diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py
index a84b009..32d2e2f 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py
@@ -43,11 +43,11 @@ def test_alias_args_error():
 
 def test_alias_args_commented():
     """Check that alias correctly ignores 'commented out' args"""
-    _ip.magic('alias commetarg echo this is %%s a commented out arg')
-    
+    _ip.run_line_magic("alias", "commentarg echo this is %%s a commented out arg")
+
     with capture_output() as cap:
-        _ip.run_cell('commetarg')
-    
+        _ip.run_cell("commentarg")
+
     # strip() is for pytest compat; testing via iptest patch IPython shell
     # in testing.globalipapp and replace the system call which messed up the
     # \r\n
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_handlers.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_handlers.py
index e151e70..604dade 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_handlers.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_handlers.py
@@ -56,36 +56,42 @@ def test_handlers():
     ip.user_ns['autocallable'] = autocallable
 
     # auto
-    ip.magic('autocall 0')
+    ip.run_line_magic("autocall", "0")
     # Only explicit escapes or instances of IPyAutocallable should get
     # expanded
-    run([
-        ('len "abc"',       'len "abc"'),
-        ('autocallable',    'autocallable()'),
-        # Don't add extra brackets (gh-1117)
-        ('autocallable()',    'autocallable()'),
-        ])
-    ip.magic('autocall 1')
-    run([
-        ('len "abc"', 'len("abc")'),
-        ('len "abc";', 'len("abc");'),  # ; is special -- moves out of parens
-        # Autocall is turned off if first arg is [] and the object
-        # is both callable and indexable.  Like so:
-        ('len [1,2]', 'len([1,2])'),      # len doesn't support __getitem__...
-        ('call_idx [1]', 'call_idx [1]'), # call_idx *does*..
-        ('call_idx 1', 'call_idx(1)'),
-        ('len', 'len'), # only at 2 does it auto-call on single args
-        ])
-    ip.magic('autocall 2')
-    run([
-        ('len "abc"', 'len("abc")'),
-        ('len "abc";', 'len("abc");'),
-        ('len [1,2]', 'len([1,2])'),
-        ('call_idx [1]', 'call_idx [1]'),
-        ('call_idx 1', 'call_idx(1)'),
-        # This is what's different:
-        ('len', 'len()'), # only at 2 does it auto-call on single args
-        ])
-    ip.magic('autocall 1')
+    run(
+        [
+            ('len "abc"', 'len "abc"'),
+            ("autocallable", "autocallable()"),
+            # Don't add extra brackets (gh-1117)
+            ("autocallable()", "autocallable()"),
+        ]
+    )
+    ip.run_line_magic("autocall", "1")
+    run(
+        [
+            ('len "abc"', 'len("abc")'),
+            ('len "abc";', 'len("abc");'),  # ; is special -- moves out of parens
+            # Autocall is turned off if first arg is [] and the object
+            # is both callable and indexable.  Like so:
+            ("len [1,2]", "len([1,2])"),  # len doesn't support __getitem__...
+            ("call_idx [1]", "call_idx [1]"),  # call_idx *does*..
+            ("call_idx 1", "call_idx(1)"),
+            ("len", "len"),  # only at 2 does it auto-call on single args
+        ]
+    )
+    ip.run_line_magic("autocall", "2")
+    run(
+        [
+            ('len "abc"', 'len("abc")'),
+            ('len "abc";', 'len("abc");'),
+            ("len [1,2]", "len([1,2])"),
+            ("call_idx [1]", "call_idx [1]"),
+            ("call_idx 1", "call_idx(1)"),
+            # This is what's different:
+            ("len", "len()"),  # only at 2 does it auto-call on single args
+        ]
+    )
+    ip.run_line_magic("autocall", "1")
 
     assert failures == []
diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
index 388ebc6..73d50c8 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_history.py
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ def test_history():
 
             # Check whether specifying a range beyond the end of the current
             # session results in an error (gh-804)
-            ip.magic('%hist 2-500')
+            ip.run_line_magic("hist", "2-500")
 
             # Check that we can write non-ascii characters to a file
-            ip.magic("%%hist -f %s" % (tmp_path / "test1"))
-            ip.magic("%%hist -pf %s" % (tmp_path / "test2"))
-            ip.magic("%%hist -nf %s" % (tmp_path / "test3"))
-            ip.magic("%%save %s 1-10" % (tmp_path / "test4"))
+            ip.run_line_magic("hist", "-f %s" % (tmp_path / "test1"))
+            ip.run_line_magic("hist", "-pf %s" % (tmp_path / "test2"))
+            ip.run_line_magic("hist", "-nf %s" % (tmp_path / "test3"))
+            ip.run_line_magic("save", "%s 1-10" % (tmp_path / "test4"))
 
             # New session
             ip.history_manager.reset()
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def test_history():
 
             # Cross testing: check that magic %save can get previous session.
             testfilename = (tmp_path / "test.py").resolve()
-            ip.magic("save " + str(testfilename) + " ~1/1-3")
+            ip.run_line_magic("save", str(testfilename) + " ~1/1-3")
             with io.open(testfilename, encoding="utf-8") as testfile:
                 assert testfile.read() == "# coding: utf-8\n" + "\n".join(hist) + "\n"