (GstTimedValueControlSource *) csource;
@@ -1761,7 +1761,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_controller_processing)
   csource = gst_interpolation_control_source_new ();
   g_object_set (csource, "mode", GST_INTERPOLATION_MODE_CUBIC, NULL);
   gst_object_add_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume),
-      gst_control_binding_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume), "volume",
+      gst_control_binding_direct_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume), "volume",
           GST_CONTROL_SOURCE (csource)));
 
   fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (volume,
diff --git a/tests/icles/audio-trickplay.c b/tests/icles/audio-trickplay.c
index a9ad2969d3..a97871e6ed 100644
--- a/tests/icles/audio-trickplay.c
+++ b/tests/icles/audio-trickplay.c
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ main (gint argc, gchar ** argv)
   csource2 = gst_interpolation_control_source_new ();
 
   gst_object_add_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src),
-      gst_control_binding_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src), "volume",
+      gst_control_binding_direct_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src), "volume",
           GST_CONTROL_SOURCE (csource1)));
   gst_object_add_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src),
-      gst_control_binding_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src), "freq",
+      gst_control_binding_direct_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src), "freq",
           GST_CONTROL_SOURCE (csource2)));
 
   /* Set interpolation mode */