diff --git a/pulp_certguard/tests/functional/api/test_certguard.py b/pulp_certguard/tests/functional/api/test_certguard.py
index 4ab7f9b5..b18c066e 100644
--- a/pulp_certguard/tests/functional/api/test_certguard.py
+++ b/pulp_certguard/tests/functional/api/test_certguard.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     download_content_unit,
     gen_distribution,
     gen_repo,
-    publish,
     sync,
 )
 from pulp_certguard.tests.functional.constants import (
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@
     FILE_PUBLISHER_PATH
 )
 from pulp_certguard.tests.functional.utils import (
+    create_file_publication,
     gen_file_publisher,
     gen_file_remote,
     get_file_content_paths
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ def setUpClass(cls):
             )
 
             # 6. Create a publication
-            cls.publication = publish(cfg, cls.publisher, cls.repo)
+            cls.publication = create_file_publication(cfg, cls.repo, publisher=cls.publisher)
             cls.teardown_cleanups.append(
                 (cls.client.delete, cls.publication['_href'])
             )
diff --git a/pulp_certguard/tests/functional/utils.py b/pulp_certguard/tests/functional/utils.py
index 87dbd066..82deb5a5 100644
--- a/pulp_certguard/tests/functional/utils.py
+++ b/pulp_certguard/tests/functional/utils.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 """Utilities for tests for the certguard plugin."""
 from pulp_file.tests.functional.utils import (  # noqa:F401
-    gen_file_publisher, gen_file_remote, get_file_content_paths
+    create_file_publication, gen_file_publisher, gen_file_remote, get_file_content_paths
 )