diff --git a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag5648-r0/plugins/psuutil.py b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag5648-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
index 8aa080166f..98112753a0 100644
--- a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag5648-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
+++ b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag5648-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os.path
+import subprocess
 
 try:
     from sonic_psu.psu_base import PsuBase
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
 
         self.psu_path = "/sys/bus/i2c/devices/6-00{}/"
         self.psu_oper_status = "in1_input"
-        self.psu_presence = "i2cget -y 6 0x{} 0x00"
+        self.psu_presence = ["i2cget", "-y", "6", "", "0x00"]
 
     def get_num_psus(self):
         """
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
             return False
         Base_bus_number = 49
         status = 0
+        self.psu_presence[3] = "0x" + str(index + Base_bus_number)
         try:
-            p = os.popen(self.psu_presence.format(index + Base_bus_number) + "> /dev/null 2>&1")
-            if p.readline() != None:
+            p = subprocess.Popen(self.psu_presence, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+            if p.stdout.readline() != None:
                 status = 1
             p.close()
         except IOError:
diff --git a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9032v1-r0/plugins/psuutil.py b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9032v1-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
index 391efbd240..0659d051de 100644
--- a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9032v1-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
+++ b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9032v1-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os.path
+import subprocess
 
 try:
     from sonic_psu.psu_base import PsuBase
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
 
         self.psu_path = "/sys/bus/i2c/devices/{}-0058/"
         self.psu_oper_status = "in1_input"
-        self.psu_presence = "i2cget -y {} 0x50 0x00"
+        self.psu_presence = ["i2cget", "-y", "", "0x50", "0x00"]
 
     def get_num_psus(self):
         """
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
             return False
         Base_bus_number = 39
         status = 0
+        self.psu_presence[2] = str(index + Base_bus_number)
         try:
-            p = os.popen(self.psu_presence.format(index + Base_bus_number) + "> /dev/null 2>&1")
-            if p.readline() != None:
+            p = subprocess.Popen(self.psu_presence, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+            if p.stdout.readline() != None:
                 status = 1
             p.close()
         except IOError:
diff --git a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9032v2a-r0/plugins/psuutil.py b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9032v2a-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
index 06655c07a4..abce79d092 100644
--- a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9032v2a-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
+++ b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9032v2a-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # provides the PSUs status which are available in the platform
 #
 
-import os.path
 import subprocess
 
 try:
@@ -38,8 +37,9 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
             return False
         status = 0
         try:
-            p = os.popen("ipmitool raw 0x38 0x2 3 0x6a 0x3 1")
-            content = p.readline().rstrip()
+            cmd = ["ipmitool", "raw", "0x38", "0x2", "3", "0x6a", "0x3", "1"]
+            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+            content = p.stdout.readline().rstrip()
             reg_value = int(content, 16)
             if index == 1:
                 mask = (1 << 6)
@@ -66,8 +66,9 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
 
         status = 0
         try:
-            p = os.popen("ipmitool raw 0x38 0x2 3 0x6a 0x3 1")
-            content = p.readline().rstrip()
+            cmd = ["ipmitool", "raw", "0x38", "0x2", "3", "0x6a", "0x3", "1"]
+            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+            content = p.stdout.readline().rstrip()
             reg_value = int(content, 16)
             if index == 1:
                 mask = (1 << 7)
diff --git a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9064-r0/plugins/psuutil.py b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9064-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
index 43f7bb6acb..aef4534f2e 100644
--- a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9064-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
+++ b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_ag9064-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # provides the PSUs status which are available in the platform
 #
 
-import os.path
 import subprocess
 
 try:
@@ -17,8 +16,8 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
 
     def __init__(self):
         PsuBase.__init__(self)
-        self.psu_presence = "cat /sys/devices/platform/delta-ag9064-cpld.0/psu{}_scan"
-        self.psu_status = "cat /sys/devices/platform/delta-ag9064-swpld1.0/psu{}_pwr_ok"
+        self.psu_presence = "/sys/devices/platform/delta-ag9064-cpld.0/psu{}_scan"
+        self.psu_status = "/sys/devices/platform/delta-ag9064-swpld1.0/psu{}_pwr_ok"
 
     def get_num_psus(self):
         """
@@ -40,8 +39,9 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
             return False
 
         status = 0
+        self.psu_status = self.psu_status.format(index)
         try:
-            p = os.popen(self.psu_status.format(index))
+            p = open(self.psu_status, 'r')
             content = p.readline().rstrip()
             reg_value = int(content)
             if reg_value != 0:
@@ -63,8 +63,9 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
         if index is None:
             return False
         status = 0
+        self.psu_presence = self.psu_presence.format(index)
         try:
-            p = os.popen(self.psu_presence.format(index))
+            p = open(self.psu_presence, 'r')
             content = p.readline().rstrip()
             reg_value = int(content, 16)
             if reg_value != 0:
diff --git a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_agc032-r0/plugins/psuutil.py b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_agc032-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
index 0cb47cad1b..3cee96c1f6 100644
--- a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_agc032-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
+++ b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_agc032-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os.path
+import subprocess
 
 try:
     from sonic_psu.psu_base import PsuBase
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
         self.psu_path = "/sys/bus/i2c/devices/{}-0058/"
         self.psu_oper_status = "in1_input"
         self.psu_oper_status2 = "in2_input"
-        self.psu_presence = "i2cget -y {} 0x50 0x00"
+        self.psu_presence = ["i2cget", "-y", "", "0x50", "0x00"]
 
     def get_num_psus(self):
         """
@@ -50,9 +50,10 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
             return False
         Base_bus_number = 0
         status = 0
+        self.psu_presence[2] = str(index + Base_bus_number)
         try:
-            p = os.popen(self.psu_presence.format(index + Base_bus_number) + "> /dev/null 2>&1")
-            if p.readline() != None:
+            p = subprocess.Popen(self.psu_presence, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+            if p.stdout.readline() != None:
                 status = 1
             p.close()
         except IOError:
diff --git a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_et-c032if-r0/plugins/psuutil.py b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_et-c032if-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
index 4eb3bb87db..6d1a508476 100644
--- a/device/delta/x86_64-delta_et-c032if-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
+++ b/device/delta/x86_64-delta_et-c032if-r0/plugins/psuutil.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # provides the PSUs status which are available in the platform
 #
 
-import os.path
 import subprocess
 
 try:
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
 
     def __init__(self):
         PsuBase.__init__(self)
-        self.psu_status = "ipmitool raw 0x38 0x1 {} 0x50"
+        self.psu_status = ["ipmitool", "raw", "0x38", "0x1", "", "0x50"]
 
     def get_num_psus(self):
         """
@@ -39,9 +38,10 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
             return False
 
         status = 0
+        cmd = ["ipmitool", "raw", "0x38", "0x2", "7", "0x32", "0x28", "1"]
         try:
-            p = os.popen("ipmitool raw 0x38 0x2 7 0x32 0x28 1")
-            content = p.readline().rstrip()
+            p = subprocess.Popen(cmd, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+            content = p.stdout.readline().rstrip()
             reg_value = int(content, 16)
             mask = (1 << (8 - index))
             if reg_value & mask == 0:
@@ -63,9 +63,10 @@ class PsuUtil(PsuBase):
         if index is None:
             return False
         status = 0
+        self.psu_status[4] = str(index-1)
         try:
-            p = os.popen(self.psu_status.format(index - 1))
-            content = p.readline().rstrip()
+            p = subprocess.Popen(self.psu_status, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, universal_newlines=True)
+            content = p.stdout.readline().rstrip()
             reg_value = int(content, 16)
             if reg_value != 0:
                 return False