diff --git a/nireports/reportlets/nuisance.py b/nireports/reportlets/nuisance.py
index ca1baa5c..40c76c7d 100644
--- a/nireports/reportlets/nuisance.py
+++ b/nireports/reportlets/nuisance.py
@@ -886,10 +886,10 @@ def confounds_correlation_plot(
     sns.heatmap(corr, linewidths=0.5, cmap="coolwarm", center=0, square=True, ax=ax0)
     ax0.tick_params(axis="both", which="both", width=0)
 
-    for tick in ax0.xaxis.get_major_ticks():
-        tick.label.set_fontsize("small")
-    for tick in ax0.yaxis.get_major_ticks():
-        tick.label.set_fontsize("small")
+    for label in ax0.xaxis.get_majorticklabels():
+        label.set_fontsize("small")
+    for label in ax0.yaxis.get_majorticklabels():
+        label.set_fontsize("small")
     sns.barplot(
         data=gscorr,
         x="index",
@@ -905,11 +905,11 @@ def confounds_correlation_plot(
     ax1.tick_params(axis="x", which="both", width=0)
     ax1.tick_params(axis="y", which="both", width=5, length=5)
 
-    for tick in ax1.xaxis.get_major_ticks():
-        tick.label.set_fontsize("small")
-        tick.label.set_rotation("vertical")
-    for tick in ax1.yaxis.get_major_ticks():
-        tick.label.set_fontsize("small")
+    for label in ax1.xaxis.get_majorticklabels():
+        label.set_fontsize("small")
+        label.set_rotation("vertical")
+    for label in ax1.yaxis.get_majorticklabels():
+        label.set_fontsize("small")
     for side in ["top", "right", "left"]:
         ax1.spines[side].set_color("none")
         ax1.spines[side].set_visible(False)
diff --git a/nireports/reportlets/xca.py b/nireports/reportlets/xca.py
index 8fdaa7f9..a97e4c19 100644
--- a/nireports/reportlets/xca.py
+++ b/nireports/reportlets/xca.py
@@ -208,9 +208,9 @@ def plot_melodic_components(
         ax2.autoscale_view("tight")
         ax2.tick_params(axis="both", which="major", pad=0)
         sns.despine(left=True, bottom=True)
-        for tick in ax2.xaxis.get_major_ticks():
-            tick.label.set_fontsize(6)
-            tick.label.set_color(color_time)
+        for label in ax2.xaxis.get_majorticklabels():
+            label.set_fontsize(6)
+            label.set_color(color_time)
 
         ax3.plot(
             f[0:],
@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ def plot_melodic_components(
         ax3.axes.get_yaxis().set_visible(False)
         ax3.autoscale_view("tight")
         ax3.tick_params(axis="both", which="major", pad=0)
-        for tick in ax3.xaxis.get_major_ticks():
-            tick.label.set_fontsize(6)
-            tick.label.set_color(color_power)
+        for label in ax3.xaxis.get_majorticklabels():
+            label.set_fontsize(6)
+            label.set_color(color_power)
         sns.despine(left=True, bottom=True)
 
     plt.subplots_adjust(hspace=0.5)
@@ -358,9 +358,9 @@ def compcor_variance_plot(
 
         ax[m].set_yticks([])
         ax[m].set_yticklabels([])
-        for tick in ax[m].xaxis.get_major_ticks():
-            tick.label.set_fontsize("x-small")
-            tick.label.set_rotation("vertical")
+        for label in ax[m].xaxis.get_majorticklabels():
+            label.set_fontsize("x-small")
+            label.set_rotation("vertical")
         for side in ["top", "right", "left"]:
             ax[m].spines[side].set_color("none")
             ax[m].spines[side].set_visible(False)