diff --git a/tests/rptest/services/admin.py b/tests/rptest/services/admin.py
index 88b9cc738cd59..b2da3aece1441 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/services/admin.py
+++ b/tests/rptest/services/admin.py
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ def __init__(
             backoff_factor=1,
             status_forcelist=retry_codes,
             respect_retry_after_header=True,
-            method_whitelist=None,
+            allowed_methods=None,  # Retry all methods
             remove_headers_on_redirect=[],
         )