diff --git a/src/imagery/i.sentinel/i.sentinel.coverage/i.sentinel.coverage.py b/src/imagery/i.sentinel/i.sentinel.coverage/i.sentinel.coverage.py
index 1f11ec0572..20d3f2586f 100644
--- a/src/imagery/i.sentinel/i.sentinel.coverage/i.sentinel.coverage.py
+++ b/src/imagery/i.sentinel/i.sentinel.coverage/i.sentinel.coverage.py
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ def get_size(vector):
         quiet=True,
         overwrite=True,
     )
-    sizeselected = grass.parse_command("v.db.select", map=tmpvector, flags="v")
+    sizeselected = grass.parse_command("v.db.select", map=tmpvector, format="vertical")
     sizesstr = [x.split("|")[1:] for x in sizeselected if x.startswith("tmparea|")][0]
     sizes = [float(x) for x in sizesstr]
     return sum(sizes)
diff --git a/src/raster/r.valley.bottom/r.valley.bottom.py b/src/raster/r.valley.bottom/r.valley.bottom.py
index 1cb70b5e2a..1751c1c4c7 100644
--- a/src/raster/r.valley.bottom/r.valley.bottom.py
+++ b/src/raster/r.valley.bottom/r.valley.bottom.py
@@ -495,16 +495,13 @@ def smooth_dem(DEM):
     smoothed = rand_id("smoothed{}".format(L + 1))
     TMP_RAST[L].append(smoothed)
 
-    try:
-        r.neighbors(input=DEM, output=smoothed, size=11, gauss=3)
-    except ParameterError:
-        r.neighbors(
-            input=DEM,
-            output=smoothed,
-            size=11,
-            weighting_function="gaussian",
-            weighting_factor=3,
-        )
+    r.neighbors(
+        input=DEM,
+        output=smoothed,
+        size=11,
+        weighting_function="gaussian",
+        weighting_factor=3,
+    )
 
     return smoothed
 
diff --git a/src/vector/v.habitat.dem/v.habitat.dem.py b/src/vector/v.habitat.dem/v.habitat.dem.py
index 0c6ff09bdb..8a95cbabae 100644
--- a/src/vector/v.habitat.dem/v.habitat.dem.py
+++ b/src/vector/v.habitat.dem/v.habitat.dem.py
@@ -157,15 +157,7 @@ def main():
     PixelArea = Xres * Yres
     global tmp
 
-    ## check if r.geomorphon addon is installed
-    if not grass.find_program("r.geomorphon", "--help"):
-        grass.fatal(
-            _("The 'r.geomorphon' addon was not found, install it first:")
-            + "\n"
-            + "g.extension r.geomorphon"
-        )
-
-    ## check if r.geomorphon addon is installed
+    ## check if r.sun.hourly addon is installed
     if not grass.find_program("r.sun.hourly", "--help"):
         grass.fatal(
             _("The 'r.sun.hourly' addon was not found, install it first:")
@@ -285,7 +277,7 @@ def main():
     grass.run_command(
         "v.db.select",
         map=v_habitat,
-        flags="v",
+        format="vertical",
         layer=1,
         columns=v_column,
         where="habarea < %s" % (PixelArea),
@@ -296,7 +288,7 @@ def main():
     grass.run_command(
         "v.db.select",
         map=v_habitat,
-        flags="v",
+        format="vertical",
         layer=1,
         columns=v_column,
         file=smallareacsv,