diff --git a/gui/wxpython/iscatt/plots.py b/gui/wxpython/iscatt/plots.py
index 7a21f7d4185..80b0a2b2388 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/iscatt/plots.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/iscatt/plots.py
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ def set_data(self, A):
         self._full_res = A
         self._A = A
 
-        if self._A.dtype != np.uint8 and not np.can_cast(self._A.dtype, np.float):
+        if self._A.dtype != np.uint8 and not np.can_cast(self._A.dtype, float):
             raise TypeError("Image data can not convert to float")
 
         if self._A.ndim not in (2, 3) or (
diff --git a/python/grass/pygrass/raster/buffer.py b/python/grass/pygrass/raster/buffer.py
index 729d11e79cd..acdf2b03e6e 100644
--- a/python/grass/pygrass/raster/buffer.py
+++ b/python/grass/pygrass/raster/buffer.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def __array_wrap__(self, out_arr, context=None):
         """See:
         http://docs.scipy.org/doc/numpy/user/
         basics.subclassing.html#array-wrap-for-ufuncs"""
-        if out_arr.dtype == np.bool:
+        if out_arr.dtype == bool:
             # there is not support for boolean maps, so convert into integer
             out_arr = out_arr.astype(np.int32)
         out_arr.p = out_arr.ctypes.data_as(out_arr.pointer_type)