diff --git a/docker/docker_build_test.py b/docker/docker_build_test.py
index ed9b51dcc1f0a..906b88772206f 100755
--- a/docker/docker_build_test.py
+++ b/docker/docker_build_test.py
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ def build_docker_image(image, tag, kafka_url, image_type):
 def run_docker_tests(image, tag, kafka_url, image_type):
     temp_dir_path = tempfile.mkdtemp()
     try:
-        execute(["docker-compose", "--version"])
         current_dir = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
         copy_tree(f"{current_dir}/test/fixtures", f"{temp_dir_path}/fixtures")
         execute(["wget", "-nv", "-O", f"{temp_dir_path}/kafka.tgz", kafka_url])
diff --git a/docker/test/docker_sanity_test.py b/docker/test/docker_sanity_test.py
index d2135fb029507..59ed6fcc9b41f 100644
--- a/docker/test/docker_sanity_test.py
+++ b/docker/test/docker_sanity_test.py
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ def update_file(self, filename, old_string, new_string):
     def start_compose(self, filename) -> None:
         self.update_file(filename, "image: {$IMAGE}", f"image: {self.IMAGE}")
         self.update_file(f"{self.FIXTURES_DIR}/{constants.SSL_CLIENT_CONFIG}", "{$DIR}", self.FIXTURES_DIR)
-        subprocess.run(["docker-compose", "-f", filename, "up", "-d"])
+        subprocess.run(["docker", "compose", "-f", filename, "up", "-d"])
     
     def destroy_compose(self, filename) -> None:
-        subprocess.run(["docker-compose", "-f", filename, "down"])
+        subprocess.run(["docker", "compose", "-f", filename, "down"])
         self.update_file(filename, f"image: {self.IMAGE}", "image: {$IMAGE}")
         self.update_file(f"{self.FIXTURES_DIR}/{constants.SSL_CLIENT_CONFIG}", self.FIXTURES_DIR, "{$DIR}")