diff --git a/apps/testing/lib/Locking/FakeDBLockingProvider.php b/apps/testing/lib/Locking/FakeDBLockingProvider.php
index f77bacc7a6355..6792c6543c3ce 100644
--- a/apps/testing/lib/Locking/FakeDBLockingProvider.php
+++ b/apps/testing/lib/Locking/FakeDBLockingProvider.php
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 
 use OC\Lock\DBLockingProvider;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
+use OCP\DB\QueryBuilder\IQueryBuilder;
 use OCP\IDBConnection;
+use Override;
 
 class FakeDBLockingProvider extends DBLockingProvider {
 	// Lock for 10 hours just to be sure
@@ -28,14 +30,16 @@ public function __construct(
 		$this->db = $connection;
 	}
 
-	/** @inheritDoc */
+	#[Override]
 	public function releaseLock(string $path, int $type): void {
-		// we DONT keep shared locks till the end of the request
+		// we DON'T keep shared locks till the end of the request
 		if ($type === self::LOCK_SHARED) {
-			$this->db->executeUpdate(
-				'UPDATE `*PREFIX*file_locks` SET `lock` = 0 WHERE `key` = ? AND `lock` = 1',
-				[$path]
-			);
+			$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
+			$qb->update('file_locks')
+				->set('lock', $qb->createNamedParameter(0, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT))
+				->where($qb->expr()->eq('key', $qb->createNamedParameter($path, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_STR)))
+				->andWhere($qb->expr()->eq('lock', $qb->createNamedParameter(1, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT)))
+				->executeStatement();
 		}
 
 		parent::releaseLock($path, $type);
diff --git a/build/psalm-baseline.xml b/build/psalm-baseline.xml
index df8b4d89e8bec..bb1487798c8f7 100644
--- a/build/psalm-baseline.xml
+++ b/build/psalm-baseline.xml
@@ -2132,11 +2132,6 @@
       <code><![CDATA[setAppValue]]></code>
     </DeprecatedMethod>
   </file>
-  <file src="apps/testing/lib/Locking/FakeDBLockingProvider.php">
-    <DeprecatedMethod>
-      <code><![CDATA[executeUpdate]]></code>
-    </DeprecatedMethod>
-  </file>
   <file src="apps/testing/lib/Provider/FakeText2ImageProvider.php">
     <DeprecatedInterface>
       <code><![CDATA[FakeText2ImageProvider]]></code>
@@ -2674,7 +2669,6 @@
   </file>
   <file src="core/Command/Db/ConvertType.php">
     <DeprecatedMethod>
-      <code><![CDATA[execute]]></code>
       <code><![CDATA[getName]]></code>
       <code><![CDATA[getPrimaryKeyColumns]]></code>
     </DeprecatedMethod>
@@ -3021,34 +3015,6 @@
       <code><![CDATA[$this->request->server]]></code>
     </NoInterfaceProperties>
   </file>
-  <file src="core/Migrations/Version13000Date20170718121200.php">
-    <DeprecatedMethod>
-      <code><![CDATA[execute]]></code>
-      <code><![CDATA[execute]]></code>
-      <code><![CDATA[execute]]></code>
-    </DeprecatedMethod>
-  </file>
-  <file src="core/Migrations/Version14000Date20180404140050.php">
-    <DeprecatedMethod>
-      <code><![CDATA[execute]]></code>
-    </DeprecatedMethod>
-  </file>
-  <file src="core/Migrations/Version16000Date20190427105638.php">
-    <DeprecatedMethod>
-      <code><![CDATA[execute]]></code>
-    </DeprecatedMethod>
-  </file>
-  <file src="core/Migrations/Version18000Date20190920085628.php">
-    <DeprecatedMethod>
-      <code><![CDATA[execute]]></code>
-    </DeprecatedMethod>
-  </file>
-  <file src="core/Migrations/Version20000Date20201109081918.php">
-    <DeprecatedMethod>
-      <code><![CDATA[execute]]></code>
-      <code><![CDATA[execute]]></code>
-    </DeprecatedMethod>
-  </file>
   <file src="core/Service/LoginFlowV2Service.php">
     <DeprecatedClass>
       <code><![CDATA[IToken::DO_NOT_REMEMBER]]></code>
diff --git a/core/Command/Db/ConvertType.php b/core/Command/Db/ConvertType.php
index 0067bec4d9e30..e09f803f3c81e 100644
--- a/core/Command/Db/ConvertType.php
+++ b/core/Command/Db/ConvertType.php
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ protected function copyTable(Connection $fromDB, Connection $toDB, Table $table,
 							$insertQuery->setParameter($key, $value);
 						}
 					}
-					$insertQuery->execute();
+					$insertQuery->executeStatement();
 				}
 				$result->closeCursor();
 
diff --git a/core/Migrations/Version13000Date20170718121200.php b/core/Migrations/Version13000Date20170718121200.php
index 35c2d1730bc4c..ed8c57f52e5d2 100644
--- a/core/Migrations/Version13000Date20170718121200.php
+++ b/core/Migrations/Version13000Date20170718121200.php
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ public function preSchemaChange(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array
 		if ($table->hasColumn('fileid')) {
 			$qb = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
 			$qb->delete('properties');
-			$qb->execute();
+			$qb->executeStatement();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1008,6 +1008,7 @@ public function postSchemaChange(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
 		$query->select('*')
 			->from('dav_properties');
+		$result = $query->executeQuery();
 
 		$insert = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
 		$insert->insert('properties')
@@ -1016,14 +1017,13 @@ public function postSchemaChange(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array
 			->setValue('propertyvalue', $insert->createParameter('propertyvalue'))
 			->setValue('userid', $insert->createParameter('userid'));
 
-		$result = $query->execute();
 		while ($row = $result->fetch()) {
 			preg_match('/(calendar)\/([A-z0-9-@_]+)\//', $row['propertypath'], $match);
 			$insert->setParameter('propertypath', (string)$row['propertypath'])
 				->setParameter('propertyname', (string)$row['propertyname'])
 				->setParameter('propertyvalue', (string)$row['propertyvalue'])
 				->setParameter('userid', ($match[2] ?? ''));
-			$insert->execute();
+			$insert->executeStatement();
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/Migrations/Version14000Date20180404140050.php b/core/Migrations/Version14000Date20180404140050.php
index cb7723285df35..6f477f7fcdc64 100644
--- a/core/Migrations/Version14000Date20180404140050.php
+++ b/core/Migrations/Version14000Date20180404140050.php
@@ -62,6 +62,6 @@ public function postSchemaChange(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array
 
 		$qb->update('users')
 			->set('uid_lower', $qb->func()->lower('uid'));
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/Migrations/Version16000Date20190427105638.php b/core/Migrations/Version16000Date20190427105638.php
index 3664485e83c1f..98a81e1a2ff47 100644
--- a/core/Migrations/Version16000Date20190427105638.php
+++ b/core/Migrations/Version16000Date20190427105638.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function preSchemaChange(IOutput $output, Closure $schemaClosure, array $
 		$this->connection
 			->getQueryBuilder()
 			->delete('collres_accesscache')
-			->execute();
+			->executeStatement();
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/core/Migrations/Version18000Date20190920085628.php b/core/Migrations/Version18000Date20190920085628.php
index 6ba05838d86c7..ed48792d694a0 100644
--- a/core/Migrations/Version18000Date20190920085628.php
+++ b/core/Migrations/Version18000Date20190920085628.php
@@ -55,6 +55,6 @@ public function postSchemaChange(IOutput $output, Closure $schemaClosure, array
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
 		$query->update('groups')
 			->set('displayname', 'gid');
-		$query->execute();
+		$query->executeStatement();
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/Migrations/Version20000Date20201109081918.php b/core/Migrations/Version20000Date20201109081918.php
index a24b1ab82b4e6..f85c34f47a2af 100644
--- a/core/Migrations/Version20000Date20201109081918.php
+++ b/core/Migrations/Version20000Date20201109081918.php
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ public function postSchemaChange(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array
 			->setValue('identifier', $insert->createParameter('identifier'))
 			->setValue('credentials', $insert->createParameter('credentials'));
 
-		$result = $query->execute();
+		$result = $query->executeQuery();
 		while ($row = $result->fetch()) {
 			$insert->setParameter('user', (string)$row['user'])
 				->setParameter('identifier', (string)$row['identifier'])
 				->setParameter('credentials', (string)$row['credentials']);
-			$insert->execute();
+			$insert->executeStatement();
 		}
 		$result->closeCursor();
 	}