diff --git a/core/directories.py b/core/directories.py
index 75477619..66ba8163 100644
--- a/core/directories.py
+++ b/core/directories.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Directories:
             root = ET.parse(infile).getroot()
         except Exception:
             return
-        for rdn in root.getiterator("root_directory"):
+        for rdn in root.iter("root_directory"):
             attrib = rdn.attrib
             if "path" not in attrib:
                 continue
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ class Directories:
                 self.add_path(Path(path))
             except (AlreadyThereError, InvalidPathError):
                 pass
-        for sn in root.getiterator("state"):
+        for sn in root.iter("state"):
             attrib = sn.attrib
             if not ("path" in attrib and "value" in attrib):
                 continue
diff --git a/core/results.py b/core/results.py
index 75c9e16a..1b3387d8 100644
--- a/core/results.py
+++ b/core/results.py
@@ -241,13 +241,13 @@ class Results(Markable):
 
         self.apply_filter(None)
         root = ET.parse(infile).getroot()
-        group_elems = list(root.getiterator("group"))
+        group_elems = list(root.iter("group"))
         groups = []
         marked = set()
         for group_elem in j.iter_with_progress(group_elems, every=100):
             group = engine.Group()
             dupes = []
-            for file_elem in group_elem.getiterator("file"):
+            for file_elem in group_elem.iter("file"):
                 path = file_elem.get("path")
                 words = file_elem.get("words", "")
                 if not path:
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ class Results(Markable):
                 dupes.append(file)
                 if file_elem.get("marked") == "y":
                     marked.add(file)
-            for match_elem in group_elem.getiterator("match"):
+            for match_elem in group_elem.iter("match"):
                 try:
                     attrs = match_elem.attrib
                     first_file = dupes[int(attrs["first"])]
diff --git a/core/tests/results_test.py b/core/tests/results_test.py
index 1f9e5ea6..fb7c5f0c 100644
--- a/core/tests/results_test.py
+++ b/core/tests/results_test.py
@@ -414,12 +414,12 @@ class TestCaseResultsMarkings:
         f.seek(0)
         doc = ET.parse(f)
         root = doc.getroot()
-        g1, g2 = root.getiterator("group")
-        d1, d2, d3 = g1.getiterator("file")
+        g1, g2 = root.iter("group")
+        d1, d2, d3 = g1.iter("file")
         eq_("n", d1.get("marked"))
         eq_("n", d2.get("marked"))
         eq_("y", d3.get("marked"))
-        d1, d2 = g2.getiterator("file")
+        d1, d2 = g2.iter("file")
         eq_("n", d1.get("marked"))
         eq_("y", d2.get("marked"))