diff --git a/jpa/example/src/test/java/example/springdata/jpa/simple/SimpleUserRepositoryTests.java b/jpa/example/src/test/java/example/springdata/jpa/simple/SimpleUserRepositoryTests.java
index f2b10d86..1e1b2c4f 100644
--- a/jpa/example/src/test/java/example/springdata/jpa/simple/SimpleUserRepositoryTests.java
+++ b/jpa/example/src/test/java/example/springdata/jpa/simple/SimpleUserRepositoryTests.java
@@ -171,12 +171,12 @@ public class SimpleUserRepositoryTests {
 		// we deliberately save the items in reverse
 		repository.saveAll(Arrays.asList(user2, user1, user0));
 
-		List<User> resultAsc = repository.findTop2By(new Sort(ASC, "lastname"));
+		List<User> resultAsc = repository.findTop2By(Sort.by(ASC, "lastname"));
 
 		assertThat(resultAsc.size(), is(2));
 		assertThat(resultAsc, hasItems(user0, user1));
 
-		List<User> resultDesc = repository.findTop2By(new Sort(DESC, "lastname"));
+		List<User> resultDesc = repository.findTop2By(Sort.by(DESC, "lastname"));
 
 		assertThat(resultDesc.size(), is(2));
 		assertThat(resultDesc, hasItems(user1, user2));
diff --git a/rest/starbucks/src/test/java/example/springdata/rest/stores/StoreRepositoryIntegrationTests.java b/rest/starbucks/src/test/java/example/springdata/rest/stores/StoreRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
index 5efa4dce..6cd43feb 100644
--- a/rest/starbucks/src/test/java/example/springdata/rest/stores/StoreRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/rest/starbucks/src/test/java/example/springdata/rest/stores/StoreRepositoryIntegrationTests.java
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ public class StoreRepositoryIntegrationTests {
 		store = repository.save(store);
 
 		Page<Store> stores = repository.findByAddressLocationNear(location, new Distance(1.0, Metrics.KILOMETERS),
-				new PageRequest(0, 10));
+				PageRequest.of(0, 10));
 
 		assertThat(stores.getContent(), hasSize(1));
 		assertThat(stores.getContent(), hasItem(store));