diff --git a/tests/api2/test_070_alertservice.py b/tests/api2/test_070_alertservice.py
index b4cfe2941b6a3..867c1618065fd 100644
--- a/tests/api2/test_070_alertservice.py
+++ b/tests/api2/test_070_alertservice.py
@@ -1,28 +1,17 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env python3
-
 import pytest
-import os
-import sys
-apifolder = os.getcwd()
-sys.path.append(apifolder)
-from functions import GET, POST, PUT, DELETE
 
+from middlewared.test.integration.utils import call
 
-def test_01_get_alertservice():
-    results = GET("/alertservice/")
-    assert results.status_code == 200, results.text
-    assert isinstance(results.json(), list), results.text
 
+def test_alert_gets():
+    call("alertservice.query")
+    call("alertservice.list_types")
 
-def test_02_get_alertservice_list_types():
-    results = GET("/alertservice/list_types/")
-    assert results.status_code == 200, results.text
-    assert isinstance(results.json(), list), results.text
-    assert results.json(), results.text
 
+def test_alertservice():
+    data = ["name", "type", "attributes", "level", "enabled"]
 
-def test_03_create_an_alertservice():
-    global alertservice_id, payload, results
+    # create
     payload = {
         "name": "Critical Email Test",
         "type": "Mail",
@@ -32,31 +21,13 @@ def test_03_create_an_alertservice():
         "level": "CRITICAL",
         "enabled": True
     }
-    results = POST("/alertservice/", payload)
-    assert results.status_code == 200, results.text
-    assert isinstance(results.json(), dict), results.text
-    alertservice_id = results.json()['id']
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('data', ["name", "type", "attributes", "level", "enabled"])
-def test_04_verify_the_alertservice_creation_results(data):
-    assert results.json()[data] == payload[data], results.text
-
+    results = call("alertservice.create", payload)
+    for key in data:
+        assert results[key] == payload[key]
 
-def test_05_get_alertservice_with_id():
-    global results
-    results = GET(f"/alertservice/id/{alertservice_id}")
-    assert results.status_code == 200, results.text
-    assert isinstance(results.json(), dict), results.text
+    alertservice_id = results['id']
 
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('data', ["name", "type", "attributes", "level", "enabled"])
-def test_06_verify_the_id_alertservice_results(data):
-    assert results.json()[data] == payload[data], results.text
-
-
-def test_07_change_config_to_alertservice_id():
-    global alertservice_id, payload, results
+    # update
     payload = {
         "name": "Warning Email Test",
         "type": "Mail",
@@ -66,33 +37,10 @@ def test_07_change_config_to_alertservice_id():
         "level": "WARNING",
         "enabled": False
     }
-    results = PUT(f"/alertservice/id/{alertservice_id}", payload)
-    assert results.status_code == 200, results.text
-    assert isinstance(results.json(), dict), results.text
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('data', ["name", "type", "attributes", "level", "enabled"])
-def test_08_verify_the_alertservice_changes_results(data):
-    assert results.json()[data] == payload[data], results.text
-
-
-def test_09_get_alertservice_changes_with_id():
-    global results
-    results = GET(f"/alertservice/id/{alertservice_id}")
-    assert results.status_code == 200, results.text
-    assert isinstance(results.json(), dict), results.text
-
-
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('data', ["name", "type", "attributes", "level", "enabled"])
-def test_10_verify_the_id_alertservice_changes_results(data):
-    assert results.json()[data] == payload[data], results.text
-
-
-def test_11_delete_alertservice():
-    results = DELETE(f"/alertservice/id/{alertservice_id}")
-    assert results.status_code == 200, results.text
-
+    results = call(f"alertservice.update", alertservice_id, payload)
+    for key in data:
+        assert results[key] == payload[key]
 
-def test_12_verify_alertservice_is_delete():
-    results = GET(f"/alertservice/id/{alertservice_id}")
-    assert results.status_code == 404, results.text
+    # delete
+    call("alertservice.delete", alertservice_id)
+    assert call("alertservice.query", [["id", "=", alertservice_id]]) == []