diff --git a/testing/acceptance_test.py b/testing/acceptance_test.py
index 9d903f80233..bac7d4f3a59 100644
--- a/testing/acceptance_test.py
+++ b/testing/acceptance_test.py
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ def test_zipimport_hook(testdir, tmpdir):
             "app/foo.py": """
             import pytest
             def main():
-                pytest.main(['--pyarg', 'foo'])
+                pytest.main(['--pyargs', 'foo'])
         """
         }
     )
diff --git a/testing/test_capture.py b/testing/test_capture.py
index 0825745ad39..3f75089f4db 100644
--- a/testing/test_capture.py
+++ b/testing/test_capture.py
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ def test_func():
             assert 0
         """
     )
-    result = testdir.runpytest("--cap=fd")
+    result = testdir.runpytest("--capture=fd")
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
         """
         *def test_func*
diff --git a/testing/test_parseopt.py b/testing/test_parseopt.py
index 9bd686d8f69..dd7bc875387 100644
--- a/testing/test_parseopt.py
+++ b/testing/test_parseopt.py
@@ -239,10 +239,8 @@ def test_drop_short_0(self, parser):
         parser.addoption("--funcarg", "--func-arg", action="store_true")
         parser.addoption("--abc-def", "--abc-def", action="store_true")
         parser.addoption("--klm-hij", action="store_true")
-        args = parser.parse(["--funcarg", "--k"])
-        assert args.funcarg is True
-        assert args.abc_def is False
-        assert args.klm_hij is True
+        with pytest.raises(UsageError):
+            parser.parse(["--funcarg", "--k"])
 
     def test_drop_short_2(self, parser):
         parser.addoption("--func-arg", "--doit", action="store_true")
diff --git a/testing/test_pastebin.py b/testing/test_pastebin.py
index 48dea14bdc8..fd443ed40da 100644
--- a/testing/test_pastebin.py
+++ b/testing/test_pastebin.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def test_skip():
                 pytest.skip("")
         """
         )
-        reprec = testdir.inline_run(testpath, "--paste=failed")
+        reprec = testdir.inline_run(testpath, "--pastebin=failed")
         assert len(pastebinlist) == 1
         s = pastebinlist[0]
         assert s.find("def test_fail") != -1