diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py
index 1dfd0f9..3e44b56 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_novnc.py
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@
     def resource_setup(cls):
         super(NoVNCConsoleTestJSON, cls).resource_setup()
         cls.server = cls.create_test_server(wait_until="ACTIVE")
+        cls.use_get_remote_console = False
+        if not cls.is_requested_microversion_compatible('2.5'):
+            cls.use_get_remote_console = True
 
     def _validate_novnc_html(self, vnc_url):
         """Verify we can connect to novnc and get back the javascript."""
@@ -170,8 +173,13 @@
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('c640fdff-8ab4-45a4-a5d8-7e6146cbd0dc')
     def test_novnc(self):
-        body = self.client.get_vnc_console(self.server['id'],
-                                           type='novnc')['console']
+        if self.use_get_remote_console:
+            body = self.client.get_remote_console(
+                self.server['id'], console_type='novnc',
+                protocol='vnc')['remote_console']
+        else:
+            body = self.client.get_vnc_console(self.server['id'],
+                                               type='novnc')['console']
         self.assertEqual('novnc', body['type'])
         # Do the initial HTTP Request to novncproxy to get the NoVNC JavaScript
         self._validate_novnc_html(body['url'])
@@ -184,8 +192,13 @@
 
     @decorators.idempotent_id('f9c79937-addc-4aaa-9e0e-841eef02aeb7')
     def test_novnc_bad_token(self):
-        body = self.client.get_vnc_console(self.server['id'],
-                                           type='novnc')['console']
+        if self.use_get_remote_console:
+            body = self.client.get_remote_console(
+                self.server['id'], console_type='novnc',
+                protocol='vnc')['remote_console']
+        else:
+            body = self.client.get_vnc_console(self.server['id'],
+                                               type='novnc')['console']
         self.assertEqual('novnc', body['type'])
         # Do the WebSockify HTTP Request to novncproxy with a bad token
         url = body['url'].replace('token=', 'token=bad')
diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index bbec30c..41654a1 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -640,8 +640,13 @@
         # Get the VNC console of type 'novnc' and 'xvpvnc'
         console_types = ['novnc', 'xvpvnc']
         for console_type in console_types:
-            body = self.client.get_vnc_console(self.server_id,
-                                               type=console_type)['console']
+            if self.is_requested_microversion_compatible('2.5'):
+                body = self.client.get_vnc_console(
+                    self.server_id, type=console_type)['console']
+            else:
+                body = self.client.get_remote_console(
+                    self.server_id, console_type=console_type,
+                    protocol='vnc')['remote_console']
             self.assertEqual(console_type, body['type'])
             self.assertNotEqual('', body['url'])
             self._validate_url(body['url'])