diff --git a/administrator/components/com_users/models/users.php b/administrator/components/com_users/models/users.php
index 36b93b25a37c8..b92b7d127257d 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_users/models/users.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_users/models/users.php
@@ -74,13 +74,13 @@ protected function populateState($ordering = null, $direction = null)
 		$search = $this->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.search', 'filter_search');
 		$this->setState('filter.search', $search);
 
-		$active = $this->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.active', 'filter_active');
+		$active = $app->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.active', 'filter_active');
 		$this->setState('filter.active', $active);
 
-		$state = $this->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.state', 'filter_state');
+		$state = $app->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.state', 'filter_state');
 		$this->setState('filter.state', $state);
 
-		$groupId = $this->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.group_id', 'filter_group_id', null, 'int');
+		$groupId = $app->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.group_id', 'filter_group_id', null, 'int');
 		$this->setState('filter.group_id', $groupId);
 
 		$range = $this->getUserStateFromRequest($this->context . '.filter.range', 'filter_range');