diff --git a/extension.json b/extension.json
index d26cde30..d1eb2fff 100644
--- a/extension.json
+++ b/extension.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 	"type": "antispam",
 	"license-name": "GPL-2.0-or-later",
 	"requires": {
-		"MediaWiki": ">= 1.35.0"
+		"MediaWiki": ">= 1.36.0"
 	},
 	"GroupPermissions": {
 		"user": {
diff --git a/includes/SpamBlacklist.php b/includes/SpamBlacklist.php
index da68e7d7..1b9a2d19 100644
--- a/includes/SpamBlacklist.php
+++ b/includes/SpamBlacklist.php
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
+use MediaWiki\CheckUser\Hooks;
 use MediaWiki\MediaWikiServices;
 use Wikimedia\Rdbms\Database;
 
@@ -242,11 +243,9 @@ class SpamBlacklist extends BaseBlacklist {
 			if ( $log->isRestricted() ) {
 				// Make sure checkusers can see this action if the log is restricted
 				// (which is the default)
-				if ( ExtensionRegistry::getInstance()->isLoaded( 'CheckUser' )
-					&& class_exists( CheckUserHooks::class )
-				) {
+				if ( ExtensionRegistry::getInstance()->isLoaded( 'CheckUser' ) ) {
 					$rc = $logEntry->getRecentChange( $logid );
-					CheckUserHooks::updateCheckUserData( $rc );
+					Hooks::updateCheckUserData( $rc );
 				}
 			} else {
 				// If the log is unrestricted, publish normally to RC,