diff --git a/testsuite/element.py b/testsuite/element.py
index d71486a420..5da7c1d0e7 100644
--- a/testsuite/element.py
+++ b/testsuite/element.py
@@ -9,17 +9,7 @@ class ElementTest(unittest.TestCase):
     name = 'fakesink'
     alias = 'sink'
     
-    def testBadConstruct(self):
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, gst.Element)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, gst.Element, None)
-
     def testGoodConstructor(self):
-        element = gst.Element(self.name, self.alias)
-        assert element is not None, 'element is None'
-        assert isinstance(element, gst.Element)
-        assert element.get_name() == self.alias
-
-    def testGoodConstructor2(self):
         element = gst.element_factory_make(self.name, self.alias)
         assert element is not None, 'element is None'
         assert isinstance(element, gst.Element)
@@ -37,7 +27,7 @@ class FakeSinkTest(ElementTest):
     name = 'fakesink'
     alias = 'sink'
     def setUp(self):
-        self.element = gst.Element('fakesink', 'sink')
+        self.element = gst.element_factory_make('fakesink', 'sink')
 
     def checkError(self, old_state, state, name):
         assert self.element.get_state() == gst.STATE_NULL
@@ -164,9 +154,5 @@ class QueueTest(unittest.TestCase):
         assert isinstance(queue, gst.Queue)
         assert queue.get_name() == 'queue0'
 
-        #queue = gst.Element('queue')
-        #assert isinstance(queue, gst.Queue)
-        #assert queue.get_name() == 'queue0'
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/testsuite/pipeline.py b/testsuite/pipeline.py
index de4c6a9c06..ce5e90b33b 100644
--- a/testsuite/pipeline.py
+++ b/testsuite/pipeline.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class ThreadConstructor(unittest.TestCase):
 class Pipeline(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.pipeline = gst.Pipeline('test-pipeline')
-        source = gst.Element('fakesrc', 'source')
+        source = gst.element_factory_make('fakesrc', 'source')
         source.set_property('num-buffers', 5)
-        sink = gst.Element('fakesink', 'sink')
+        sink = gst.element_factory_make('fakesink', 'sink')
         self.pipeline.add_many(source, sink)
         gst.element_link_many(source, sink)
 
diff --git a/testsuite/test_element.py b/testsuite/test_element.py
index d71486a420..5da7c1d0e7 100644
--- a/testsuite/test_element.py
+++ b/testsuite/test_element.py
@@ -9,17 +9,7 @@ class ElementTest(unittest.TestCase):
     name = 'fakesink'
     alias = 'sink'
     
-    def testBadConstruct(self):
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, gst.Element)
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, gst.Element, None)
-
     def testGoodConstructor(self):
-        element = gst.Element(self.name, self.alias)
-        assert element is not None, 'element is None'
-        assert isinstance(element, gst.Element)
-        assert element.get_name() == self.alias
-
-    def testGoodConstructor2(self):
         element = gst.element_factory_make(self.name, self.alias)
         assert element is not None, 'element is None'
         assert isinstance(element, gst.Element)
@@ -37,7 +27,7 @@ class FakeSinkTest(ElementTest):
     name = 'fakesink'
     alias = 'sink'
     def setUp(self):
-        self.element = gst.Element('fakesink', 'sink')
+        self.element = gst.element_factory_make('fakesink', 'sink')
 
     def checkError(self, old_state, state, name):
         assert self.element.get_state() == gst.STATE_NULL
@@ -164,9 +154,5 @@ class QueueTest(unittest.TestCase):
         assert isinstance(queue, gst.Queue)
         assert queue.get_name() == 'queue0'
 
-        #queue = gst.Element('queue')
-        #assert isinstance(queue, gst.Queue)
-        #assert queue.get_name() == 'queue0'
-
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/testsuite/test_pipeline.py b/testsuite/test_pipeline.py
index de4c6a9c06..ce5e90b33b 100644
--- a/testsuite/test_pipeline.py
+++ b/testsuite/test_pipeline.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@ class ThreadConstructor(unittest.TestCase):
 class Pipeline(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.pipeline = gst.Pipeline('test-pipeline')
-        source = gst.Element('fakesrc', 'source')
+        source = gst.element_factory_make('fakesrc', 'source')
         source.set_property('num-buffers', 5)
-        sink = gst.Element('fakesink', 'sink')
+        sink = gst.element_factory_make('fakesink', 'sink')
         self.pipeline.add_many(source, sink)
         gst.element_link_many(source, sink)