Replace internal use of deprecated function

[hakonanes]

Solves #200.

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✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 99.21%. Comparing base (65d2729) to head (e778bc5).
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[sbillinge]

Thanks for catching that. Are there tests for that function that need to be updated?