diff --git a/includes/class-wpcom-legacy-redirector.php b/includes/class-wpcom-legacy-redirector.php
index 420f3ef..c10c4a4 100644
--- a/includes/class-wpcom-legacy-redirector.php
+++ b/includes/class-wpcom-legacy-redirector.php
@@ -360,12 +360,8 @@ public static function check_if_404( $url ) {
 	 */
 	public static function vip_legacy_redirect_check_if_public( $excerpt ) {
 		$post_types = get_post_types();
+		$post_obj   = get_page_by_path( $excerpt, OBJECT, $post_types );
 
-		if ( function_exists( 'wpcom_vip_get_page_by_path' ) ) {
-			$post_obj = wpcom_vip_get_page_by_path( $excerpt, OBJECT, $post_types );
-		} else {
-			$post_obj = get_page_by_path( $excerpt, OBJECT, $post_types );
-		}
 		if ( ! is_null( $post_obj ) ) {
 			if ( 'publish' !== get_post_status( $post_obj->ID ) ) {
 				return 'private';
diff --git a/wpcom-legacy-redirector.php b/wpcom-legacy-redirector.php
index 63f5987..d402f6a 100644
--- a/wpcom-legacy-redirector.php
+++ b/wpcom-legacy-redirector.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Description: Simple plugin for handling legacy redirects in a scalable manner.
  * Version: 1.4.0-alpha
  * Requires PHP: 7.4
+ * Requires at least: 6.1
  * Author: Automattic / WordPress VIP
  * Author URI: https://wpvip.com
  *