diff --git a/lib/Migration/Version2011Date20201006132544.php b/lib/Migration/Version2011Date20201006132544.php
index b66ad46c4..5fa52acf9 100644
--- a/lib/Migration/Version2011Date20201006132544.php
+++ b/lib/Migration/Version2011Date20201006132544.php
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ public function postSchemaChange(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
 		$query->update('activity_mq')
 			->set('amq_subjectparams2', 'amq_subjectparams');
-		$query->execute();
+		$query->executeStatement();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/Migration/Version2011Date20201006132546.php b/lib/Migration/Version2011Date20201006132546.php
index 9cb061676..f75eb572c 100644
--- a/lib/Migration/Version2011Date20201006132546.php
+++ b/lib/Migration/Version2011Date20201006132546.php
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ public function postSchemaChange(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
 		$query->update('activity_mq')
 			->set('amq_subjectparams', 'amq_subjectparams2');
-		$query->execute();
+		$query->executeStatement();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/BackgroundJob/ExpireActivitiesTest.php b/tests/BackgroundJob/ExpireActivitiesTest.php
index d4603bfe1..0dcadfcc4 100644
--- a/tests/BackgroundJob/ExpireActivitiesTest.php
+++ b/tests/BackgroundJob/ExpireActivitiesTest.php
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public function testExecute(): void {
 		$jobList = $this->createMock(IJobList::class);
 
 		/** @var JobList $jobList */
-		$backgroundJob->execute($jobList);
+		$backgroundJob->start($jobList);
 		$this->assertTrue(true);
 
 		// NOTE: the result of execute() is further tested in
diff --git a/tests/ConsumerTest.php b/tests/ConsumerTest.php
index 0afafcd68..627a166ef 100644
--- a/tests/ConsumerTest.php
+++ b/tests/ConsumerTest.php
@@ -105,14 +105,14 @@ protected function deleteTestActivities(): void {
 			->where($query->expr()->eq(
 				'app', $query->createNamedParameter('test')
 			));
-		$query->execute();
+		$query->executeStatement();
 
 		$query = \OC::$server->getDatabaseConnection()->getQueryBuilder();
 		$query->delete('activity_mq')
 			->where($query->expr()->eq(
 				'amq_appid', $query->createNamedParameter('test')
 			));
-		$query->execute();
+		$query->executeStatement();
 	}
 
 	public function receiveData(): array {
diff --git a/tests/DataDeleteActivitiesTest.php b/tests/DataDeleteActivitiesTest.php
index e9902f064..fd1c2f971 100644
--- a/tests/DataDeleteActivitiesTest.php
+++ b/tests/DataDeleteActivitiesTest.php
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public function testExpireActivities(): void {
 		$backgroundjob->setId(1);
 		$this->assertUserActivities(['delete', 'otherUser']);
 		$jobList = $this->createMock(IJobList::class);
-		$backgroundjob->execute($jobList);
+		$backgroundjob->start($jobList);
 		$this->assertUserActivities(['otherUser']);
 	}