diff --git a/modules/hw/d3d11/d3d11_surface.c b/modules/hw/d3d11/d3d11_surface.c
index d5989eae45..f1e1ce0cf2 100644
--- a/modules/hw/d3d11/d3d11_surface.c
+++ b/modules/hw/d3d11/d3d11_surface.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static filter_t *CreateCPUtoGPUFilter( filter_t *p_this, const es_format_t *p_fm
     es_format_InitFromVideo( &p_filter->fmt_in,  &p_fmt_in->video );
     es_format_InitFromVideo( &p_filter->fmt_out, &p_fmt_in->video );
     p_filter->fmt_out.i_codec = p_filter->fmt_out.video.i_chroma = dst_chroma;
-    p_filter->p_module = module_need( p_filter, "video converter", NULL, false );
+    p_filter->p_module = vlc_filter_LoadModule( p_filter, "video converter", NULL, false );
 
     if( !p_filter->p_module )
     {
diff --git a/modules/hw/d3d9/dxa9.c b/modules/hw/d3d9/dxa9.c
index 18924088e3..1a6194a282 100644
--- a/modules/hw/d3d9/dxa9.c
+++ b/modules/hw/d3d9/dxa9.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static filter_t *CreateFilter( filter_t *p_this, const es_format_t *p_fmt_in,
     es_format_InitFromVideo( &p_filter->fmt_in,  &p_fmt_in->video );
     es_format_InitFromVideo( &p_filter->fmt_out, &p_fmt_in->video );
     p_filter->fmt_out.i_codec = p_filter->fmt_out.video.i_chroma = dst_chroma;
-    p_filter->p_module = module_need( p_filter, "video converter", NULL, false );
+    p_filter->p_module = vlc_filter_LoadModule (p_filter, "video converter", NULL, false );
 
     if( !p_filter->p_module )
     {
diff --git a/modules/video_filter/ci_filters.m b/modules/video_filter/ci_filters.m
index 251f11a25f..7253367265 100644
--- a/modules/video_filter/ci_filters.m
+++ b/modules/video_filter/ci_filters.m
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ CVPX_to_CVPX_converter_Create(filter_t *filter, bool to_rgba)
         converter->fmt_in.i_codec = VLC_CODEC_CVPX_BGRA;
     }
 
-    converter->p_module = module_need(converter, "video converter", NULL, false);
+    converter->p_module = vlc_filter_LoadModule(converter, "video converter", NULL, false);
     if (!converter->p_module)
     {
         vlc_object_delete(converter);
diff --git a/modules/video_output/apple/VLCSampleBufferDisplay.m b/modules/video_output/apple/VLCSampleBufferDisplay.m
index b0e07c26e0..f906183b5e 100644
--- a/modules/video_output/apple/VLCSampleBufferDisplay.m
+++ b/modules/video_output/apple/VLCSampleBufferDisplay.m
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ CreateCVPXConverter(vout_display_t *vd)
     converter->fmt_out.video.i_chroma =
     converter->fmt_out.i_codec = VLC_CODEC_CVPX_BGRA;
 
-    converter->p_module = module_need(converter, "video converter", NULL, false);
+    converter->p_module = vlc_filter_LoadModule(converter, "video converter", NULL, false);
     if (!converter->p_module)
     {
         vlc_object_delete(converter);
diff --git a/src/misc/image.c b/src/misc/image.c
index b65e0148e9..fc6fa2b53d 100644
--- a/src/misc/image.c
+++ b/src/misc/image.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ static filter_t *CreateConverter( vlc_object_t *p_this,
 
     p_filter->fmt_out.i_codec = p_fmt_out->i_chroma;
     p_filter->vctx_in = p_vctx_in;
-    p_filter->p_module = module_need( p_filter, "video converter", NULL, false );
+    p_filter->p_module = vlc_filter_LoadModule( p_filter, "video converter", NULL, false );
 
     if( !p_filter->p_module )
     {
diff --git a/src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c b/src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c
index d5ecb1e500..bb98b54d88 100644
--- a/src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c
+++ b/src/video_output/vout_subpictures.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ static filter_t *SpuRenderCreateAndLoadScale(vlc_object_t *object,
     scale->fmt_out.video.i_height =
     scale->fmt_out.video.i_visible_height = require_resize ? 16 : 32;
 
-    scale->p_module = module_need(scale, "video converter", NULL, false);
+    scale->p_module = vlc_filter_LoadModule(scale, "video converter", NULL, false);
     if (!scale->p_module)
     {
         vlc_object_delete(scale);