diff --git a/kubernetes-itests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/TypedCustomResourceIT.java b/kubernetes-itests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/TypedCustomResourceIT.java
index db10e934c0f..25993194f63 100644
--- a/kubernetes-itests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/TypedCustomResourceIT.java
+++ b/kubernetes-itests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/TypedCustomResourceIT.java
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ public void replaceStatusSubresource() {
     // use the original pet, no need to pick up the resourceVersion
     pet.getSpec().setType("shouldn't change");
     pet.setStatus(petStatusToUpdate);
-    Pet updatedPet = petClient.inNamespace(currentNamespace).withName(pet.getMetadata().getName()).replaceStatus(pet);
+    Pet updatedPet = petClient.inNamespace(currentNamespace).replaceStatus(pet);
 
     // Then
     assertPet(updatedPet, "pet-replacestatus", "Pigeon", "Sleeping");
diff --git a/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/CustomResourceCrudTest.java b/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/CustomResourceCrudTest.java
index fa427e449ef..7f1d94af5af 100644
--- a/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/CustomResourceCrudTest.java
+++ b/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/CustomResourceCrudTest.java
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void testStatusSubresourceHandling() {
 
     cronTab.getMetadata().setLabels(labels);
 
-    result = cronTabClient.withName(cronTab.getMetadata().getName()).replace(cronTab);
+    result = cronTabClient.replace(cronTab);
 
     String originalUid = result.getMetadata().getUid();
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void testStatusSubresourceHandling() {
     labels.put("other", "label");
     cronTab.setStatus(null);
 
-    result = cronTabClient.withName(cronTab.getMetadata().getName()).replace(cronTab);
+    result = cronTabClient.replace(cronTab);
 
     // should retain the existing
     assertNotNull(result.getStatus());
diff --git a/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/TypedClusterScopeCustomResourceApiTest.java b/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/TypedClusterScopeCustomResourceApiTest.java
index 7eb85400072..e5b6beb4568 100644
--- a/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/TypedClusterScopeCustomResourceApiTest.java
+++ b/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/TypedClusterScopeCustomResourceApiTest.java
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void testStatusReplace() throws InterruptedException {
       server.expect().put().withPath("/apis/example.crd.com/v1alpha1/stars/sun/status").andReturn(200, "{\"apiVersion\":\"example.crd.com/v1alpha1\",\"kind\":\"Star\",\"metadata\":{\"name\":\"sun\",\"resourceVersion\":\"2\"},\"spec\":{\"type\":\"G\",\"location\":\"Galaxy\"},\"status\":{\"location\":\"M\"}}").once();
       starClient = client.customResources(Star.class);
 
-      Star replaced = starClient.inNamespace("test").withName(updatedStar.getMetadata().getName()).replaceStatus(updatedStar);
+      Star replaced = starClient.inNamespace("test").replaceStatus(updatedStar);
       assertEquals("2", replaced.getMetadata().getResourceVersion());
       RecordedRequest recordedRequest = server.getLastRequest();
       // get of the latest version, put of status