diff --git a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_notifications.php b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_notifications.php
index e8ceac3f59..76fc411584 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_notifications.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/ucp/ucp_notifications.php
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ class ucp_notifications
 
 		add_form_key('ucp_notification');
 
-		$start = request_var('start', 0);
-		$form_time = min(request_var('form_time', 0), time());
+		$start = $request->variable('start', 0);
+		$form_time = min($request->variable('form_time', 0), time());
 
 		switch ($mode)
 		{
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class ucp_notifications
 			case 'notification_list':
 			default:
 				// Mark all items read
-				if (request_var('mark', '') == 'all' && (confirm_box(true) || check_link_hash(request_var('token', ''), 'mark_all_notifications_read')))
+				if ($request->variable('mark', '') == 'all' && (confirm_box(true) || check_link_hash($request->variable('token', ''), 'mark_all_notifications_read')))
 				{
 					if (confirm_box(true))
 					{
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ class ucp_notifications
 						trigger_error('FORM_INVALID');
 					}
 
-					$mark_read = request_var('mark', array(0));
+					$mark_read = $request->variable('mark', array(0));
 
 					if (!empty($mark_read))
 					{
diff --git a/phpBB/index.php b/phpBB/index.php
index 94b2b17084..5e76d653eb 100644
--- a/phpBB/index.php
+++ b/phpBB/index.php
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ $auth->acl($user->data);
 $user->setup('viewforum');
 
 // Mark notifications read
-if (($mark_notification = request_var('mark_notification', 0)))
+if (($mark_notification = $request->variable('mark_notification', 0)))
 {
 	$notification = $phpbb_notifications->load_notifications(array(
 		'notification_id'	=> $mark_notification
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ if (($mark_notification = request_var('mark_notification', 0)))
 
 		$notification->mark_read();
 
-		if (($redirect = request_var('redirect', '')))
+		if (($redirect = $request->variable('redirect', '')))
 		{
 			redirect(append_sid($phpbb_root_path . $redirect));
 		}