diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/Makefile b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/Makefile
index 913e9aef4d..e4359e74ce 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/Makefile
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PROJECT = rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache
 
-DEPS = rabbit_common
+DEPS = rabbit_common rabbit
 TEST_DEPS += rabbit rabbitmq_ct_helpers rabbitmq_ct_client_helpers
 
 DEP_EARLY_PLUGINS = rabbit_common/mk/rabbitmq-early-plugin.mk
diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/src/rabbit_auth_cache.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/src/rabbit_auth_cache.erl
index d75ee592e3..6c6458eda6 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/src/rabbit_auth_cache.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/src/rabbit_auth_cache.erl
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ behaviour_info(_Other) ->
 -endif.
 
 expiration(TTL) ->
-    erlang:system_time(milli_seconds) + TTL.
+    time_compat:erlang_system_time(milli_seconds) + TTL.
 
 expired(Exp) ->
-    erlang:system_time(milli_seconds) > Exp.
+    time_compat:erlang_system_time(milli_seconds) > Exp.
diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/src/rabbit_auth_cache_ets_segmented_stateless.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/src/rabbit_auth_cache_ets_segmented_stateless.erl
index e6a50ed3f8..c89152c4ca 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/src/rabbit_auth_cache_ets_segmented_stateless.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/src/rabbit_auth_cache_ets_segmented_stateless.erl
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ handle_cast(_, State = #state{}) ->
     {noreply, State}.
 
 handle_info(gc, State = #state{}) ->
-    Now = erlang:system_time(milli_seconds),
+    Now = time_compat:erlang_system_time(milli_seconds),
     MatchSpec = [{{'$1', '$2'}, [{'<', '$1', {const, Now}}], ['$2']}],
     Expired = ets:select(?SEGMENT_TABLE, MatchSpec),
     [ets:delete(Table) || Table <- Expired],
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ do_add_segment(Segment) ->
     end.
 
 get_segment_tables() ->
-    Now = erlang:system_time(milli_seconds),
+    Now = time_compat:erlang_system_time(milli_seconds),
     MatchSpec = [{{'$1', '$2'}, [{'>', '$1', {const, Now}}], ['$_']}],
     [V || {K, V} <- ets:select(?SEGMENT_TABLE, MatchSpec), K =/= segment_size].
 
diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/test/src/rabbit_auth_cache_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/test/src/rabbit_auth_cache_SUITE.erl
index dc79eb4f9d..1ab29f86bb 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/test/src/rabbit_auth_cache_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_auth_backend_cache/test/src/rabbit_auth_cache_SUITE.erl
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ init_per_testcase0(_, Config) -> Config.
 
 end_per_testcase(Test, Config) ->
     AuthCacheModule = ?config(auth_cache_module, Config),
-    gen_server:stop(AuthCacheModule),
+    % gen_server:stop(AuthCacheModule),
+    Pid = whereis(AuthCacheModule),
+    exit(Pid, normal),
     end_per_testcase0(Test, Config).
 
 end_per_testcase0(get_expired, Config) ->