diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_main.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_main.php
index 579317d294..fd45027b49 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_main.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_main.php
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ class acp_main
 		$version_helper = $phpbb_container->get('version_helper');
 		try
 		{
-			$recheck = request_var('versioncheck_force', false);
+			$recheck = $request->variable('versioncheck_force', false);
 			$updates_available = $version_helper->get_suggested_updates($recheck);
 
 			$template->assign_var('S_VERSION_UP_TO_DATE', empty($updates_available));
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_update.php b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_update.php
index e8f5c6f288..e50409bd37 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_update.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/acp/acp_update.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class acp_update
 
 	function main($id, $mode)
 	{
-		global $config, $user, $template;
+		global $config, $user, $template, $request;
 		global $phpbb_root_path, $phpEx, $phpbb_container;
 
 		$user->add_lang('install');
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class acp_update
 		$version_helper = $phpbb_container->get('version_helper');
 		try
 		{
-			$recheck = request_var('versioncheck_force', false);
+			$recheck = $request->variable('versioncheck_force', false);
 			$updates_available = $version_helper->get_suggested_updates($recheck);
 		}
 		catch (\RuntimeException $e)