diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/DeadField.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/DeadField.qll
index 48cfd945375..b1a990ac246 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/DeadField.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/DeadField.qll
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import semmle.code.java.deadcode.DeadCode
 import semmle.code.java.frameworks.javaee.Persistence
 import semmle.code.java.frameworks.JAXB
 import semmle.code.java.frameworks.jackson.JacksonSerializability
+import semmle.code.java.frameworks.javaee.Persistence
 
 /**
  * A field that is from a source file.
@@ -161,10 +162,10 @@ class JpaReadField extends ReflectivelyReadField {
       this = entity.getAField() and
       (
         entity.getAccessType() = "field" or
-        this.hasAnnotation("javax.persistence", "Access")
+        this.hasAnnotation(getAPersistencePackageName(), "Access")
       )
     |
-      not this.hasAnnotation("javax.persistence", "Transient") and
+      not this.hasAnnotation(getAPersistencePackageName(), "Transient") and
       not this.isStatic() and
       not this.isFinal()
     )
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/EntryPoints.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/EntryPoints.qll
index bca78aeae05..7c0a2fdc2d3 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/EntryPoints.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/deadcode/EntryPoints.qll
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import semmle.code.java.deadcode.StrutsEntryPoints
 import semmle.code.java.deadcode.TestEntryPoints
 import semmle.code.java.deadcode.WebEntryPoints
 import semmle.code.java.frameworks.javaee.JavaServerFaces
+import semmle.code.java.frameworks.javaee.Persistence
 import semmle.code.java.frameworks.JAXB
 import semmle.code.java.frameworks.JaxWS
 import semmle.code.java.JMX
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ class PersistencePropertyMethod extends CallableEntryPoint {
       this = e.getACallable() and
       (
         e.getAccessType() = "property" or
-        this.hasAnnotation("javax.persistence", "Access")
+        this.hasAnnotation(getAPersistencePackageName(), "Access")
       ) and
       (
         this.getName().matches("get%") or
diff --git a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/Persistence.qll b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/Persistence.qll
index b1f256878af..482988050d2 100644
--- a/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/Persistence.qll
+++ b/java/ql/lib/semmle/code/java/frameworks/javaee/Persistence.qll
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
 
 import java
 
-private string getAPersistencePackageName() {
+/**
+ * Gets a JavaEE Persistence API package name.
+ */
+string getAPersistencePackageName() {
   result = ["javax.persistence", "jakarta.persistence"]
 }