diff --git a/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_python_pylint.py b/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_python_pylint.py
index 304b2d5ee9..ef315e591c 100644
--- a/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_python_pylint.py
+++ b/meta/lib/patchtest/tests/test_python_pylint.py
@@ -5,8 +5,11 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
 import base
+from io import StringIO
 from data import PatchTestInput
-import pylint.epylint as lint
+from pylint.reporters.text import TextReporter
+import pylint.lint as lint
+
 
 class PyLint(base.Base):
     pythonpatches  = []
@@ -32,8 +35,10 @@ class PyLint(base.Base):
     def pretest_pylint(self):
         for pythonpatch in self.pythonpatches:
             if pythonpatch.is_modified_file:
-                (pylint_stdout, pylint_stderr) = lint.py_run(command_options = pythonpatch.path + self.pylint_options, return_std=True)
-                for line in pylint_stdout.readlines():
+                pylint_output = StringIO()
+                reporter = TextReporter(pylint_output)
+                lint.Run([self.pylint_options, pythonpatch.path], reporter=reporter, exit=False)
+                for line in pylint_output.readlines():
                     if not '*' in line:
                         if line.strip():
                             self.pylint_pretest[line.strip().split(' ',1)[0]] = line.strip().split(' ',1)[1]
@@ -46,8 +51,10 @@ class PyLint(base.Base):
                 path = pythonpatch.target_file[2:]
             else:
                 path = pythonpatch.path
-            (pylint_stdout, pylint_stderr) = lint.py_run(command_options = path + self.pylint_options, return_std=True)
-            for line in pylint_stdout.readlines():
+            pylint_output = StringIO()
+            reporter = TextReporter(pylint_output)
+            lint.Run([self.pylint_options, pythonpatch.path], reporter=reporter, exit=False)
+            for line in pylint_output.readlines():
                     if not '*' in line:
                         if line.strip():
                             self.pylint_test[line.strip().split(' ',1)[0]] = line.strip().split(' ',1)[1]