diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/lib/Drupal/statistics/Plugin/Block/StatisticsPopularBlock.php b/core/modules/statistics/lib/Drupal/statistics/Plugin/Block/StatisticsPopularBlock.php
index 195566849d6f2d286fa52f2b9f5623307fc6e11c..ece4740608320029f966eaf2187691c1101b20d8 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/lib/Drupal/statistics/Plugin/Block/StatisticsPopularBlock.php
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/lib/Drupal/statistics/Plugin/Block/StatisticsPopularBlock.php
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public function defaultConfiguration() {
    * Overrides \Drupal\block\BlockBase::access().
    */
   public function access() {
-    if (user_access('access content')) {
+    if (\Drupal::currentUser()->hasPermission('access content')) {
       $daytop = $this->configuration['top_day_num'];
       if (!$daytop || !($result = statistics_title_list('daycount', $daytop)) || !($this->day_list = node_title_list($result, t("Today's:")))) {
         return FALSE;
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module
index 34fd8d3a7dd587b36850a7790e790446c8c272f4..f397285e4807732cd9e1c0196ec0f4cae5f778b2 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.module
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function statistics_node_view(EntityInterface $node, EntityDisplay $display, $vi
   }
 
   if ($view_mode != 'rss') {
-    if (user_access('view post access counter')) {
+    if (Drupal::currentUser()->hasPermission('view post access counter')) {
       $statistics = statistics_get($node->id());
       if ($statistics) {
         $links['statistics_counter']['title'] = format_plural($statistics['totalcount'], '1 view', '@count views');