diff --git a/cocotbext/axi/axi_master.py b/cocotbext/axi/axi_master.py
index 21f6f40..a6760ed 100644
--- a/cocotbext/axi/axi_master.py
+++ b/cocotbext/axi/axi_master.py
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class AxiMasterWrite(Reset):
                     aw.awuser = cmd.user
 
                     self.active_id[awid] += 1
-                    await self.aw_channel.drive(aw)
+                    await self.aw_channel.send(aw)
 
                     self.log.info("Write burst start awid: 0x%x awaddr: 0x%08x awlen: %d awsize: %d awprot: %s",
                         awid, cur_addr, burst_length-1, cmd.size, cmd.prot)
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ class AxiMasterRead(Reset):
                     ar.aruser = cmd.user
 
                     self.active_id[arid] += 1
-                    await self.ar_channel.drive(ar)
+                    await self.ar_channel.send(ar)
 
                     self.log.info("Read burst start arid: 0x%x araddr: 0x%08x arlen: %d arsize: %d arprot: %s",
                         arid, cur_addr, burst_length-1, cmd.size, cmd.prot)
diff --git a/cocotbext/axi/axil_master.py b/cocotbext/axi/axil_master.py
index 7494e33..7cc330c 100644
--- a/cocotbext/axi/axil_master.py
+++ b/cocotbext/axi/axil_master.py
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class AxiLiteMasterWrite(Reset):
                 w.wdata = val
                 w.wstrb = strb
 
-                await self.aw_channel.drive(aw)
+                await self.aw_channel.send(aw)
                 await self.w_channel.send(w)
 
     async def _process_write_resp(self):
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ class AxiLiteMasterRead(Reset):
                 ar.araddr = word_addr + k*self.byte_width
                 ar.arprot = cmd.prot
 
-                await self.ar_channel.drive(ar)
+                await self.ar_channel.send(ar)
 
     async def _process_read_resp(self):
         while True: