diff --git a/include/api.php b/include/api.php
index f5747ad1cf..70cee49a53 100644
--- a/include/api.php
+++ b/include/api.php
@@ -5587,7 +5587,7 @@ function api_friendica_activity($type)
 
 	$id = (x($_REQUEST, 'id') ? $_REQUEST['id'] : 0);
 
-	$res = do_like($id, $verb);
+	$res = Item::performLike($id, $verb);
 
 	if ($res) {
 		if ($type == "xml") {
diff --git a/mod/like.php b/mod/like.php
index 3c7e70cea6..a038b5a289 100644
--- a/mod/like.php
+++ b/mod/like.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 use Friendica\App;
 use Friendica\Core\System;
+use Friendica\Model\Item;
 
 require_once 'include/security.php';
 require_once 'include/bbcode.php';
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ function like_content(App $a) {
 
 	$item_id = (($a->argc > 1) ? notags(trim($a->argv[1])) : 0);
 
-	$r = do_like($item_id, $verb);
+	$r = Item::performLike($item_id, $verb);
 	if (!$r) {
 		return;
 	}