diff --git a/twitter.install b/twitter.install
index e721596..9392922 100644
--- a/twitter.install
+++ b/twitter.install
@@ -322,13 +322,7 @@ function twitter_schema() {
  */
 function twitter_install() {
   // Set the weight to 3, making it heavier than Pathauto.
-  db_update('system')
-    ->fields(array(
-        'weight' => 3,
-      ))
-    ->condition('type', 'module')
-    ->condition('name', 'twitter')
-    ->execute();
+  module_set_weight('twitter', 3);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/twitter_post/twitter_post.install b/twitter_post/twitter_post.install
index bf300c2..7056708 100644
--- a/twitter_post/twitter_post.install
+++ b/twitter_post/twitter_post.install
@@ -30,7 +30,11 @@ function twitter_post_field_schema($field) {
 /**
  * Implements hook_install().
  */
-function twitter_post_install() {}
+function twitter_post_install() {
+  // Set the weight to 10, making it heavier than Pathauto.
+  module_set_weight('twitter_post', 10);
+  return t('Updated system weight to 10 for Twitter Post.');
+}
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_enable().
@@ -54,18 +58,3 @@ function twitter_post_update_7300() {
   }
   return t('Twitter Post now defaults to using aliases, not TinyURL.');
 }
-
-/**
- * Implements hook_update_N().
- *
- * Increase module weight to run after pathauto.
- */
-function twitter_post_update_7301() {
-  db_update('system')
-    ->fields(array(
-      'weight' => 10,
-    ))
-    ->condition('name', 'twitter_post', '=')
-    ->execute();
-  return t('Updated system weight to 10 for Twitter Post.');
-}