diff --git a/qa/tasks/qemu.py b/qa/tasks/qemu.py
index 3a98a628830..b0eafab82c7 100644
--- a/qa/tasks/qemu.py
+++ b/qa/tasks/qemu.py
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ def generate_iso(ctx, config):
         user_data = user_data.format(
             ceph_branch=ctx.config.get('branch'),
             ceph_sha1=ctx.config.get('sha1'))
-        teuthology.write_file(remote, userdata_path, user_data)
+        remote.write_file(userdata_path, user_data)
 
         with open(os.path.join(src_dir, 'metadata.yaml'), 'rb') as f:
-            teuthology.write_file(remote, metadata_path, f)
+            remote.write_file(metadata_path, f)
 
         test_file = '{tdir}/qemu/{client}.test.sh'.format(tdir=testdir, client=client)