diff --git a/salt/states/pip_state.py b/salt/states/pip_state.py
index b12e6c9ba1e..6ad620d6478 100644
--- a/salt/states/pip_state.py
+++ b/salt/states/pip_state.py
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ except ImportError:
         del sys_modules_pip
 
 if HAS_PIP is True:
-    if salt.utils.versions.compare(ver1=pip.__version__,
+    if salt.utils.compare_versions(ver1=pip.__version__,
                                    oper='>=',
                                    ver2='18.1'):
         from pip._internal.exceptions import InstallationError  # pylint: disable=E0611,E0401
-    elif salt.utils.versions.compare(ver1=pip.__version__,
+    elif salt.utils.compare_versions(ver1=pip.__version__,
                                    oper='>=',
                                    ver2='10.0'):
         from pip.exceptions import InstallationError  # pylint: disable=E0611,E0401
@@ -83,12 +83,12 @@ __virtualname__ = 'pip'
 
 def _from_line(*args, **kwargs):
     import pip
-    if salt.utils.versions.compare(ver1=pip.__version__,
+    if salt.utils.compare_versions(ver1=pip.__version__,
                                    oper='>=',
                                    ver2='18.1'):
         import pip._internal.req.constructors  # pylint: disable=E0611,E0401
         return pip._internal.req.constructors.install_req_from_line(*args, **kwargs)
-    elif salt.utils.versions.compare(ver1=pip.__version__,
+    elif salt.utils.compare_versions(ver1=pip.__version__,
                                    oper='>=',
                                    ver2='10.0'):
         import pip._internal.req  # pylint: disable=E0611,E0401