diff --git a/tests/func/test_repro.py b/tests/func/test_repro.py
index 9e87a6eb3..a58fcbd6f 100644
--- a/tests/func/test_repro.py
+++ b/tests/func/test_repro.py
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ class TestShouldDisplayMetricsOnReproWithMetricsOption(TestDvc):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
-def repro_dir(dvc, repo_dir):
+def repro_dir(dvc_repo, repo_dir):
     repo_dir.dname = "dir"
     os.mkdir(repo_dir.dname)
     repo_dir.emptydname = "emptydir"
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ def repro_dir(dvc, repo_dir):
 
     repo_dir.source = "source"
     repo_dir.source_stage = repo_dir.source + ".dvc"
-    stage = dvc.run(
+    stage = dvc_repo.run(
         fname=repo_dir.source_stage,
         outs=[repo_dir.source],
         deps=[repo_dir.FOO],
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ def repro_dir(dvc, repo_dir):
 
     repo_dir.unrelated1 = "unrelated1"
     repo_dir.unrelated1_stage = repo_dir.unrelated1 + ".dvc"
-    stage = dvc.run(
+    stage = dvc_repo.run(
         fname=repo_dir.unrelated1_stage,
         outs=[repo_dir.unrelated1],
         deps=[repo_dir.source],
@@ -1400,7 +1400,7 @@ def repro_dir(dvc, repo_dir):
 
     repo_dir.unrelated2 = "unrelated2"
     repo_dir.unrelated2_stage = repo_dir.unrelated2 + ".dvc"
-    stage = dvc.run(
+    stage = dvc_repo.run(
         fname=repo_dir.unrelated2_stage,
         outs=[repo_dir.unrelated2],
         deps=[repo_dir.DATA],
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ def repro_dir(dvc, repo_dir):
     repo_dir.first = os.path.join(repo_dir.dname, "first")
     repo_dir.first_stage = repo_dir.first + ".dvc"
 
-    stage = dvc.run(
+    stage = dvc_repo.run(
         fname=repo_dir.first_stage,
         deps=[repo_dir.source],
         outs=[repo_dir.first],
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ def repro_dir(dvc, repo_dir):
 
     repo_dir.second = os.path.join(subdname, "second")
     repo_dir.second_stage = repo_dir.second + ".dvc"
-    stage = dvc.run(
+    stage = dvc_repo.run(
         fname=repo_dir.second_stage,
         outs=[repo_dir.second],
         deps=[repo_dir.DATA],
@@ -1432,7 +1432,7 @@ def repro_dir(dvc, repo_dir):
     assert filecmp.cmp(repo_dir.second, repo_dir.DATA, shallow=False)
 
     repo_dir.third_stage = os.path.join(repo_dir.dname, "Dvcfile")
-    stage = dvc.run(
+    stage = dvc_repo.run(
         fname=repo_dir.third_stage, deps=[repo_dir.first, repo_dir.second]
     )
     assert stage is not None
@@ -1440,14 +1440,14 @@ def repro_dir(dvc, repo_dir):
     yield repo_dir
 
 
-def test_recursive_repro_default(dvc, repro_dir):
+def test_recursive_repro_default(dvc_repo, repro_dir):
     """
     Test recursive repro on dir after a dep outside this dir has changed.
     """
     os.unlink(repro_dir.FOO)
     shutil.copyfile(repro_dir.BAR, repro_dir.FOO)
 
-    stages = dvc.reproduce(repro_dir.dname, recursive=True)
+    stages = dvc_repo.reproduce(repro_dir.dname, recursive=True)
     # Check that the dependency ("source") and the dependent stages
     # inside the folder have been reproduced ("first", "third")
     assert len(stages) == 3
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ def test_recursive_repro_default(dvc, repro_dir):
     assert filecmp.cmp(repro_dir.first, repro_dir.BAR, shallow=False)
 
 
-def test_recursive_repro_single(dvc, repro_dir):
+def test_recursive_repro_single(dvc_repo, repro_dir):
     """
     Test recursive single-item repro on dir
     after a dep outside this dir has changed.
@@ -1470,7 +1470,9 @@ def test_recursive_repro_single(dvc, repro_dir):
     os.unlink(repro_dir.DATA)
     shutil.copyfile(repro_dir.BAR, repro_dir.DATA)
 
-    stages = dvc.reproduce(repro_dir.dname, recursive=True, single_item=True)
+    stages = dvc_repo.reproduce(
+        repro_dir.dname, recursive=True, single_item=True
+    )
     # Check that just stages inside given dir
     # with changed direct deps have been reproduced.
     # This means that "first" stage should not be reproduced
@@ -1482,12 +1484,12 @@ def test_recursive_repro_single(dvc, repro_dir):
     assert filecmp.cmp(repro_dir.second, repro_dir.BAR, shallow=False)
 
 
-def test_recursive_repro_single_force(dvc, repro_dir):
+def test_recursive_repro_single_force(dvc_repo, repro_dir):
     """
     Test recursive single-item force repro on dir
     without any dependencies changing.
     """
-    stages = dvc.reproduce(
+    stages = dvc_repo.reproduce(
         repro_dir.dname, recursive=True, single_item=True, force=True
     )
     assert len(stages) == 3
@@ -1506,29 +1508,33 @@ def test_recursive_repro_single_force(dvc, repro_dir):
     )
 
 
-def test_recursive_repro_empty_dir(dvc, repro_dir):
+def test_recursive_repro_empty_dir(dvc_repo, repro_dir):
     """
     Test recursive repro on an empty directory
     """
-    stages = dvc.reproduce(repro_dir.emptydname, recursive=True, force=True)
+    stages = dvc_repo.reproduce(
+        repro_dir.emptydname, recursive=True, force=True
+    )
     assert len(stages) == 0
 
 
-def test_recursive_repro_recursive_missing_file(dvc):
+def test_recursive_repro_recursive_missing_file(dvc_repo):
     """
     Test recursive repro on a missing file
     """
     with pytest.raises(StageFileDoesNotExistError):
-        dvc.reproduce("notExistingStage.dvc", recursive=True)
+        dvc_repo.reproduce("notExistingStage.dvc", recursive=True)
     with pytest.raises(StageFileDoesNotExistError):
-        dvc.reproduce("notExistingDir/", recursive=True)
+        dvc_repo.reproduce("notExistingDir/", recursive=True)
 
 
-def test_recursive_repro_on_stage_file(dvc, repro_dir):
+def test_recursive_repro_on_stage_file(dvc_repo, repro_dir):
     """
     Test recursive repro on a stage file instead of directory
     """
-    stages = dvc.reproduce(repro_dir.first_stage, recursive=True, force=True)
+    stages = dvc_repo.reproduce(
+        repro_dir.first_stage, recursive=True, force=True
+    )
     assert len(stages) == 2
     names = [stage.relpath for stage in stages]
     assert repro_dir.source_stage in names