diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/a/advisor.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/a/advisor.py
index e13ed83a30b..bc6c2791ea2 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/a/advisor.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/a/advisor.py
@@ -57,15 +57,14 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         else:
             self.subdir = os.path.join('advisor', 'latest')
 
+        # prepare module load environment
+        self.prepare_intel_tools_env()
+
     def prepare_step(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Since 2019u3 there is no license required."""
         kwargs['requires_runtime_license'] = False
         super(EB_Advisor, self).prepare_step(*args, **kwargs)
 
-    def make_module_req_guess(self):
-        """Find reasonable paths for Advisor"""
-        return self.get_guesses_tools()
-
     def sanity_check_step(self):
         """Custom sanity check paths for Advisor"""
         binaries = ['advixe-cl', 'advixe-feedback', 'advixe-gui', 'advixe-runss', 'advixe-runtrc', 'advixe-runtc']
diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/intelbase.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/intelbase.py
index 7f663d7afa4..8c749478c6a 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/intelbase.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/generic/intelbase.py
@@ -128,19 +128,22 @@ def set_versioned_subdir(self, subdir, path):
 
     def get_guesses_tools(self):
         """Find reasonable paths for a subset of Intel tools, ignoring CPATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH and LIBRARY_PATH"""
+        self.log.deprecated("IntelBase.get_guesses_tools() is replaced by IntelBase.prepare_intel_tools_env()", '6.0')
 
-        guesses = super(IntelBase, self).make_module_req_guess()
-        guesses['PATH'] = [os.path.join(self.subdir, 'bin64')]
-        guesses['MANPATH'] = [os.path.join(self.subdir, 'man')]
+    def prepare_intel_tools_env(self):
+        """Find reasonable paths for a subset of Intel tools, ignoring CPATH, LD_LIBRARY_PATH and LIBRARY_PATH"""
+        self.module_load_environment.PATH = [os.path.join(self.subdir, 'bin64')]
+        self.module_load_environment.MANPATH = [os.path.join(self.subdir, 'man')]
 
         # make sure $CPATH, $LD_LIBRARY_PATH and $LIBRARY_PATH are not updated in generated module file,
         # because that leads to problem when the libraries included with VTune/Advisor/Inspector are being picked up
-        for key in ['CPATH', 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH', 'LIBRARY_PATH']:
-            if key in guesses:
-                self.log.debug("Purposely not updating $%s in %s module file", key, self.name)
-                del guesses[key]
-
-        return guesses
+        for disallowed_var in ['CPATH', 'LD_LIBRARY_PATH', 'LIBRARY_PATH']:
+            try:
+                delattr(self.module_load_environment, disallowed_var)
+            except AttributeError:
+                pass
+            else:
+                self.log.debug(f"Purposely not updating ${disallowed_var} in {self.name} module file")
 
     def get_custom_paths_tools(self, binaries):
         """Custom sanity check paths for certain Intel tools."""
diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/i/inspector.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/i/inspector.py
index 2dcf65dd21f..65403ce0aef 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/i/inspector.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/i/inspector.py
@@ -58,14 +58,13 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         elif loosever >= LooseVersion('2021'):
             self.subdir = os.path.join('inspector', 'latest')
 
+        # prepare module load environment
+        self.prepare_intel_tools_env()
+
     def make_installdir(self):
         """Do not create installation directory, install script handles that already."""
         super(EB_Inspector, self).make_installdir(dontcreate=True)
 
-    def make_module_req_guess(self):
-        """Find reasonable paths for Inspector"""
-        return self.get_guesses_tools()
-
     def sanity_check_step(self):
         """Custom sanity check paths for Intel Inspector."""
         binaries = ['inspxe-cl', 'inspxe-feedback', 'inspxe-gui', 'inspxe-runmc', 'inspxe-runtc']
diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/v/vtune.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/v/vtune.py
index 85661257720..d39d46c128e 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/v/vtune.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/v/vtune.py
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         elif loosever >= LooseVersion('2020'):
             self.subdir = 'vtune_profiler'
 
+        # prepare module load environment
+        self.prepare_intel_tools_env()
+
     def prepare_step(self, *args, **kwargs):
         """Since 2019u3 there is no license required."""
         kwargs['requires_runtime_license'] = False
@@ -69,10 +72,6 @@ def make_installdir(self):
         """Do not create installation directory, install script handles that already."""
         super(EB_VTune, self).make_installdir(dontcreate=True)
 
-    def make_module_req_guess(self):
-        """Find reasonable paths for VTune"""
-        return self.get_guesses_tools()
-
     def sanity_check_step(self):
         """Custom sanity check paths for VTune."""
         binaries = ['amplxe-feedback', 'amplxe-runss', 'vtune', 'vtune-gui']