diff --git a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunAlcaHarvesting.py b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunAlcaHarvesting.py
index 2f9335bd95363..0dbd19672aaba 100644
--- a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunAlcaHarvesting.py
+++ b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunAlcaHarvesting.py
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def __call__(self):
         pklFile = open("RunAlcaHarvestingCfg.pkl", "wb")
         psetFile = open("RunAlcaHarvestingCfg.py", "w")
         try:
-            pickle.dump(process, pklFile)
+            pickle.dump(process, pklFile, protocol=0)
             psetFile.write("import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms\n")
             psetFile.write("import pickle\n")
             psetFile.write("handle = open('RunAlcaHarvestingCfg.pkl','rb')\n")
diff --git a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunAlcaSkimming.py b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunAlcaSkimming.py
index bb0cf57e4f242..82257c7007472 100644
--- a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunAlcaSkimming.py
+++ b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunAlcaSkimming.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def __call__(self):
         pklFile = open("RunAlcaSkimmingCfg.pkl", "wb")
         psetFile = open("RunAlcaSkimmingCfg.py", "w")
         try:
-            pickle.dump(process, pklFile)
+            pickle.dump(process, pklFile, protocol=0)
             psetFile.write("import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms\n")
             psetFile.write("import pickle\n")
             psetFile.write("handle = open('RunAlcaSkimmingCfg.pkl','rb')\n")
diff --git a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunDQMHarvesting.py b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunDQMHarvesting.py
index 379e5305114dc..2fffd899b4888 100644
--- a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunDQMHarvesting.py
+++ b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunDQMHarvesting.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ def __call__(self):
         pklFile = open("RunDQMHarvestingCfg.pkl", "wb")
         psetFile = open("RunDQMHarvestingCfg.py", "w")
         try:
-            pickle.dump(process, pklFile)
+            pickle.dump(process, pklFile, protocol=0)
             psetFile.write("import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms\n")
             psetFile.write("import pickle\n")
             psetFile.write("handle = open('RunDQMHarvestingCfg.pkl','rb')\n")
diff --git a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunExpressProcessing.py b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunExpressProcessing.py
index 7b460b3649909..0728f8eb7d2c4 100644
--- a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunExpressProcessing.py
+++ b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunExpressProcessing.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def __call__(self):
         pklFile = open("RunExpressProcessingCfg.pkl", "wb")
         psetFile = open("RunExpressProcessingCfg.py", "w")
         try:
-            pickle.dump(process, pklFile)
+            pickle.dump(process, pklFile, protocol=0)
             psetFile.write("import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms\n")
             psetFile.write("import pickle\n")
             psetFile.write("handle = open('RunExpressProcessingCfg.pkl','rb')\n")
diff --git a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunPromptReco.py b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunPromptReco.py
index db3a706f2d0a1..bf7b5d17aad4f 100644
--- a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunPromptReco.py
+++ b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunPromptReco.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def __call__(self):
         pklFile = open("RunPromptRecoCfg.pkl", "wb")
         psetFile = open("RunPromptRecoCfg.py", "w")
         try:
-            pickle.dump(process, pklFile)
+            pickle.dump(process, pklFile, protocol=0)
             psetFile.write("import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms\n")
             psetFile.write("import pickle\n")
             psetFile.write("handle = open('RunPromptRecoCfg.pkl','rb')\n")
diff --git a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunVisualizationProcessing.py b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunVisualizationProcessing.py
index d638e25568f6b..381807163355a 100644
--- a/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunVisualizationProcessing.py
+++ b/Configuration/DataProcessing/test/RunVisualizationProcessing.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def __call__(self):
         pklFile = open("RunVisualizationProcessingCfg.pkl", "wb")
         psetFile = open("RunVisualizationProcessingCfg.py", "w")
         try:
-            pickle.dump(process, pklFile)
+            pickle.dump(process, pklFile, protocol=0)
             psetFile.write("import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms\n")
             psetFile.write("import pickle\n")
             psetFile.write("handle = open('RunVisualizationProcessingCfg.pkl','rb')\n")