diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index c893fb097..d3cc65cf3 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -766,15 +766,17 @@ unittest {
 }
 
 unittest { // issue #1235 - pass no library files to compiler command line when building a static lib
-	import dub.internal.vibecompat.data.json : parseJsonString;
+	import dub.recipe.io : parsePackageRecipe;
 	import dub.compilers.gdc : GDCCompiler;
 	import dub.platform : determinePlatform;
 
 	version (Windows) auto libfile = "bar.lib";
 	else auto libfile = "bar.a";
 
-	auto desc = parseJsonString(`{"name": "test", "targetType": "library", "sourceFiles": ["foo.d", "`~libfile~`"]}`);
-	auto pack = new Package(desc, NativePath("/tmp/fooproject"));
+	auto recipe = parsePackageRecipe(
+        `{"name":"test", "targetType":"library", "sourceFiles":["foo.d", "`~libfile~`"]}`,
+        `/tmp/fooproject/dub.json`);
+	auto pack = new Package(recipe, NativePath("/tmp/fooproject"));
 	auto pman = new PackageManager(pack.path, NativePath("/tmp/foo/"), NativePath("/tmp/foo/"), false);
 	auto prj = new Project(pman, pack);
 
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/generator.d b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
index 7402438be..c112cc4be 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/generator.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/generator.d
@@ -1225,7 +1225,7 @@ private void storeRecursiveInvokations(ref const(string[string])[] env, string[]
 version(Posix) {
     // https://github.com/dlang/dub/issues/2238
 	unittest {
-		import dub.internal.vibecompat.data.json : parseJsonString;
+		import dub.recipe.io : parsePackageRecipe;
 		import dub.compilers.gdc : GDCCompiler;
 		import std.algorithm : canFind;
 		import std.path : absolutePath;
@@ -1235,8 +1235,10 @@ version(Posix) {
 		write("dubtest/preGen/source/foo.d", "");
 		scope(exit) rmdirRecurse("dubtest");
 
-		auto desc = parseJsonString(`{"name": "test", "targetType": "library", "preGenerateCommands": ["touch $PACKAGE_DIR/source/bar.d"]}`);
-		auto pack = new Package(desc, NativePath("dubtest/preGen".absolutePath));
+		auto recipe = parsePackageRecipe(
+			`{"name":"test", "targetType":"library", "preGenerateCommands":["touch $PACKAGE_DIR/source/bar.d"]}`,
+			`dubtest/preGen/dub.json`);
+		auto pack = new Package(recipe, NativePath("dubtest/preGen".absolutePath));
 		auto pman = new PackageManager(pack.path, NativePath("/tmp/foo/"), NativePath("/tmp/foo/"), false);
 		auto prj = new Project(pman, pack);