diff --git a/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/boot/daos/UserRepositoryCommon.java b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/boot/daos/UserRepositoryCommon.java
index 17ee6a94ba..b2581b8034 100644
--- a/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/boot/daos/UserRepositoryCommon.java
+++ b/persistence-modules/spring-data-jpa-3/src/test/java/com/baeldung/boot/daos/UserRepositoryCommon.java
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ public class UserRepositoryCommon {
         userRepository.save(new User(USER_NAME_PETER, LocalDate.now(), USER_EMAIL2, ACTIVE_STATUS));
         userRepository.save(new User("SAMPLE", LocalDate.now(), USER_EMAIL3, INACTIVE_STATUS));
 
-        List<User> usersSortByName = userRepository.findAll(new Sort(Sort.Direction.ASC, "name"));
+        List<User> usersSortByName = userRepository.findAll(Sort.by(Sort.Direction.ASC, "name"));
 
         assertThat(usersSortByName.get(0)
           .getName()).isEqualTo(USER_NAME_ADAM);
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ public class UserRepositoryCommon {
         userRepository.save(new User(USER_NAME_PETER, LocalDate.now(), USER_EMAIL2, ACTIVE_STATUS));
         userRepository.save(new User("SAMPLE", LocalDate.now(), USER_EMAIL3, INACTIVE_STATUS));
 
-        userRepository.findAll(new Sort(Sort.Direction.ASC, "name"));
+        userRepository.findAll(Sort.by(Sort.Direction.ASC, "name"));
 
         List<User> usersSortByNameLength = userRepository.findAll(Sort.by("LENGTH(name)"));