diff --git a/app/helpers/rate_limit_checker_helper.rb b/app/helpers/rate_limit_checker_helper.rb
index 0dcc24de4..9d4ae113c 100644
--- a/app/helpers/rate_limit_checker_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/rate_limit_checker_helper.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module RateLimitCheckerHelper
     "create within any 5 minute period?".freeze
 
   def self.new_user_message(thing)
-    timeframe = "day".pluralize(SiteConfig.user_considered_new_days)
+    timeframe = "day".pluralize(Settings::RateLimit.user_considered_new_days)
     format(NEW_USER_MESSAGE, thing: thing, timeframe: timeframe)
   end
 
diff --git a/app/lib/constants/settings/rate_limit.rb b/app/lib/constants/settings/rate_limit.rb
index 241423d6d..1e3c2189e 100644
--- a/app/lib/constants/settings/rate_limit.rb
+++ b/app/lib/constants/settings/rate_limit.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Constants
         user_considered_new_days: {
           description: "The number of days a user is considered new. The default is 3 days, but you "\
             "can disable this entirely by inputting 0.",
-          placeholder: ::SiteConfig.user_considered_new_days
+          placeholder: ::Settings::RateLimit.user_considered_new_days
         }
       }.freeze
     end