diff --git a/.changelog/current/2882-deprecated-sql-execute.md b/.changelog/current/2882-deprecated-sql-execute.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..598396f03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/current/2882-deprecated-sql-execute.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Maintenance
+
+- Port away from deprecated execute method
+
diff --git a/lib/Db/RecipeDb.php b/lib/Db/RecipeDb.php
index e951ea690..f4c1d6be2 100755
--- a/lib/Db/RecipeDb.php
+++ b/lib/Db/RecipeDb.php
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public function findRecipeById(int $id) {
 			->where('recipe_id = :id');
 		$qb->setParameter('id', $id, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT);
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$row = $cursor->fetch();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public function deleteRecipeById(int $id) {
 			->where('recipe_id = :id');
 		$qb->setParameter('id', $id, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT);
 
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 
 		$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public function deleteRecipeById(int $id) {
 			->where('recipe_id = :id');
 		$qb->setParameter('id', $id, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT);
 
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 
 		$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ public function deleteRecipeById(int $id) {
 			->where('recipe_id = :id');
 		$qb->setParameter('id', $id, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_INT);
 
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 	}
 
 	public function findAllRecipes(string $user_id) {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public function findAllRecipes(string $user_id) {
 			)
 		);
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$result = $cursor->fetchAll();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public function findAllKeywords(string $user_id) {
 			->orderBy('k.name');
 		$qb->setParameter('user', $user_id, Types::STRING);
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$result = $cursor->fetchAll();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ public function findAllCategories(string $user_id) {
 			->orderBy('c.name');
 		$qb->setParameter('user', $user_id, Types::STRING);
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$result = $cursor->fetchAll();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ public function findAllCategories(string $user_id) {
 				$qb->expr()->isNull('c.name')
 			);
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$row = $cursor->fetch();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ public function getRecipesByCategory(string $category, string $user_id) {
 				);
 		}
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$result = $cursor->fetchAll();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public function getRecipesByKeywords(string $keywords, string $user_id) {
 		$qb->groupBy(['r.name', 'r.recipe_id', 'kk.name', 'r.date_created', 'r.date_modified', 'c.name']);
 		$qb->orderBy('r.name');
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$result = $cursor->fetchAll();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ public function findRecipes(array $keywords, string $user_id) {
 		$qb->groupBy(['r.name', 'r.recipe_id', 'kk.name', 'r.date_created', 'r.date_modified', 'c.name']);
 		$qb->orderBy('r.name');
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$result = $cursor->fetchAll();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ public function emptySearchIndex(string $user_id) {
 			->orWhere('user_id = :empty');
 		$qb->setParameter('user', $user_id, Types::STRING);
 		$qb->setParameter('empty', 'empty', Types::STRING);
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 
 		$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 		$qb->delete(self::DB_TABLE_KEYWORDS)
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public function emptySearchIndex(string $user_id) {
 			->orWhere('user_id = :empty');
 		$qb->setParameter('user', $user_id, Types::STRING);
 		$qb->setParameter('empty', 'empty', Types::STRING);
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 
 		$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 		$qb->delete(self::DB_TABLE_CATEGORIES)
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ public function emptySearchIndex(string $user_id) {
 			->orWhere('user_id = :empty');
 		$qb->setParameter('user', $user_id, Types::STRING);
 		$qb->setParameter('empty', 'empty', Types::STRING);
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 	}
 
 	private function isRecipeEmpty($json) {
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ public function deleteRecipes(array $ids, string $userId) {
 				));
 		}
 
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ public function insertRecipes(array $recipes, string $userId) {
 			$dateModified = $this->parseDate($recipe['dateModified']);
 			$qb->setParameter('dateModified', $dateModified, Types::DATETIME);
 
-			$qb->execute();
+			$qb->executeStatement();
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ public function updateRecipes(array $recipes, string $userId) {
 			$qb->setParameter('uid', $userId);
 
 			try {
-				$qb->execute();
+				$qb->executeStatement();
 			} catch (\Exception $ex) {
 				throw $ex;
 			}
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ public function getKeywordsOfRecipe(int $recipeId, string $userId) {
 		$qb->setParameter('rid', $recipeId);
 		$qb->setParameter('uid', $userId);
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$result = $cursor->fetchAll();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ public function getCategoryOfRecipe(int $recipeId, string $userId) {
 		$qb->setParameter('rid', $recipeId);
 		$qb->setParameter('uid', $userId);
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$result = $cursor->fetch();
 		$cursor->closeCursor();
 
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ public function updateCategoryOfRecipe(int $recipeId, string $categoryName, stri
 		$qb->set('name', $qb->createNamedParameter($categoryName, IQueryBuilder::PARAM_STR));
 		$qb->setParameter('rid', $recipeId, Types::INTEGER);
 		$qb->setParameter('user', $userId, Types::STRING);
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 	}
 
 	public function addCategoryOfRecipe(int $recipeId, string $categoryName, string $userId) {
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ public function addCategoryOfRecipe(int $recipeId, string $categoryName, string
 		$qb->setParameter('user', $userId, Types::STRING);
 
 		try {
-			$qb->execute();
+			$qb->executeStatement();
 		} catch (\Exception $e) {
 			// Category didn't meet restrictions, skip it
 		}
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ public function removeCategoryOfRecipe(int $recipeId, string $userId) {
 			->where('recipe_id = :rid', 'user_id = :user');
 		$qb->setParameter('rid', $recipeId, Types::INTEGER);
 		$qb->setParameter('user', $userId, Types::STRING);
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 	}
 
 	public function addKeywordPairs(array $pairs, string $userId) {
@@ -653,9 +653,9 @@ public function addKeywordPairs(array $pairs, string $userId) {
 			$qb->setParameter('name', $p['name'], Types::STRING);
 
 			try {
-				$qb->execute();
+				$qb->executeStatement();
 			} catch (\Exception $ex) {
-				// The insertion of a keywaord might conflict with the requirements. Skip it.
+				// The insertion of a keyword might conflict with the requirements. Skip it.
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ public function removeKeywordPairs(array $pairs, string $userId) {
 			);
 		}
 
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 	}
 
 	private function parseDate(?string $date) {
diff --git a/lib/Migration/Version000000Date20210701093123.php b/lib/Migration/Version000000Date20210701093123.php
index 329bbdf74..c07bf3201 100644
--- a/lib/Migration/Version000000Date20210701093123.php
+++ b/lib/Migration/Version000000Date20210701093123.php
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public function preSchemaChange(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array
 				->having('COUNT(*) > 1');
 			//echo $qb->getSQL() . "\n";
 
-			$cursor = $qb->execute();
+			$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 			$result = $cursor->fetchAll();
 
 			if (sizeof($result) > 0) {
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ public function preSchemaChange(IOutput $output, \Closure $schemaClosure, array
 				foreach ($result as $r) {
 					$qb->setParameter('user', $r['user']);
 					$qb->setParameter('recipe', $r['recipe']);
-					$qb->execute();
+					$qb->executeStatement();
 
 					$qb2->setParameter('user', $r['user']);
-					$qb2->execute();
+					$qb2->executeStatement();
 				}
 			}
 
diff --git a/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/AbstractMigrationTestCase.php b/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/AbstractMigrationTestCase.php
index 8f836ff3c..949df738e 100644
--- a/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/AbstractMigrationTestCase.php
+++ b/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/AbstractMigrationTestCase.php
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ private function resetSQLite(): void {
 		$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 		$qb->delete('migrations')->where('app = :app');
 		$qb->setParameter('app', 'cookbook');
-		$qb->execute();
+		$qb->executeStatement();
 
 		$this->schema->performDropTableCalls();
 
diff --git a/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/Version000000Date20210701093123Test.php b/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/Version000000Date20210701093123Test.php
index 9da646367..62864f5e0 100644
--- a/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/Version000000Date20210701093123Test.php
+++ b/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/Version000000Date20210701093123Test.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ public function testRedundantEntriesInDB($data, $updatedUsers) {
 			$qb->setParameter('user', $d[0]);
 			$qb->setParameter('recipe', $d[1]);
 
-			$this->assertEquals(1, $qb->execute());
+			$this->assertEquals(1, $qb->executeStatement());
 		}
 
 		// Initialize configuration values to track reindex timestamps
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public function testRedundantEntriesInDB($data, $updatedUsers) {
 		}, $data));
 		foreach ($users as $u) {
 			$qb->setParameter('user', $u);
-			$this->assertEquals(1, $qb->execute());
+			$this->assertEquals(1, $qb->executeStatement());
 		}
 
 		// Run the migration under test
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public function testRedundantEntriesInDB($data, $updatedUsers) {
 		$qb->setParameter('appid', 'cookbook');
 		$qb->setParameter('property', 'last_index_update');
 
-		$cursor = $qb->execute();
+		$cursor = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$result = $cursor->fetchAll();
 
 		// Filter those entries from the configuration that were marked as to be reindexed
diff --git a/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/Version000000Date20220703174647Test.php b/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/Version000000Date20220703174647Test.php
index 0a6f679c1..f176062e4 100644
--- a/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/Version000000Date20220703174647Test.php
+++ b/tests/Migration/Setup/Migrations/Version000000Date20220703174647Test.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public function testRedundantEntriesInDB(/*$data, $updatedUsers*/) {
 		$qb->setParameter('user', 'username');
 		$qb->setParameter('recipe', 1234);
 
-		$this->assertEquals(1, $qb->execute());
+		$this->assertEquals(1, $qb->executeStatement());
 
 		$table = $this->schema->getTable('cookbook_names');
 		$this->assertFalse($table->hasColumn('date_created'));
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public function testRedundantEntriesInDB(/*$data, $updatedUsers*/) {
 
 		$qb = $this->db->getQueryBuilder();
 		$qb->select('date_created', 'date_modified')->from('cookbook_names');
-		$res = $qb->execute();
+		$res = $qb->executeQuery();
 		$data = $res->fetchAll();
 
 		$this->assertEquals(1, count($data));