diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio.php b/pumpio/pumpio.php
index 81b5e107e..11d0e190b 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio.php
@@ -6,17 +6,16 @@
  * Author: Michael Vogel <http://pirati.ca/profile/heluecht>
  */
 
-use Friendica\Core\Worker;
-
-require('addon/pumpio/oauth/http.php');
-require('addon/pumpio/oauth/oauth_client.php');
-require_once('include/enotify.php');
-require_once('include/socgraph.php');
-require_once("include/Photo.php");
-require_once("mod/share.php");
-
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+use Friendica\Core\Worker;
+use Friendica\Model\GContact;
+
+require 'addon/pumpio/oauth/http.php';
+require 'addon/pumpio/oauth/oauth_client.php';
+require_once 'include/enotify.php';
+require_once "include/Photo.php";
+require_once "mod/share.php";
 
 define('PUMPIO_DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL', 5); // given in minutes
 
@@ -969,7 +968,7 @@ function pumpio_dolike(&$a, $uid, $self, $post, $own_id, $threadcompletion = tru
 
 function pumpio_get_contact($uid, $contact, $no_insert = false) {
 
-	update_gcontact(array("url" => $contact->url, "network" => NETWORK_PUMPIO, "generation" => 2,
+	GContact::updateGContact(array("url" => $contact->url, "network" => NETWORK_PUMPIO, "generation" => 2,
 			"photo" => $contact->image->url, "name" => $contact->displayName,  "hide" => true,
 			"nick" => $contact->preferredUsername, "location" => $contact->location->displayName,
 			"about" => $contact->summary, "addr" => str_replace("acct:", "", $contact->id)));
diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index 75b1d7d1f..a482645bb 100644
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@
 
 define('STATUSNET_DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL', 5); // given in minutes
 
-require_once('library/twitteroauth.php');
-require_once('include/enotify.php');
-require_once("include/socgraph.php");
+require_once 'library/twitteroauth.php';
+require_once 'include/enotify.php';
 
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 
 class StatusNetOAuth extends TwitterOAuth {
     function get_maxlength() {
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ function statusnet_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 	if ($contact->statusnet_profile_url == "")
 		return(-1);
 
-	update_gcontact(array("url" => $contact->statusnet_profile_url,
+	GContact::updateGContact(array("url" => $contact->statusnet_profile_url,
 			"network" => NETWORK_STATUSNET, "photo" => $contact->profile_image_url,
 			"name" => $contact->name, "nick" => $contact->screen_name,
 			"location" => $contact->location, "about" => $contact->description,
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index 21b6122ec..bd2c627a8 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -60,13 +60,13 @@
  *     Requirements: PHP5, curl [Slinky library]
  */
 
-use Friendica\Core\Worker;
-
-require_once('include/enotify.php');
-require_once("include/socgraph.php");
-
 use Friendica\Core\Config;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
+use Friendica\Core\Worker;
+use Friendica\Model\GContact;
+
+require_once 'include/enotify.php';
+
 
 define('TWITTER_DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL', 5); // given in minutes
 
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ function twitter_fetch_contact($uid, $contact, $create_user) {
 
 	$avatar = twitter_fix_avatar($contact->profile_image_url_https);
 
-	update_gcontact(array("url" => "https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name,
+	GContact::updateGContact(array("url" => "https://twitter.com/".$contact->screen_name,
 			"network" => NETWORK_TWITTER, "photo" => $avatar,  "hide" => true,
 			"name" => $contact->name, "nick" => $contact->screen_name,
 			"location" => $contact->location, "about" => $contact->description,