diff --git a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
index 221afea71..8cab1786b 100644
--- a/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
+++ b/beetsplug/musicbrainz.py
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ class MusicBrainzPlugin(MetadataSourcePlugin):
                     rel["type"] == "transl-tracklisting"
                     and rel["direction"] == "backward"
                 ):
-                    actual_res = self.api.get_release(rel["target"])
+                    actual_res = self.api.get_release(rel["release"]["id"])
 
         # release is potentially a pseudo release
         release = self.album_info(res)
diff --git a/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py b/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
index 0a3155430..30b9f7d1a 100644
--- a/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
+++ b/test/plugins/test_musicbrainz.py
@@ -204,7 +204,6 @@ class MBAlbumInfoTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
                 {
                     "type": "remixer",
                     "type-id": "RELATION TYPE ID",
-                    "target": "RECORDING REMIXER ARTIST ID",
                     "direction": "RECORDING RELATION DIRECTION",
                     "artist": {
                         "id": "RECORDING REMIXER ARTIST ID",
@@ -820,8 +819,10 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
                 "release-relations": [
                     {
                         "type": "transl-tracklisting",
-                        "target": "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da01",
                         "direction": "backward",
+                        "release": {
+                            "id": "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da01"
+                        },
                     }
                 ],
             },
@@ -993,8 +994,10 @@ class MBLibraryTest(MusicBrainzTestCase):
                 "release-relations": [
                     {
                         "type": "remaster",
-                        "target": "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da01",
                         "direction": "backward",
+                        "release": {
+                            "id": "d2a6f856-b553-40a0-ac54-a321e8e2da01"
+                        },
                     }
                 ],
             }