diff --git a/gst/encoding/gstencodebin.c b/gst/encoding/gstencodebin.c
index c1a0e8bbc0..6ad8e60ac3 100644
--- a/gst/encoding/gstencodebin.c
+++ b/gst/encoding/gstencodebin.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ gst_encode_bin_class_init (GstEncodeBinClass * klass)
    * to %GST_STATE_PAUSED or higher.
    */
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, PROP_PROFILE,
-      gst_param_spec_mini_object ("profile", "Profile",
+      g_param_spec_object ("profile", "Profile",
           "The GstEncodingProfile to use", GST_TYPE_ENCODING_PROFILE,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ gst_encode_bin_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
   switch (prop_id) {
     case PROP_PROFILE:
       gst_encode_bin_set_profile (ebin,
-          (GstEncodingProfile *) gst_value_get_mini_object (value));
+          (GstEncodingProfile *) g_value_get_object (value));
       break;
     case PROP_QUEUE_BUFFERS_MAX:
       ebin->queue_buffers_max = g_value_get_uint (value);
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ gst_encode_bin_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
 
   switch (prop_id) {
     case PROP_PROFILE:
-      gst_value_set_mini_object (value, (GstMiniObject *) ebin->profile);
+      g_value_set_object (value, (GObject *) ebin->profile);
       break;
     case PROP_QUEUE_BUFFERS_MAX:
       g_value_set_uint (value, ebin->queue_buffers_max);
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaybin.c b/gst/playback/gstplaybin.c
index 3aecd7c2e8..ac260130c5 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaybin.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaybin.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ gst_play_bin_class_init (GstPlayBinClass * klass)
           0.0, VOLUME_MAX_DOUBLE, 1.0,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, ARG_FRAME,
-      gst_param_spec_mini_object ("frame", "Frame",
+      g_param_spec_boxed ("frame", "Frame",
           "The last frame (NULL = no video available)", GST_TYPE_BUFFER,
           G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, ARG_FONT_DESC,
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
index 30aa71618b..96c92bfc18 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ gst_play_bin_class_init (GstPlayBinClass * klass)
    * The #GstCaps on the buffer will describe the format of the buffer.
    */
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, PROP_FRAME,
-      gst_param_spec_mini_object ("frame", "Frame",
+      g_param_spec_boxed ("frame", "Frame",
           "The last frame (NULL = no video available)",
           GST_TYPE_BUFFER, G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, PROP_FONT_DESC,
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
index 5ba637ac40..f34d705629 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaysink.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ gst_play_sink_class_init (GstPlaySinkClass * klass)
    * Since: 0.10.30
    */
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_klass, PROP_FRAME,
-      gst_param_spec_mini_object ("frame", "Frame",
+      g_param_spec_boxed ("frame", "Frame",
           "The last frame (NULL = no video available)",
           GST_TYPE_BUFFER, G_PARAM_READABLE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   /**
diff --git a/gst/subparse/gstssaparse.c b/gst/subparse/gstssaparse.c
index 5aa68e32eb..ccc9730dbb 100644
--- a/gst/subparse/gstssaparse.c
+++ b/gst/subparse/gstssaparse.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ gst_ssa_parse_setcaps (GstPad * sinkpad, GstCaps * caps)
   parse->framed = TRUE;
   parse->send_tags = TRUE;
 
-  priv = (GstBuffer *) gst_value_get_mini_object (val);
+  priv = (GstBuffer *) g_value_get_boxed (val);
   g_return_val_if_fail (priv != NULL, FALSE);
 
   gst_buffer_ref (priv);