diff --git a/tests/msc2946_test.go b/tests/msc2946_test.go
index ea295c1f..4fcccec2 100644
--- a/tests/msc2946_test.go
+++ b/tests/msc2946_test.go
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	spaceChildEventType  = "org.matrix.msc1772.space.child"
-	spaceParentEventType = "org.matrix.msc1772.space.parent"
+	spaceChildEventType  = "m.space.child"
+	spaceParentEventType = "m.space.parent"
 )
 
 // the API doesn't return event IDs so we need to key off the
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestClientSpacesSummary(t *testing.T) {
 		"name":   "Sub-Space 1",
 		"topic":  "Some topic for sub-space 1",
 		"creation_content": map[string]interface{}{
-			"org.matrix.msc1772.type": "org.matrix.msc1772.space",
+			"type": "m.space",
 		},
 	})
 	roomNames[ss1] = "Sub-Space 1"
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestClientSpacesSummary(t *testing.T) {
 						}
 					}
 					if roomID == ss1 {
-						wantType := "org.matrix.msc1772.space"
+						wantType := "m.space"
 						if data.Get("room_type").Str != wantType {
 							return fmt.Errorf("room %s got type %s want %s", roomID, data.Get("room_type").Str, wantType)
 						}
diff --git a/tests/msc3083_test.go b/tests/msc3083_test.go
index e2d9d691..aac03577 100644
--- a/tests/msc3083_test.go
+++ b/tests/msc3083_test.go
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/matrix-org/complement/internal/docker"
 )
 
-var (
-	msc1772SpaceChildEventType = "org.matrix.msc1772.space.child"
-)
-
 func FailJoinRoom(c *client.CSAPI, t *testing.T, roomIDOrAlias string, serverName string) {
 	// This is copied from Client.JoinRoom to test a join failure.
 	query := make(url.Values, 1)
@@ -64,7 +60,7 @@ func SetupRestrictedRoom(t *testing.T, deployment *docker.Deployment) (*client.C
 		},
 	})
 	alice.SendEventSynced(t, space, b.Event{
-		Type:     msc1772SpaceChildEventType,
+		Type:     "m.space.child",
 		StateKey: &room,
 		Content: map[string]interface{}{
 			"via": []string{"hs1"},