diff --git a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
index 640226a..40479a8 100644
--- a/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
+++ b/core/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.install
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ function taxonomy_update_8006() {
  * Convert taxonomy term fields to entity reference.
  */
 function taxonomy_update_8007() {
-  if (!$fields = _update_7000_field_read_fields(array('type' => 'taxonomy_term_reference'))) {
+  if (!$fields = field_read_fields(array('type' => 'taxonomy_term_reference'), array('include_inactive' => 1))) {
     return;
   }
   update_module_enable(array('entity_reference'));