diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/data/runall.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/data/runall.py
index 5a94ed3e2e855..9f427da86f1ad 100755
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/data/runall.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/data/runall.py
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def main(argv) :
             for j in range(0,alen):
                 mystat=cdone[j]
                 pingle=clist[j]
-                isA=pingle.isAlive()
+                isA=pingle.is_alive()
                 if ( isA ): i+=1
                 if ( not isA and mystat==0 ): 
                     nfail+=pingle.nfail
diff --git a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/MatrixRunner.py b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/MatrixRunner.py
index 8f9a6fcdc0206..1d72a59c8e73b 100644
--- a/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/MatrixRunner.py
+++ b/Configuration/PyReleaseValidation/python/MatrixRunner.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def activeThreads(self):
 
         nActive = 0
         for t in self.threadList:
-            if t.isAlive() : nActive += 1
+            if t.is_alive() : nActive += 1
 
         return nActive
 
diff --git a/DQM/Integration/scripts/XMLcfgfiles/psClasses.py b/DQM/Integration/scripts/XMLcfgfiles/psClasses.py
index 5648d4ed15da5..805c9ceac9530 100644
--- a/DQM/Integration/scripts/XMLcfgfiles/psClasses.py
+++ b/DQM/Integration/scripts/XMLcfgfiles/psClasses.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ def run(self):
           depsCompleted=False
           deps.BThread.IsComplete.acquire() 
           deps.BThread.IsComplete.wait()
-          #deps.BThread.isAlive() and sys.stdout.write("Wait time exeded %s %s\n" % (deps.LibName,deps.Module))
+          #deps.BThread.is_alive() and sys.stdout.write("Wait time exeded %s %s\n" % (deps.LibName,deps.Module))
           deps.BThread.IsComplete.release()
       
     self.putInServerQueue()
diff --git a/Utilities/ReleaseScripts/scripts/addOnTests.py b/Utilities/ReleaseScripts/scripts/addOnTests.py
index 17ddf286bef7a..b7203ddcd29f2 100755
--- a/Utilities/ReleaseScripts/scripts/addOnTests.py
+++ b/Utilities/ReleaseScripts/scripts/addOnTests.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def activeThreads(self):
 
         nActive = 0
         for t in self.threadList:
-            if t.isAlive() : nActive += 1
+            if t.is_alive() : nActive += 1
 
         return nActive