diff --git a/iot/manager/system-test/manager.test.js b/iot/manager/system-test/manager.test.js
index 7c39a3e725..9b934ab75a 100644
--- a/iot/manager/system-test/manager.test.js
+++ b/iot/manager/system-test/manager.test.js
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ describe.skip('IoT manager tests', () => {
     // create device
     const deviceId = `nodejs-test-device-iot-${uuid.v4()}`;
     await iotClient.createDevice({
-      parent: iotClient.registryPath(projectId, region, registryName),
+      parent: iotClient.deviceRegistryPath(projectId, region, registryName),
       device: {
         id: deviceId,
       },
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ describe.skip('IoT manager tests', () => {
 
     const deviceId = `nodejs-test-device-iot-${uuid.v4()}`;
     await iotClient.createDevice({
-      parent: iotClient.registryPath(projectId, region, registryName),
+      parent: iotClient.deviceRegistryPath(projectId, region, registryName),
       device: {
         id: deviceId,
       },
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ describe.skip('IoT manager tests', () => {
     // create device
     const deviceId = `nodejs-test-device-iot-${uuid.v4()}`;
     await iotClient.createDevice({
-      parent: iotClient.registryPath(projectId, region, registryName),
+      parent: iotClient.deviceRegistryPath(projectId, region, registryName),
       device: {
         id: deviceId,
       },