diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/its/InitIts.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/its/InitIts.java
index 9fb2b3d..fbb6e39 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/its/InitIts.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/its/InitIts.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 package com.googlesource.gerrit.plugins.its.base.its;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
-import com.google.gerrit.common.data.RefConfigSection;
+import com.google.gerrit.common.data.AccessSection;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.AllProjectsConfig;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.AllProjectsNameOnInitProvider;
 import com.google.gerrit.pgm.init.api.ConsoleUI;
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
               branch,
               "Branches for which the issue tracker integration"
                   + " should be enabled (ref, ref pattern or regular expression)");
-      validRef = RefConfigSection.isValid(v);
+      validRef = AccessSection.isValidRefSectionName(v);
       if (validRef) {
         branch = v;
       } else {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/its/ItsConfig.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/its/ItsConfig.java
index 552065e..d05ec58 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/its/ItsConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/its/base/its/ItsConfig.java
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 
-import com.google.gerrit.common.data.RefConfigSection;
+import com.google.gerrit.common.data.AccessSection;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.annotations.PluginName;
 import com.google.gerrit.extensions.api.projects.CommentLinkInfo;
 import com.google.gerrit.reviewdb.client.Project;
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
       return true;
     }
     for (String refPattern : refPatterns) {
-      if (RefConfigSection.isValid(refPattern) && match(refName, refPattern)) {
+      if (AccessSection.isValidRefSectionName(refPattern) && match(refName, refPattern)) {
         return true;
       }
     }