diff --git a/Doc/tools/extensions/glossary_search.py b/Doc/tools/extensions/glossary_search.py
index 23278209392..7c93b1e4990 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/extensions/glossary_search.py
+++ b/Doc/tools/extensions/glossary_search.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def process_glossary_nodes(app, doctree, fromdocname):
 
     terms = {}
 
-    for node in doctree.traverse(glossary):
-        for glossary_item in node.traverse(definition_list_item):
+    for node in doctree.findall(glossary):
+        for glossary_item in node.findall(definition_list_item):
             term = glossary_item[0].astext().lower()
             definition = glossary_item[1]
 
diff --git a/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py b/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
index b35bedcb090..7a2a85346b3 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
+++ b/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ def parse_monitoring_event(env, sig, signode):
 
 
 def process_audit_events(app, doctree, fromdocname):
-    for node in doctree.traverse(audit_event_list):
+    for node in doctree.findall(audit_event_list):
         break
     else:
         return
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ def process_audit_events(app, doctree, fromdocname):
 
         body += row
 
-    for node in doctree.traverse(audit_event_list):
+    for node in doctree.findall(audit_event_list):
         node.replace_self(table)