diff --git a/pumpio/pumpio.php b/pumpio/pumpio.php
index 6a7429ff..d0fe09d5 100644
--- a/pumpio/pumpio.php
+++ b/pumpio/pumpio.php
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ function pumpio_dolike(&$a, $uid, $self, $post, $own_id, $threadcompletion = tru
 	$likedata['object'] = '<object><type>' . ACTIVITY_OBJ_NOTE . '</type><local>1</local>' .
 		'<id>' . $orig_post['uri'] . '</id><link>' . xmlify('<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="' . xmlify($orig_post['plink']) . '" />') . '</link><title>' . $orig_post['title'] . '</title><content>' . $orig_post['body'] . '</content></object>';
 
-	$ret = item_store($likedata);
+	$ret = Item::insert($likedata);
 
 	logger("pumpio_dolike: ".$ret." User ".$own_id." ".$uid." Contact: ".$contactid." Url ".$orig_post['uri']);
 }
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ function pumpio_dopost(&$a, $client, $uid, $self, $post, $own_id, $threadcomplet
 	if (trim($postarray['body']) == "")
 		return false;
 
-	$top_item = item_store($postarray);
+	$top_item = Item::insert($postarray);
 	$postarray["id"] = $top_item;
 
 	if (($top_item == 0) && ($post->verb == "update")) {
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ function pumpio_dopost(&$a, $client, $uid, $self, $post, $own_id, $threadcomplet
 						'to_email'     => $user[0]['email'],
 						'uid'          => $user[0]['uid'],
 						'item'         => $postarray,
-						'link'         => $a->get_baseurl().'/display/'.urlencode(get_item_guid($top_item)),
+						'link'         => $a->get_baseurl().'/display/'.urlencode(Item::getGuidById($top_item)),
 						'source_name'  => $postarray['author-name'],
 						'source_link'  => $postarray['author-link'],
 						'source_photo' => $postarray['author-avatar'],
diff --git a/statusnet/statusnet.php b/statusnet/statusnet.php
index eae1c1e4..7308f223 100644
--- a/statusnet/statusnet.php
+++ b/statusnet/statusnet.php
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\L10n;
 use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
+use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
 use Friendica\Util\Network;
@@ -1371,7 +1372,7 @@ function statusnet_checknotification(App $a, $uid, $own_url, $top_item, $postarr
 				'to_email' => $user[0]['email'],
 				'uid' => $user[0]['uid'],
 				'item' => $postarray,
-				'link' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . urlencode(get_item_guid($top_item)),
+				'link' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . urlencode(Item::getGuidById($top_item)),
 				'source_name' => $postarray['author-name'],
 				'source_link' => $postarray['author-link'],
 				'source_photo' => $postarray['author-avatar'],
@@ -1495,7 +1496,7 @@ function statusnet_fetchhometimeline(App $a, $uid, $mode = 1)
 						continue;
 					}
 
-					$item = item_store($postarray);
+					$item = Item::insert($postarray);
 					$postarray["id"] = $item;
 
 					logger('statusnet_fetchhometimeline: User ' . $self["nick"] . ' posted home timeline item ' . $item);
@@ -1550,7 +1551,7 @@ function statusnet_fetchhometimeline(App $a, $uid, $mode = 1)
 					continue;
 				}
 
-				$item = item_store($postarray);
+				$item = Item::insert($postarray);
 				$postarray["id"] = $item;
 
 				logger('statusnet_fetchhometimeline: User ' . $self["nick"] . ' posted mention timeline item ' . $item);
@@ -1579,7 +1580,7 @@ function statusnet_fetchhometimeline(App $a, $uid, $mode = 1)
 					'to_email'     => $u[0]['email'],
 					'uid'          => $u[0]['uid'],
 					'item'         => $postarray,
-					'link'         => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . urlencode(get_item_guid($item)),
+					'link'         => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . urlencode(Item::getGuidById($item)),
 					'source_name'  => $postarray['author-name'],
 					'source_link'  => $postarray['author-link'],
 					'source_photo' => $postarray['author-avatar'],
@@ -1620,7 +1621,7 @@ function statusnet_complete_conversation(App $a, $uid, $self, $create_user, $nic
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			$item = item_store($postarray);
+			$item = Item::insert($postarray);
 			$postarray["id"] = $item;
 
 			logger('statusnet_complete_conversation: User ' . $self["nick"] . ' posted home timeline item ' . $item);
diff --git a/twitter/twitter.php b/twitter/twitter.php
index 5168aa0e..d625dfa5 100644
--- a/twitter/twitter.php
+++ b/twitter/twitter.php
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ use Friendica\Core\PConfig;
 use Friendica\Core\Worker;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 use Friendica\Model\Group;
+use Friendica\Model\Item;
 use Friendica\Model\Photo;
 use Friendica\Model\Queue;
 use Friendica\Model\User;
@@ -755,7 +756,7 @@ function twitter_expire(App $a, $b)
 	if (count($r)) {
 		foreach ($r as $rr) {
 			logger('twitter_expire: user ' . $rr['uid']);
-			item_expire($rr['uid'], $days, NETWORK_TWITTER, true);
+			Item::expire($rr['uid'], $days, NETWORK_TWITTER, true);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1603,7 +1604,7 @@ function twitter_checknotification(App $a, $uid, $own_id, $top_item, $postarray)
 				'to_email' => $user[0]['email'],
 				'uid' => $user[0]['uid'],
 				'item' => $postarray,
-				'link' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . urlencode(get_item_guid($top_item)),
+				'link' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . urlencode(Item::getGuidById($top_item)),
 				'source_name' => $postarray['author-name'],
 				'source_link' => $postarray['author-link'],
 				'source_photo' => $postarray['author-avatar'],
@@ -1657,7 +1658,7 @@ function twitter_fetchparentposts(App $a, $uid, $post, $connection, $self, $own_
 			if (trim($postarray['body']) == "")
 				continue;
 
-			$item = item_store($postarray);
+			$item = Item::insert($postarray);
 			$postarray["id"] = $item;
 
 			logger('twitter_fetchparentpost: User ' . $self["nick"] . ' posted parent timeline item ' . $item);
@@ -1774,7 +1775,7 @@ function twitter_fetchhometimeline(App $a, $uid)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			$item = item_store($postarray);
+			$item = Item::insert($postarray);
 			$postarray["id"] = $item;
 
 			logger('twitter_fetchhometimeline: User ' . $self["nick"] . ' posted home timeline item ' . $item);
@@ -1826,7 +1827,7 @@ function twitter_fetchhometimeline(App $a, $uid)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			$item = item_store($postarray);
+			$item = Item::insert($postarray);
 			$postarray["id"] = $item;
 
 			if ($item && function_exists("check_item_notification")) {
@@ -1861,7 +1862,7 @@ function twitter_fetchhometimeline(App $a, $uid)
 					'to_email'     => $u[0]['email'],
 					'uid'          => $u[0]['uid'],
 					'item'         => $postarray,
-					'link'         => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . urlencode(get_item_guid($item)),
+					'link'         => $a->get_baseurl() . '/display/' . urlencode(Item::getGuidById($item)),
 					'source_name'  => $postarray['author-name'],
 					'source_link'  => $postarray['author-link'],
 					'source_photo' => $postarray['author-avatar'],