diff --git a/src/sage/doctest/control.py b/src/sage/doctest/control.py
index 973a90a4777..853964bc29c 100644
--- a/src/sage/doctest/control.py
+++ b/src/sage/doctest/control.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 import types
 import sage.misc.flatten
 from sage.structure.sage_object import SageObject
-from sage.env import DOT_SAGE, SAGE_LIB, SAGE_SRC, SAGE_LOCAL, SAGE_EXTCODE
+from sage.env import DOT_SAGE, SAGE_LIB, SAGE_SRC, SAGE_VENV, SAGE_EXTCODE
 from sage.misc.temporary_file import tmp_dir
 from cysignals.signals import AlarmInterrupt, init_cysignals
 
@@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ def run_val_gdb(self, testing=False):
             return 2
         opt = self.options
         if opt.gdb:
-            cmd = '''exec gdb -x "%s" --args '''%(os.path.join(SAGE_LOCAL,"bin","sage-gdb-commands"))
+            cmd = '''exec gdb -x "%s" --args '''%(os.path.join(SAGE_VENV, "bin", "sage-gdb-commands"))
             flags = ""
             if opt.logfile:
                 sage_cmd += " --logfile %s"%(opt.logfile)
diff --git a/src/sage/misc/sage_ostools.pyx b/src/sage/misc/sage_ostools.pyx
index fb4e66b4910..f4f39c875fd 100644
--- a/src/sage/misc/sage_ostools.pyx
+++ b/src/sage/misc/sage_ostools.pyx
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ def have_program(program, path=None):
         True
         sage: have_program('there_is_not_a_program_with_this_name')
         False
-        sage: have_program('sage', os.path.join(SAGE_LOCAL, 'bin'))
+        sage: from sage.env import SAGE_VENV
+        sage: have_program('sage', os.path.join(SAGE_VENV, 'bin'))
         True
         sage: have_program('sage', '/there_is_not_a_path_with_this_name')
         False
diff --git a/src/sage/repl/ipython_kernel/install.py b/src/sage/repl/ipython_kernel/install.py
index 073fae573c8..59285a710a1 100644
--- a/src/sage/repl/ipython_kernel/install.py
+++ b/src/sage/repl/ipython_kernel/install.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 import errno
 
 from sage.env import (
-    SAGE_DOC, SAGE_LOCAL, SAGE_EXTCODE,
+    SAGE_DOC, SAGE_VENV, SAGE_EXTCODE,
     SAGE_VERSION,
     MATHJAX_DIR, JSMOL_DIR, THREEJS_DIR,
 )
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def _kernel_cmd(self):
              '{connection_file}']
         """
         return [
-            os.path.join(SAGE_LOCAL, 'bin', 'sage'),
+            os.path.join(SAGE_VENV, 'bin', 'sage'),
             '--python',
             '-m', 'sage.repl.ipython_kernel',
             '-f', '{connection_file}',