diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.fetch.inc b/core/modules/update/update.fetch.inc
index a4d1bd7..773e3e2 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.fetch.inc
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.fetch.inc
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ function _update_process_fetch_task($project) {
   _update_cache_set('fetch_failures', $fail, $now + (60 * 5));
 
   // Whether this worked or not, we did just (try to) check for updates.
-  variable_set('update_last_check', $now);
+  state()->set('update.last_check', $now);
 
   // Now that we processed the fetch task for this project, clear out the
   // record in {cache_update} for this task so we're willing to fetch again.
diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.install b/core/modules/update/update.install
index 14efc3a..202b865 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.install
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.install
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ function update_install() {
  * Implements hook_uninstall().
  */
 function update_uninstall() {
+  state()->delete('update.last_check');
   // @todo D8: Convert to new state storage.
-  variable_del('update_last_check');
   variable_del('update_last_email_notification');
 
   $queue = queue('update_fetch_tasks');
@@ -162,3 +162,17 @@ function update_update_8000() {
     'update_notification_threshold' => 'notification.threshold',
   ));
 }
+
+/**
+ * Convert update_last_check variable to state api value.
+ *
+ * @ingroup state_upgrade
+ */
+function update_update_8001() {
+  $variable = 'update_last_check';
+
+  if ($value = update_variable_get($variable, FALSE)) {
+    state()->set('update.last_check', $value);
+  }
+  update_variable_del($variable);
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.manager.inc b/core/modules/update/update.manager.inc
index 5720af7..926d248 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.manager.inc
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.manager.inc
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ function update_manager_update_form($form, $form_state = array(), $context) {
  */
 function theme_update_manager_update_form($variables) {
   $form = $variables['form'];
-  $last = variable_get('update_last_check', 0);
+  $last = state()->get('update.last_check');
   $output = theme('update_last_check', array('last' => $last));
   $output .= drupal_render_children($form);
   return $output;
diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.module b/core/modules/update/update.module
index d9aa464..8eee677 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.module
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.module
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ function update_cron() {
   $update_config = config('update.settings');
   $frequency = $update_config->get('check.interval_days');
   $interval = 60 * 60 * 24 * $frequency;
-  if ((REQUEST_TIME - variable_get('update_last_check', 0)) > $interval) {
+  if ((REQUEST_TIME - state()->get('update.last_check')) > $interval) {
     // If the configured update interval has elapsed, we want to invalidate
     // the cached data for all projects, attempt to re-fetch, and trigger any
     // configured notifications about the new status.
diff --git a/core/modules/update/update.report.inc b/core/modules/update/update.report.inc
index 409284a..04287b5 100644
--- a/core/modules/update/update.report.inc
+++ b/core/modules/update/update.report.inc
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ function update_status() {
 function theme_update_report($variables) {
   $data = $variables['data'];
 
-  $last = variable_get('update_last_check', 0);
+  $last = state()->get('update.last_check');
   $output = theme('update_last_check', array('last' => $last));
 
   if (!is_array($data)) {