diff -r e8afecc3b576 -r 8ea63a2cc2cc devtools/__init__.py
--- a/devtools/__init__.py	Thu Jan 10 22:51:10 2013 +0100
+++ b/devtools/__init__.py	Thu Jan 10 22:52:47 2013 +0100
@@ -386,12 +386,12 @@
 
     def get_cnx(self):
         """return Connection object on the current repository"""
-        from cubicweb.dbapi import repo_connect
+        from cubicweb.dbapi import _repo_connect
         repo = self.get_repo()
         sources = self.config.sources()
         login  = unicode(sources['admin']['login'])
         password = sources['admin']['password'] or 'xxx'
-        cnx = repo_connect(repo, login, password=password)
+        cnx = _repo_connect(repo, login, password=password)
         return cnx
 
     def get_repo_and_cnx(self, db_id=DEFAULT_EMPTY_DB_ID):