--- a/test/MakerDialogBackend-test.c
+++ b/test/MakerDialogBackend-test.c
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@
 void backup_key_to_g_value(const gchar * key, GType gType, GValue * value)
 {
     g_value_init(value, gType);
-    backend_command_get_key_value(key, value);
+    mkdg_backend_read(backend, value, QUOTE_ME(PROJECT_SCHEMA_SECTION), key, NULL);
 }
 
 void change_new_value_from_orig_value(GValue * newValue,
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@
 {
     GValue storedGValue = { 0 };
     g_value_init(&storedGValue, G_VALUE_TYPE(newValue));
-    backend_command_get_key_value(key, &storedGValue);
+    mkdg_backend_read(backend, &storedGValue, QUOTE_ME(PROJECT_SCHEMA_SECTION), key, NULL);
     g_assert(mkdg_g_value_is_equal(newValue, &storedGValue));
     g_value_unset(&storedGValue);
 }
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@
 #define GCONF_KEY "max-chi-symbol-len"
     GValue origValue = { 0 };
     g_value_init(&origValue, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
-    backend_command_get_key_value(GCONF_KEY, &origValue);
+    mkdg_backend_read(backend, &origValue, QUOTE_ME(PROJECT_SCHEMA_SECTION), GCONF_KEY, NULL);
 
     GValue newValue = { 0 };
     g_value_init(&newValue, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@
 
     GValue storedValue = { 0 };
     g_value_init(&storedValue, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN);
-    backend_command_get_key_value(GCONF_KEY, &storedValue);
+    mkdg_backend_read(backend, &storedValue, QUOTE_ME(PROJECT_SCHEMA_SECTION), GCONF_KEY, NULL);
     g_assert(mkdg_g_value_is_equal(&newValue, &storedValue));
 
     /*
      * Restore the original value 
      */
-    backend_command_set_key_value(GCONF_KEY, &origValue);
+    mkdg_backend_write(backend, &origValue, QUOTE_ME(PROJECT_SCHEMA_SECTION), GCONF_KEY, NULL);
 #undef GCONF_KEY
 }