diff --git a/gemma-core/src/main/java/ubic/gemma/core/association/phenotype/PhenotypeAssoManagerServiceHelperImpl.java b/gemma-core/src/main/java/ubic/gemma/core/association/phenotype/PhenotypeAssoManagerServiceHelperImpl.java
index b16784d0c2..f81262976c 100644
--- a/gemma-core/src/main/java/ubic/gemma/core/association/phenotype/PhenotypeAssoManagerServiceHelperImpl.java
+++ b/gemma-core/src/main/java/ubic/gemma/core/association/phenotype/PhenotypeAssoManagerServiceHelperImpl.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  */
 package ubic.gemma.core.association.phenotype;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;
 import ubic.gemma.core.annotation.reference.BibliographicReferenceService;
diff --git a/gemma-core/src/test/java/ubic/gemma/persistence/service/common/description/CharacteristicDaoImplTest.java b/gemma-core/src/test/java/ubic/gemma/persistence/service/common/description/CharacteristicDaoImplTest.java
index b1f6c55105..86bd0f1734 100644
--- a/gemma-core/src/test/java/ubic/gemma/persistence/service/common/description/CharacteristicDaoImplTest.java
+++ b/gemma-core/src/test/java/ubic/gemma/persistence/service/common/description/CharacteristicDaoImplTest.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package ubic.gemma.persistence.service.common.description;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang.StringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
diff --git a/gemma-web/src/main/java/ubic/gemma/web/controller/GeneralSearchControllerImpl.java b/gemma-web/src/main/java/ubic/gemma/web/controller/GeneralSearchControllerImpl.java
index fc2376cddb..63e3597cfd 100644
--- a/gemma-web/src/main/java/ubic/gemma/web/controller/GeneralSearchControllerImpl.java
+++ b/gemma-web/src/main/java/ubic/gemma/web/controller/GeneralSearchControllerImpl.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 package ubic.gemma.web.controller;
 
 import gemma.gsec.util.SecurityUtil;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.exception.ExceptionUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.exception.ExceptionUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.time.StopWatch;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;