diff --git a/lib/ShareStatistics.php b/lib/ShareStatistics.php
index e1c344d3..6ec599e6 100644
--- a/lib/ShareStatistics.php
+++ b/lib/ShareStatistics.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public function __construct(IDBConnection $connection) {
 	 */
 	public function getShareStatistics(): array {
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
-		$query->selectAlias($query->createFunction('COUNT(*)'), 'num_entries')
+		$query->select($query->func()->count('*', 'num_entries'))
 			->addSelect(['permissions', 'share_type'])
 			->from('share')
 			->addGroupBy('permissions')
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ public function getShareStatistics(): array {
 	 */
 	protected function countEntries(string $tableName): int {
 		$query = $this->connection->getQueryBuilder();
-		$query->selectAlias($query->createFunction('COUNT(*)'), 'num_entries')
+		$query->select($query->func()->count('*', 'num_entries'))
 			->from($tableName);
 		$result = $query->executeQuery();
 		$row = $result->fetch();