diff --git a/src/tests/suite/daos_mgmt.c b/src/tests/suite/daos_mgmt.c
index 8adc4ad9125..0dc0959ca03 100644
--- a/src/tests/suite/daos_mgmt.c
+++ b/src/tests/suite/daos_mgmt.c
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ find_pool(void **state, daos_mgmt_pool_info_t *pool)
 }
 
 /* Verify pool info returned by DAOS API
- * rc_ret:	return code from dmg_list_pool()
- * npools_in:	npools input argument to dmg_list_pool()
- * npools_out:	npools output argument value after dmg_list_pool()
+ * rc_ret:	return code from daos_mgmt_list_pools()
+ * npools_in:	npools input argument to daos_mgmt_list_pools()
+ * npools_out:	npools output argument value after daos_mgmt_list_pools()
  */
 static void
 verify_pool_info(void **state, int rc_ret, daos_size_t npools_in,
@@ -272,13 +272,13 @@ list_pools_test(void **state)
 	/***** Test: retrieve number of pools in system *****/
 	npools = npools_orig = 0xABC0; /* Junk value (e.g., uninitialized) */
 	/* test only */
-	rc = dmg_pool_list(dmg_config_file, arg->group, &npools, NULL);
+	rc = daos_mgmt_list_pools(arg->group, &npools, NULL, NULL);
 	assert_rc_equal(rc, 0);
 	verify_pool_info(state, rc, npools_orig, NULL /* pools */, npools);
 	print_message("success t%d: output npools=%zu\n", tnum++,
 		lparg->nsyspools);
 
-	/* Setup for next 2 tests: alloc pools[] */
+	/* Setup for next test: alloc pools[] */
 	npools_alloc = lparg->nsyspools + 10;
 	D_ALLOC_ARRAY(pools, npools_alloc);
 	assert_ptr_not_equal(pools, NULL);
@@ -287,29 +287,18 @@ list_pools_test(void **state)
 	 * and that many items in pools[] filled
 	 *****/
 	npools = npools_alloc;
-	rc = dmg_pool_list(dmg_config_file, arg->group, &npools, pools);
+	rc     = daos_mgmt_list_pools(arg->group, &npools, pools, NULL);
 	assert_rc_equal(rc, 0);
 	verify_pool_info(state, rc, npools_alloc, pools, npools);
 	clean_pool_info(npools_alloc, pools);
 	print_message("success t%d: pools[] over-sized\n", tnum++);
 
-	/***** Test: provide npools=0, non-NULL pools  ****/
-	npools = 0;
-	rc = dmg_pool_list(dmg_config_file, arg->group, &npools, pools);
-	if (lparg->nsyspools > 0)
-		assert_rc_equal(rc, -DER_TRUNC);
-	else
-		assert_rc_equal(rc, 0);
-	assert_int_equal(npools, lparg->nsyspools);
-	print_message("success t%d: npools=0, non-NULL pools[] rc=%d\n",
-		      tnum++, rc);
-
-	/* Teardown for above 2 tests */
+	/* Teardown for above test */
 	D_FREE(pools);	/* clean_pool_info() freed mgpi_svc */
 	pools = NULL;
 
 	/***** Test: invalid npools=NULL *****/
-	rc = dmg_pool_list(dmg_config_file, arg->group, NULL, NULL);
+	rc = daos_mgmt_list_pools(arg->group, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	assert_rc_equal(rc, -DER_INVAL);
 	print_message("success t%d: in &npools NULL, -DER_INVAL\n", tnum++);
 
@@ -324,7 +313,7 @@ list_pools_test(void **state)
 
 		/* Test: Exact size buffer */
 		npools = npools_alloc;
-		rc = dmg_pool_list(dmg_config_file, arg->group, &npools, pools);
+		rc     = daos_mgmt_list_pools(arg->group, &npools, pools, NULL);
 		assert_rc_equal(rc, 0);
 		verify_pool_info(state, rc, npools_alloc, pools, npools);
 
@@ -333,7 +322,7 @@ list_pools_test(void **state)
 		pools = NULL;
 		print_message("success t%d: pools[] exact length\n", tnum++);
 
-		/***** Test: Under-sized buffer (negative) -DER_TRUNC *****/
+		/***** Test: Under-sized buffer (negative) -DER_OVERFLOW *****/
 		/* Setup */
 		npools_alloc = lparg->nsyspools - 1;
 		D_ALLOC_ARRAY(pools, npools_alloc);
@@ -341,9 +330,8 @@ list_pools_test(void **state)
 
 		/* Test: Under-sized buffer */
 		npools = npools_alloc;
-		rc = dmg_pool_list(dmg_config_file, arg->group, &npools, pools);
-		assert_rc_equal(rc, -DER_TRUNC);
-		verify_pool_info(state, rc, npools_alloc, pools, npools);
+		rc     = daos_mgmt_list_pools(arg->group, &npools, pools, NULL);
+		assert_rc_equal(rc, -DER_OVERFLOW);
 		print_message("success t%d: pools[] under-sized\n", tnum++);
 
 		/* Teardown */