diff --git a/examples/wps-client.js b/examples/wps-client.js
index 304c59271a..511d491ea0 100644
--- a/examples/wps-client.js
+++ b/examples/wps-client.js
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ function init() {
         layers: [new OpenLayers.Layer.Vector()]
     });
 
-    var features = [new OpenLayers.Format.WKT().read(
+    var features = [new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(OpenLayers.Geometry.fromWKT(
         'LINESTRING(117 22,112 18,118 13, 115 8)'
-    )];
-    var geometry = (new OpenLayers.Format.WKT().read(
+    ))];
+    var geometry = OpenLayers.Geometry.fromWKT(
         'POLYGON((110 20,120 20,120 10,110 10,110 20),(112 17,118 18,118 16,112 15,112 17))'
-    )).geometry;
+    );
 
     map.baseLayer.addFeatures(features);
     map.baseLayer.addFeatures([new OpenLayers.Feature.Vector(geometry)]);
diff --git a/tests/WPSProcess.html b/tests/WPSProcess.html
index 856b3c8aa6..f668ca3d79 100644
--- a/tests/WPSProcess.html
+++ b/tests/WPSProcess.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   <script src="OLLoader.js"></script>
   <script type="text/javascript">
 
+  var wkt = new OpenLayers.Format.WKT();
   var process;
   var client = new OpenLayers.WPSClient({
       servers: {
@@ -82,8 +83,8 @@
       // configured with output identifier
       process.execute({
           inputs: {
-              line: new OpenLayers.Format.WKT().read(line),
-              polygon: new OpenLayers.Format.WKT().read(polygon)
+              line: wkt.read(line),
+              polygon: wkt.read(polygon)
           },
           output: 'foo',
           success: success
@@ -91,8 +92,8 @@
       // configured without output identifier
       process.execute({
           inputs: {
-              line: new OpenLayers.Format.WKT().read(line),
-              polygon: new OpenLayers.Format.WKT().read(polygon)
+              line: wkt.read(line),
+              polygon: wkt.read(polygon)
           },
           success: success
       });
@@ -130,10 +131,10 @@
       var intersect = client.getProcess('local', 'JTS:intersection');    
       intersect.configure({
           inputs: {
-              a: new OpenLayers.Format.WKT().read(
+              a: wkt.read(
                      'LINESTRING(117 22,112 18,118 13,115 8)'
                  ),
-              b: new OpenLayers.Format.WKT().read(
+              b: wkt.read(
                      'POLYGON((110 20,120 20,120 10,110 10,110 20),(112 17,118 18,118 16,112 15,112 17))'
                  )
           }