3 files changed, 14 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/app/helpers/appearances_helper.rb b/app/helpers/appearances_helper.rb
index c037de33c22..f48db024e3f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/appearances_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/appearances_helper.rb
@@ -1,27 +1,27 @@
 module AppearancesHelper
   def brand_title
-    brand_item&.title.presence || 'GitLab Community Edition'
+    current_appearance&.title.presence || 'GitLab Community Edition'
   end
 
   def brand_image
-    image_tag(brand_item.logo) if brand_item&.logo?
+    image_tag(current_appearance.logo) if current_appearance&.logo?
   end
 
   def brand_text
-    markdown_field(brand_item, :description)
+    markdown_field(current_appearance, :description)
   end
 
   def brand_new_project_guidelines
-    markdown_field(brand_item, :new_project_guidelines)
+    markdown_field(current_appearance, :new_project_guidelines)
   end
 
-  def brand_item
+  def current_appearance
     @appearance ||= Appearance.current
   end
 
   def brand_header_logo
-    if brand_item&.header_logo?
-      image_tag brand_item.header_logo
+    if current_appearance&.header_logo?
+      image_tag current_appearance.header_logo
     else
       render 'shared/logo.svg'
     end
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module AppearancesHelper
 
   # Skip the 'GitLab' type logo when custom brand logo is set
   def brand_header_logo_type
-    unless brand_item&.header_logo?
+    unless current_appearance&.header_logo?
       render 'shared/logo_type.svg'
     end
   end
diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 701be97ee96..86ec500ceb3 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -285,6 +285,10 @@ module ApplicationHelper
     class_names
   end
 
+  # EE feature: System header and footer, unavailable in CE
+  def system_message_class
+  end
+
   # Returns active css class when condition returns true
   # otherwise returns nil.
   #
diff --git a/app/helpers/emails_helper.rb b/app/helpers/emails_helper.rb
index 4ddc1dbed49..c86a26ac30f 100644
--- a/app/helpers/emails_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/emails_helper.rb
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ module EmailsHelper
   end
 
   def header_logo
-    if brand_item && brand_item.header_logo?
+    if current_appearance&.header_logo?
       image_tag(
-        brand_item.header_logo,
+        current_appearance.header_logo,
         style: 'height: 50px'
       )
     else