diff --git a/qiskit/transpiler/passes/scheduling/calibration_creators.py b/qiskit/transpiler/passes/scheduling/calibration_creators.py
index 5857a8ef3703..77abfb1b53be 100644
--- a/qiskit/transpiler/passes/scheduling/calibration_creators.py
+++ b/qiskit/transpiler/passes/scheduling/calibration_creators.py
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ def run(self, dag):
         Returns:
             DAGCircuit: A DAG with calibrations added to it.
         """
+        bit_indices = {bit: index for index, bit in enumerate(dag.qubits)}
+
         for node in dag.nodes():
             if node.type == 'op':
                 if self.supported(node.op):
                     params = node.op.params
-                    qubits = [_.index for _ in node.qargs]
+                    qubits = [bit_indices[qarg] for qarg in node.qargs]
 
                     schedule = self.get_calibration(params, qubits)
 
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/calibration-builder-index-fix-779f3f40fae040d8.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/calibration-builder-index-fix-779f3f40fae040d8.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d90c669ffde5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/calibration-builder-index-fix-779f3f40fae040d8.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    Qubit.index has been deprecated. The CalibrationCreator was still using
+    this functionality which this PR fixes.