diff --git a/library/ipasssd.py b/library/ipasssd.py
index 3b2a567f..4320a6bc 100644
--- a/library/ipasssd.py
+++ b/library/ipasssd.py
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ def main():
     if on_master:
         sssd_enable_service(module, sssdconfig, 'ifp')
 
-    if (("ssh" in services and file_exists(paths.SSH_CONFIG)) or
-        ("sshd" in services and file_exists(paths.SSHD_CONFIG))):
+    if (("ssh" in services and os.path.isfile(paths.SSH_CONFIG)) or
+        ("sshd" in services and os.path.isfile(paths.SSHD_CONFIG))):
         sssd_enable_service(module, sssdconfig, 'ssh')
 
     if "sudo" in services:
diff --git a/module_utils/ansible_ipa_client.py b/module_utils/ansible_ipa_client.py
index 2e58d1b3..0839770c 100644
--- a/module_utils/ansible_ipa_client.py
+++ b/module_utils/ansible_ipa_client.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ if NUM_VERSION >= 40400:
     if NUM_VERSION >= 40500 and NUM_VERSION < 40590:
         from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
     from ipapython.ipautil import CalledProcessError, write_tmp_file, \
-        ipa_generate_password, file_exists
+        ipa_generate_password
     from ipapython.dn import DN
     try:
         from ipalib.install.kinit import kinit_keytab, kinit_password
diff --git a/roles/ipaserver/library/ipaserver_load_cache.py b/roles/ipaserver/library/ipaserver_load_cache.py
index ae805d3f..1c5fa7f0 100644
--- a/roles/ipaserver/library/ipaserver_load_cache.py
+++ b/roles/ipaserver/library/ipaserver_load_cache.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def main():
 
     # restore cache #########################################################
 
-    if ipautil.file_exists(paths.ROOT_IPA_CACHE):
+    if os.path.isfile(paths.ROOT_IPA_CACHE):
         if options.dm_password is None:
             ansible_module.fail_json(msg="Directory Manager password required")
         try:
diff --git a/roles/ipaserver/library/ipaserver_test.py b/roles/ipaserver/library/ipaserver_test.py
index 5d96b190..975df0da 100644
--- a/roles/ipaserver/library/ipaserver_test.py
+++ b/roles/ipaserver/library/ipaserver_test.py
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ def main():
                     msg="servers cannot be used without providing domain")
 
         else:
-            if not ipautil.file_exists(options.replica_file):
+            if not os.path.isfile(options.replica_file):
                 ansible_module.fail_json(
                     msg="Replica file %s does not exist" % options.replica_file)