diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_common_test_http.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_common_test_http.erl
index 83cf02019..67473363e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_common_test_http.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_common_test_http.erl
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 -define(DEFAULT_APP_SECRET, <<"default_app_secret">>).
 
 %% from emqx_dashboard/include/emqx_dashboard_rbac.hrl
--define(ROLE_API_SUPERUSER, <<"api_administrator">>).
+-define(ROLE_API_SUPERUSER, <<"administrator">>).
 
 request_api(Method, Url, Auth) ->
     request_api(Method, Url, [], Auth, []).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_dashboard/include/emqx_dashboard_rbac.hrl b/apps/emqx_dashboard/include/emqx_dashboard_rbac.hrl
index 8f49464a4..386ae8bea 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_dashboard/include/emqx_dashboard_rbac.hrl
+++ b/apps/emqx_dashboard/include/emqx_dashboard_rbac.hrl
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@
 -define(ROLE_SUPERUSER, <<"administrator">>).
 -define(ROLE_DEFAULT, ?ROLE_SUPERUSER).
 
--define(ROLE_API_VIEWER, <<"api_viewer">>).
--define(ROLE_API_SUPERUSER, <<"api_administrator">>).
--define(ROLE_API_PUBLISHER, <<"api_publisher">>).
+-define(ROLE_API_VIEWER, <<"viewer">>).
+-define(ROLE_API_SUPERUSER, <<"administrator">>).
+-define(ROLE_API_PUBLISHER, <<"publisher">>).
 -define(ROLE_API_DEFAULT, ?ROLE_API_SUPERUSER).
 
 -endif.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_data_backup_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_data_backup_SUITE.erl
index c98ccf676..c384b55e8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_data_backup_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/test/emqx_mgmt_data_backup_SUITE.erl
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 -include_lib("snabbkaffe/include/snabbkaffe.hrl").
 
 -define(ROLE_SUPERUSER, <<"administrator">>).
--define(ROLE_API_SUPERUSER, <<"api_administrator">>).
+-define(ROLE_API_SUPERUSER, <<"administrator">>).
 -define(BOOTSTRAP_BACKUP, "emqx-export-test-bootstrap-ce.tar.gz").
 
 all() ->