diff --git a/hw/ip/rom_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/rom_ctrl_corrupt_sig_fatal_chk_vseq.sv b/hw/ip/rom_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/rom_ctrl_corrupt_sig_fatal_chk_vseq.sv
index f6b7cdc644005..dc0055c46f674 100644
--- a/hw/ip/rom_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/rom_ctrl_corrupt_sig_fatal_chk_vseq.sv
+++ b/hw/ip/rom_ctrl/dv/env/seq_lib/rom_ctrl_corrupt_sig_fatal_chk_vseq.sv
@@ -205,11 +205,13 @@ class rom_ctrl_corrupt_sig_fatal_chk_vseq extends rom_ctrl_base_vseq;
               cfg.scoreboard.disable_rom_acc_chk = 0;
             end
             begin
+              string rom_idx_path = "tb.dut.bus_rom_rom_index";
+
               wait (cfg.m_tl_agent_cfgs["rom_ctrl_rom_reg_block"].vif.h2d.a_valid);
               $assertoff(0, "tb.dut.BusRomIndicesMatch_A");
-              uvm_hdl_force("tb.dut.bus_rom_rom_index", corr_bus_rom_rom_index_val);
+              `DV_CHECK(uvm_hdl_force(rom_idx_path, corr_bus_rom_rom_index_val));
               wait (!cfg.m_tl_agent_cfgs["rom_ctrl_rom_reg_block"].vif.h2d.a_valid);
-              uvm_hdl_release("tb.dut.bus_rom_rom_index");
+              `DV_CHECK(uvm_hdl_release(rom_idx_path));
             end
           join
         end
@@ -246,18 +248,10 @@ class rom_ctrl_corrupt_sig_fatal_chk_vseq extends rom_ctrl_base_vseq;
       @(negedge cfg.clk_rst_vif.clk);
   endtask: wait_with_bound
 
-  task chk_hdl_path(string path);
-    if(!uvm_hdl_check_path(path))
-      begin
-        `uvm_fatal("PATH NOT FOUND", $sformatf("%s", path))
-      end
-  endtask: chk_hdl_path
-
   task force_sig(string path, int value);
-    chk_hdl_path(path);
-    uvm_hdl_force(path, value);
+    `DV_CHECK(uvm_hdl_force(path, value));
     @(negedge cfg.clk_rst_vif.clk);
-    uvm_hdl_release(path);
+    `DV_CHECK(uvm_hdl_release(path));
   endtask: force_sig
 
   task chk_fsm_state();