diff --git a/generic/threadshare/tests/pad.rs b/generic/threadshare/tests/pad.rs
index 9c6257c7..da0eb28d 100644
--- a/generic/threadshare/tests/pad.rs
+++ b/generic/threadshare/tests/pad.rs
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ fn setup(
     let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::default();
 
     // Src
-    let src_element = glib::Object::new::<ElementSrcTest>(&[]);
+    let src_element = glib::Object::new_default::<ElementSrcTest>();
     src_element.set_property("context", &context_name);
     pipeline.add(&src_element).unwrap();
 
@@ -713,7 +713,9 @@ fn setup(
 
     // Sink
     let (sender, receiver) = mpsc::channel::<Item>(10);
-    let sink_element = glib::Object::new::<ElementSinkTest>(&[("sender", &ItemSender { sender })]);
+    let sink_element = glib::Object::builder::<ElementSinkTest>()
+        .property("sender", ItemSender { sender })
+        .build();
     pipeline.add(&sink_element).unwrap();
     last_element.link(&sink_element).unwrap();
 
diff --git a/net/rtp/src/av1/depay/mod.rs b/net/rtp/src/av1/depay/mod.rs
index 3f7cd5af..c6411a6c 100644
--- a/net/rtp/src/av1/depay/mod.rs
+++ b/net/rtp/src/av1/depay/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl RTPAv1Depay {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        glib::Object::new(&[])
+        glib::Object::new_default()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/net/rtp/src/av1/pay/mod.rs b/net/rtp/src/av1/pay/mod.rs
index 15103953..b7d6b38d 100644
--- a/net/rtp/src/av1/pay/mod.rs
+++ b/net/rtp/src/av1/pay/mod.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl RTPAv1Pay {
     pub fn new() -> Self {
-        glib::Object::new(&[])
+        glib::Object::new_default()
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/net/webrtc/src/signaller/mod.rs b/net/webrtc/src/signaller/mod.rs
index 2c0b2814..ba05a242 100644
--- a/net/webrtc/src/signaller/mod.rs
+++ b/net/webrtc/src/signaller/mod.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,6 @@ impl Signallable for Signaller {
 
 impl Default for Signaller {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        glib::Object::new::<Self>(&[])
+        glib::Object::new_default()
     }
 }
diff --git a/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/imp.rs b/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/imp.rs
index 2e95c75d..e235bc20 100644
--- a/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/imp.rs
+++ b/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/imp.rs
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ impl WebRTCSink {
         );
 
         let pipeline = gst::Pipeline::builder()
-            .name(&format!("session-pipeline-{}", session_id))
+            .name(format!("session-pipeline-{}", session_id))
             .build();
 
         let webrtcbin = make_element("webrtcbin", Some(&format!("webrtcbin-{}", session_id)))
diff --git a/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/mod.rs b/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/mod.rs
index d230db3d..686fa2c4 100644
--- a/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/mod.rs
+++ b/net/webrtc/src/webrtcsink/mod.rs
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ impl<T: AsRef<glib::Object> + Signallable> SignallableObject for T {}
 
 impl Default for WebRTCSink {
     fn default() -> Self {
-        glib::Object::new::<Self>(&[])
+        glib::Object::new_default()
     }
 }
 
 impl WebRTCSink {
     pub fn with_signaller(signaller: Box<dyn SignallableObject>) -> Self {
-        let ret: WebRTCSink = glib::Object::new(&[]);
+        let ret = glib::Object::new_default::<WebRTCSink>();
 
         let ws = ret.imp();
         ws.set_signaller(signaller).unwrap();
diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbacksrc/custom_source/mod.rs b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbacksrc/custom_source/mod.rs
index 2af20923..4424d256 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbacksrc/custom_source/mod.rs
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbacksrc/custom_source/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ glib::wrapper! {
 
 impl CustomSource {
     pub fn new(source: &gst::Element) -> CustomSource {
-        glib::Object::new(&[("source", source)])
+        glib::Object::builder().property("source", source).build()
     }
 }