diff --git src/bp-friends/bp-friends-functions.php src/bp-friends/bp-friends-functions.php
index b8d4341..96c563c 100644
--- src/bp-friends/bp-friends-functions.php
+++ src/bp-friends/bp-friends-functions.php
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ function friends_get_recently_active( $user_id, $per_page = 0, $page = 0, $filte
 	 *     @type array $paged_users The current page of users matched by query params.
 	 * }
 	 */
-	return apply_filters( 'friends_get_recently_active', BP_Core_User::get_users( 'active', $per_page, $page, $user_id, $filter ) );
+	return apply_filters( 'friends_get_recently_active', bp_core_get_users( array( 'active', $per_page, $page, $user_id, $filter ) ) );
 }

 /**
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ function friends_get_alphabetically( $user_id, $per_page = 0, $page = 0, $filter
 	 *     @type array $paged_users The current page of users matched by query params.
 	 * }
 	 */
-	return apply_filters( 'friends_get_alphabetically', BP_Core_User::get_users( 'alphabetical', $per_page, $page, $user_id, $filter ) );
+	return apply_filters( 'friends_get_alphabetically', bp_core_get_users( array( 'alphabetical', $per_page, $page, $user_id, $filter ) ) );
 }

 /**
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ function friends_get_newest( $user_id, $per_page = 0, $page = 0, $filter = '' )
 	 *     @type array $paged_users The current page of users matched by query params.
 	 * }
 	 */
-	return apply_filters( 'friends_get_newest', BP_Core_User::get_users( 'newest', $per_page, $page, $user_id, $filter ) );
+	return apply_filters( 'friends_get_newest', bp_core_get_users( array( 'newest', $per_page, $page, $user_id, $filter ) ) );
 }

 /**
@@ -869,4 +869,4 @@ function friends_notification_accepted_request( $friendship_id, $initiator_id, $
 	);
 	bp_send_email( 'friends-request-accepted', $initiator_id, $args );
 }
-add_action( 'friends_friendship_accepted', 'friends_notification_accepted_request', 10, 3 );
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+add_action( 'friends_friendship_accepted', 'friends_notification_accepted_request', 10, 3 );