diff --git a/tests/test_lexeme_flags.py b/tests/test_lexeme_flags.py
index 6b9c20d11..10276d8ea 100644
--- a/tests/test_lexeme_flags.py
+++ b/tests/test_lexeme_flags.py
@@ -7,18 +7,18 @@ from spacy.lexeme import *
 
 
 def test_is_alpha():
-    the = EN.lexicon.lookup('the')
+    the = EN.lexicon['the']
     assert the['flags'] & (1 << IS_ALPHA)
-    year = EN.lexicon.lookup('1999')
+    year = EN.lexicon['1999']
     assert not year['flags'] & (1 << IS_ALPHA)
-    mixed = EN.lexicon.lookup('hello1')
+    mixed = EN.lexicon['hello1']
     assert not mixed['flags'] & (1 << IS_ALPHA)
 
 
 def test_is_digit():
-    the = EN.lexicon.lookup('the')
+    the = EN.lexicon['the']
     assert not the['flags'] & (1 << IS_DIGIT)
-    year = EN.lexicon.lookup('1999')
+    year = EN.lexicon['1999']
     assert year['flags'] & (1 << IS_DIGIT)
-    mixed = EN.lexicon.lookup('hello1')
+    mixed = EN.lexicon['hello1']
     assert not mixed['flags'] & (1 << IS_DIGIT)
diff --git a/tests/test_tokenizer.py b/tests/test_tokenizer.py
index 4624e2828..b3506a30c 100644
--- a/tests/test_tokenizer.py
+++ b/tests/test_tokenizer.py
@@ -27,17 +27,17 @@ def test_punct():
 def test_digits():
     tokens = EN.tokenize('The year: 1984.')
     assert len(tokens) == 5
-    assert tokens[0].sic == EN.lexicon.lookup('The')['sic']
-    assert tokens[3].sic == EN.lexicon.lookup('1984')['sic']
+    assert tokens[0].sic == EN.lexicon['The']['sic']
+    assert tokens[3].sic == EN.lexicon['1984']['sic']
 
 
 def test_contraction():
     tokens = EN.tokenize("don't giggle")
     assert len(tokens) == 3
-    assert tokens[1].sic == EN.lexicon.lookup("not")['sic']
+    assert tokens[1].sic == EN.lexicon["not"]['sic']
     tokens = EN.tokenize("i said don't!")
     assert len(tokens) == 5
-    assert tokens[4].sic == EN.lexicon.lookup('!')['sic']
+    assert tokens[4].sic == EN.lexicon['!']['sic']
 
 
 def test_contraction_punct():
diff --git a/tests/test_vocab.py b/tests/test_vocab.py
index 036e5981c..daaabd33d 100644
--- a/tests/test_vocab.py
+++ b/tests/test_vocab.py
@@ -4,20 +4,20 @@ from spacy.en import EN
 
 
 def test_neq():
-    addr = EN.lexicon.lookup('Hello')
-    assert EN.lexicon.lookup('bye')['sic'] != addr['sic']
+    addr = EN.lexicon['Hello']
+    assert EN.lexicon['bye']['sic'] != addr['sic']
 
 
 def test_eq():
-    addr = EN.lexicon.lookup('Hello')
-    assert EN.lexicon.lookup('Hello')['sic'] == addr['sic']
+    addr = EN.lexicon['Hello']
+    assert EN.lexicon['Hello']['sic'] == addr['sic']
 
 
 def test_case_neq():
-    addr = EN.lexicon.lookup('Hello')
-    assert EN.lexicon.lookup('hello')['sic'] != addr['sic']
+    addr = EN.lexicon['Hello']
+    assert EN.lexicon['hello']['sic'] != addr['sic']
 
 
 def test_punct_neq():
-    addr = EN.lexicon.lookup('Hello')
-    assert EN.lexicon.lookup('Hello,')['sic'] != addr['sic']
+    addr = EN.lexicon['Hello']
+    assert EN.lexicon['Hello,']['sic'] != addr['sic']