diff --git a/manifests/config.pp b/manifests/config.pp
index f74b9ddc..7df1192d 100644
--- a/manifests/config.pp
+++ b/manifests/config.pp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class octavia::config (
 
   include ::octavia::deps
 
-  validate_hash($octavia_config)
+  validate_legacy(Hash, 'validate_hash', $octavia_config)
 
   create_resources('octavia_config', $octavia_config)
 }
diff --git a/manifests/db.pp b/manifests/db.pp
index 3fb8201c..c747f223 100644
--- a/manifests/db.pp
+++ b/manifests/db.pp
@@ -66,9 +66,8 @@ class octavia::db (
   $database_pool_timeout_real = pick($::octavia::database_pool_timeout, $database_pool_timeout)
   $database_db_max_retries_real = pick($::octavia::database_db_max_retries, $database_db_max_retries)
 
-
-  validate_re($database_connection_real,
-    '^(sqlite|mysql(\+pymysql)?|postgresql):\/\/(\S+:\S+@\S+\/\S+)?')
+  validate_legacy(Oslo::Dbconn, 'validate_re', $database_connection_real,
+    ['^(sqlite|mysql(\+pymysql)?|postgresql):\/\/(\S+:\S+@\S+\/\S+)?'])
 
   oslo::db { 'octavia_config':
     connection     => $database_connection_real,
diff --git a/manifests/db/mysql.pp b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
index c953ad8d..4bab1722 100644
--- a/manifests/db/mysql.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/mysql.pp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class octavia::db::mysql(
 
   include ::octavia::deps
 
-  validate_string($password)
+  validate_legacy(String, 'validate_string', $password)
 
   ::openstacklib::db::mysql { 'octavia':
     user          => $user,
diff --git a/manifests/health_manager.pp b/manifests/health_manager.pp
index 4cfa2620..6cd8bf65 100644
--- a/manifests/health_manager.pp
+++ b/manifests/health_manager.pp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class octavia::health_manager (
 
   include ::octavia::deps
 
-  validate_string($heartbeat_key)
+  validate_legacy(String, 'validate_string', $heartbeat_key)
 
   package { 'octavia-health-manager':
     ensure => $package_ensure,
diff --git a/manifests/policy.pp b/manifests/policy.pp
index 7b448c75..635c7674 100644
--- a/manifests/policy.pp
+++ b/manifests/policy.pp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class octavia::policy (
   include ::octavia::deps
   include ::octavia::params
 
-  validate_hash($policies)
+  validate_legacy(Hash, 'validate_hash', $policies)
 
   Openstacklib::Policy::Base {
     file_path  => $policy_path,
diff --git a/manifests/worker.pp b/manifests/worker.pp
index b65dc134..b72e0e70 100644
--- a/manifests/worker.pp
+++ b/manifests/worker.pp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class octavia::worker (
              set octavia::controller class before octavia::worker!')
   }
 
-  validate_hash($nova_flavor_config)
+  validate_legacy(Hash, 'validate_hash', $nova_flavor_config)
 
   if ! $::octavia::controller::amp_flavor_id_real {
     if $manage_nova_flavor {