diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/go_stmt_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/go_stmt_expected.vv
index 5e26722ec9..35c914f0de 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/go_stmt_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/go_stmt_expected.vv
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ fn my_thread_with_params(s string) {
 }
 
 fn my_fn_calling_threads() {
-	go my_thread()
-	go my_thread_with_params('yay')
+	spawn my_thread()
+	spawn my_thread_with_params('yay')
 
-	go my_thread_with_params('nono')
+	spawn my_thread_with_params('nono')
 }
diff --git a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv
index 13f76126a6..23332f078b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv
+++ b/vlib/v/fmt/tests/shared_expected.vv
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ fn test_shared_lock() {
 		a: read_threads
 	}
 	for _ in 0 .. read_threads {
-		go x.f(shared z)
+		spawn x.f(shared z)
 	}
 	for i in 0 .. writes {
 		lock x { // wait for ongoing reads to finish, don't start new ones