diff --git a/test/integration/component/test_configdrive.py b/test/integration/component/test_configdrive.py
index 38a9a7d2ca8..6df4795c425 100644
--- a/test/integration/component/test_configdrive.py
+++ b/test/integration/component/test_configdrive.py
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ class ConfigDriveUtils:
         :rtype: str
         """
         self.debug("Updating userdata for VM - %s" % vm.name)
-        updated_user_data = base64.b64encode(new_user_data)
+        updated_user_data = base64.encodestring(new_user_data)
         with self.stopped_vm(vm):
             vm.update(self.api_client, userdata=updated_user_data)
 
diff --git a/test/integration/component/test_deploy_vm_userdata_multi_nic.py b/test/integration/component/test_deploy_vm_userdata_multi_nic.py
index b82c07967bf..0390fb4cd3c 100644
--- a/test/integration/component/test_deploy_vm_userdata_multi_nic.py
+++ b/test/integration/component/test_deploy_vm_userdata_multi_nic.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ class TestDeployVmWithUserDataMultiNic(cloudstackTestCase):
         """Test userdata update when non default nic is without userdata for deploy and update
         """
 
-        self.userdata = base64.b64encode(self.userdata)
+        self.userdata = base64.encodestring(self.userdata)
 
         network1 = Network.create(
             self.apiclient,
diff --git a/test/integration/component/test_deploy_vm_userdata_reg.py b/test/integration/component/test_deploy_vm_userdata_reg.py
index fb95335da8e..b9fb5c31d9b 100644
--- a/test/integration/component/test_deploy_vm_userdata_reg.py
+++ b/test/integration/component/test_deploy_vm_userdata_reg.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class TestDeployVmWithUserData(cloudstackTestCase):
         """
 
 
-        self.userdata=base64.b64encode(self.userdata)
+        self.userdata=base64.encodestring(self.userdata)
         self.services["virtual_machine"]["userdata"] = self.userdata
 
         deployVmResponse = VirtualMachine.create(