diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py b/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py
index 84cd13db143..202b61647a2 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/queries/models.py
@@ -174,83 +174,54 @@ class Child(models.Model):
 
 
 __test__ = {'API_TESTS':"""
->>> t1 = Tag(name='t1')
->>> t1.save()
->>> t2 = Tag(name='t2', parent=t1)
->>> t2.save()
->>> t3 = Tag(name='t3', parent=t1)
->>> t3.save()
->>> t4 = Tag(name='t4', parent=t3)
->>> t4.save()
->>> t5 = Tag(name='t5', parent=t3)
->>> t5.save()
+>>> t1 = Tag.objects.create(name='t1')
+>>> t2 = Tag.objects.create(name='t2', parent=t1)
+>>> t3 = Tag.objects.create(name='t3', parent=t1)
+>>> t4 = Tag.objects.create(name='t4', parent=t3)
+>>> t5 = Tag.objects.create(name='t5', parent=t3)
 
->>> n1 = Note(note='n1', misc='foo')
->>> n1.save()
->>> n2 = Note(note='n2', misc='bar')
->>> n2.save()
->>> n3 = Note(note='n3', misc='foo')
->>> n3.save()
+>>> n1 = Note.objects.create(note='n1', misc='foo')
+>>> n2 = Note.objects.create(note='n2', misc='bar')
+>>> n3 = Note.objects.create(note='n3', misc='foo')
 
 Create these out of order so that sorting by 'id' will be different to sorting
 by 'info'. Helps detect some problems later.
->>> e2 = ExtraInfo(info='e2', note=n2)
->>> e2.save()
->>> e1 = ExtraInfo(info='e1', note=n1)
->>> e1.save()
+>>> e2 = ExtraInfo.objects.create(info='e2', note=n2)
+>>> e1 = ExtraInfo.objects.create(info='e1', note=n1)
 
->>> a1 = Author(name='a1', num=1001, extra=e1)
->>> a1.save()
->>> a2 = Author(name='a2', num=2002, extra=e1)
->>> a2.save()
->>> a3 = Author(name='a3', num=3003, extra=e2)
->>> a3.save()
->>> a4 = Author(name='a4', num=4004, extra=e2)
->>> a4.save()
+>>> a1 = Author.objects.create(name='a1', num=1001, extra=e1)
+>>> a2 = Author.objects.create(name='a2', num=2002, extra=e1)
+>>> a3 = Author.objects.create(name='a3', num=3003, extra=e2)
+>>> a4 = Author.objects.create(name='a4', num=4004, extra=e2)
 
 >>> time1 = datetime.datetime(2007, 12, 19, 22, 25, 0)
 >>> time2 = datetime.datetime(2007, 12, 19, 21, 0, 0)
 >>> time3 = datetime.datetime(2007, 12, 20, 22, 25, 0)
 >>> time4 = datetime.datetime(2007, 12, 20, 21, 0, 0)
->>> i1 = Item(name='one', created=time1, modified=time1, creator=a1, note=n3)
->>> i1.save()
+>>> i1 = Item.objects.create(name='one', created=time1, modified=time1, creator=a1, note=n3)
 >>> i1.tags = [t1, t2]
->>> i2 = Item(name='two', created=time2, creator=a2, note=n2)
->>> i2.save()
+>>> i2 = Item.objects.create(name='two', created=time2, creator=a2, note=n2)
 >>> i2.tags = [t1, t3]
->>> i3 = Item(name='three', created=time3, creator=a2, note=n3)
->>> i3.save()
->>> i4 = Item(name='four', created=time4, creator=a4, note=n3)
->>> i4.save()
+>>> i3 = Item.objects.create(name='three', created=time3, creator=a2, note=n3)
+>>> i4 = Item.objects.create(name='four', created=time4, creator=a4, note=n3)
 >>> i4.tags = [t4]
 
->>> r1 = Report(name='r1', creator=a1)
->>> r1.save()
->>> r2 = Report(name='r2', creator=a3)
->>> r2.save()
->>> r3 = Report(name='r3')
->>> r3.save()
+>>> r1 = Report.objects.create(name='r1', creator=a1)
+>>> r2 = Report.objects.create(name='r2', creator=a3)
+>>> r3 = Report.objects.create(name='r3')
 
 Ordering by 'rank' gives us rank2, rank1, rank3. Ordering by the Meta.ordering
 will be rank3, rank2, rank1.
->>> rank1 = Ranking(rank=2, author=a2)
->>> rank1.save()
->>> rank2 = Ranking(rank=1, author=a3)
->>> rank2.save()
->>> rank3 = Ranking(rank=3, author=a1)
->>> rank3.save()
+>>> rank1 = Ranking.objects.create(rank=2, author=a2)
+>>> rank2 = Ranking.objects.create(rank=1, author=a3)
+>>> rank3 = Ranking.objects.create(rank=3, author=a1)
 
->>> c1 = Cover(title="first", item=i4)
->>> c1.save()
->>> c2 = Cover(title="second", item=i2)
->>> c2.save()
+>>> c1 = Cover.objects.create(title="first", item=i4)
+>>> c2 = Cover.objects.create(title="second", item=i2)
 
->>> num1 = Number(num=4)
->>> num1.save()
->>> num2 = Number(num=8)
->>> num2.save()
->>> num3 = Number(num=12)
->>> num3.save()
+>>> num1 = Number.objects.create(num=4)
+>>> num2 = Number.objects.create(num=8)
+>>> num3 = Number.objects.create(num=12)
 
 Bug #1050
 >>> Item.objects.filter(tags__isnull=True)