diff --git a/test/asynchronous/test_auth.py b/test/asynchronous/test_auth.py
index e516ff6798..06f7fb9ca8 100644
--- a/test/asynchronous/test_auth.py
+++ b/test/asynchronous/test_auth.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async def test_gssapi_simple(self):
         client = AsyncMongoClient(mech_uri)
         await client[GSSAPI_DB].collection.find_one()
 
-        set_name = await client.admin.command(HelloCompat.LEGACY_CMD).get("setName")
+        set_name = async_client_context.replica_set_name
         if set_name:
             if not self.service_realm_required:
                 # Without authMechanismProperties
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ async def test_gssapi_threaded(self):
             thread.join()
             self.assertTrue(thread.success)
 
-        set_name = await client.admin.command(HelloCompat.LEGACY_CMD).get("setName")
+        set_name = async_client_context.replica_set_name
         if set_name:
             client = AsyncMongoClient(
                 GSSAPI_HOST,
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ async def test_sasl_plain(self):
         client = AsyncMongoClient(uri)
         await client.ldap.test.find_one()
 
-        set_name = await client.admin.command(HelloCompat.LEGACY_CMD).get("setName")
+        set_name = async_client_context.replica_set_name
         if set_name:
             client = AsyncMongoClient(
                 SASL_HOST,
diff --git a/test/test_auth.py b/test/test_auth.py
index 0bf0cfd80f..fa3d0905bb 100644
--- a/test/test_auth.py
+++ b/test/test_auth.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def test_gssapi_simple(self):
         client = MongoClient(mech_uri)
         client[GSSAPI_DB].collection.find_one()
 
-        set_name = client.admin.command(HelloCompat.LEGACY_CMD).get("setName")
+        set_name = client_context.replica_set_name
         if set_name:
             if not self.service_realm_required:
                 # Without authMechanismProperties
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def test_gssapi_threaded(self):
             thread.join()
             self.assertTrue(thread.success)
 
-        set_name = client.admin.command(HelloCompat.LEGACY_CMD).get("setName")
+        set_name = client_context.replica_set_name
         if set_name:
             client = MongoClient(
                 GSSAPI_HOST,
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ def test_sasl_plain(self):
         client = MongoClient(uri)
         client.ldap.test.find_one()
 
-        set_name = client.admin.command(HelloCompat.LEGACY_CMD).get("setName")
+        set_name = client_context.replica_set_name
         if set_name:
             client = MongoClient(
                 SASL_HOST,