diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/load_module_metadata.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/load_module_metadata.rb
index 9a44b6186..d5c6672b8 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/load_module_metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/load_module_metadata.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ module Puppet::Parser::Functions
     module_path = function_get_module_path([mod])
     metadata_json = File.join(module_path, 'metadata.json')
 
-    metadata_exists = File.exists?(metadata_json) # rubocop:disable Lint/DeprecatedClassMethods : Changing to .exist? breaks the code
+    metadata_exists = File.exist?(metadata_json)
     if metadata_exists
       metadata = if Puppet::Util::Package.versioncmp(Puppet.version, '8.0.0').negative?
                    PSON.load(File.read(metadata_json))
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/loadjson.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/loadjson.rb
index 6ec9fae1d..a85cd18ee 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/loadjson.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/loadjson.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ module Puppet::Parser::Functions
         else
           JSON.parse(contents) || args[1]
         end
-      elsif File.exists?(args[0]) # rubocop:disable Lint/DeprecatedClassMethods : Changing to .exist? breaks the code
+      elsif File.exist?(args[0])
         content = File.read(args[0])
         if Puppet::Util::Package.versioncmp(Puppet.version, '8.0.0').negative?
           PSON.load(content) || args[1]
diff --git a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/loadyaml.rb b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/loadyaml.rb
index 9bf047a0a..bb2a7b00a 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/parser/functions/loadyaml.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/parser/functions/loadyaml.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module Puppet::Parser::Functions
           args[1]
         end
         YAML.safe_load(contents) || args[1]
-      elsif File.exists?(args[0]) # rubocop:disable Lint/DeprecatedClassMethods : Changing to .exist? breaks the code
+      elsif File.exist?(args[0])
         YAML.load_file(args[0]) || args[1]
       else
         warning("Can't load '#{args[0]}' File does not exist!")
diff --git a/spec/functions/load_module_metadata_spec.rb b/spec/functions/load_module_metadata_spec.rb
index f2d857f14..6a8124a0f 100644
--- a/spec/functions/load_module_metadata_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functions/load_module_metadata_spec.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
       it 'jsons parse the file' do
         allow(scope).to receive(:function_get_module_path).with(['science']).and_return("#{prefix}/path/to/module/")
-        allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return(true)
+        allow(File).to receive(:exist?).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return(true)
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return('{"name": "spencer-science"}')
 
         result = subject.execute('science')
@@ -38,13 +38,13 @@
 
       it 'fails by default if there is no metadata.json' do
         allow(scope).to receive(:function_get_module_path).with(['science']).and_return("#{prefix}/path/to/module/")
-        allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return(false)
+        allow(File).to receive(:exist?).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return(false)
         expect { subject.call(['science']) }.to raise_error(Puppet::ParseError)
       end
 
       it 'returns nil if user allows empty metadata.json' do
         allow(scope).to receive(:function_get_module_path).with(['science']).and_return("#{prefix}/path/to/module/")
-        allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return(false)
+        allow(File).to receive(:exist?).with("#{prefix}/path/to/module/metadata.json").and_return(false)
         result = subject.execute('science', true)
         expect(result).to eq({})
       end
diff --git a/spec/functions/loadjson_spec.rb b/spec/functions/loadjson_spec.rb
index b9f0df95a..17d01e451 100644
--- a/spec/functions/loadjson_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functions/loadjson_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
       end
 
       before(:each) do
-        allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with(filename).and_return(false).once
+        allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_call_original
+        allow(File).to receive(:exist?).with(filename).and_return(false).once
         if Puppet::PUPPETVERSION[0].to_i < 8
           allow(PSON).to receive(:load).never # rubocop:disable RSpec/ReceiveNever  Switching to not_to receive breaks testing in this case
         else
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@
       let(:json) { '{"key":"value", {"ķęŷ":"νậŀųề" }, {"キー":"値" }' }
 
       before(:each) do
-        allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
+        allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_call_original
+        allow(File).to receive(:exist?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with(filename).and_return(json).once
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with(filename).and_return(json).once
         if Puppet::PUPPETVERSION[0].to_i < 8
@@ -75,7 +77,8 @@
       let(:json) { '{"key":"value"}' }
 
       before(:each) do
-        allow(File).to receive(:exists?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
+        allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_call_original
+        allow(File).to receive(:exist?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
         allow(File).to receive(:read).with(filename).and_return(json).once
         if Puppet::PUPPETVERSION[0].to_i < 8
           allow(PSON).to receive(:load).with(json).once.and_raise StandardError, 'Something terrible have happened!'
diff --git a/spec/functions/loadyaml_spec.rb b/spec/functions/loadyaml_spec.rb
index cc08c477a..99e87d8a9 100644
--- a/spec/functions/loadyaml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/functions/loadyaml_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     let(:filename) { '/tmp/doesnotexist' }
 
     it "'default' => 'value'" do
-      expect(File).to receive(:exists?).with(filename).and_return(false).once
+      allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_call_original
+      expect(File).to receive(:exist?).with(filename).and_return(false).once
       expect(YAML).not_to receive(:load_file)
       expect(subject).to run.with_params(filename, 'default' => 'value').and_return('default' => 'value')
     end
@@ -21,7 +22,8 @@
     let(:data) { { 'key' => 'value', 'ķęŷ' => 'νậŀųề', 'キー' => '値' } }
 
     it "returns 'key' => 'value', 'ķęŷ' => 'νậŀųề', 'キー' => '値'" do
-      expect(File).to receive(:exists?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
+      allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_call_original
+      expect(File).to receive(:exist?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
       expect(YAML).to receive(:load_file).with(filename).and_return(data).once
       expect(subject).to run.with_params(filename).and_return(data)
     end
@@ -31,7 +33,8 @@
     let(:filename) { '/tmp/doesexist' }
 
     it 'filename /tmp/doesexist' do
-      expect(File).to receive(:exists?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
+      allow(File).to receive(:exist?).and_call_original
+      expect(File).to receive(:exist?).with(filename).and_return(true).once
       allow(YAML).to receive(:load_file).with(filename).once.and_raise(StandardError, 'Something terrible have happened!')
       expect(subject).to run.with_params(filename, 'default' => 'value').and_return('default' => 'value')
     end