diff --git a/ext/resindvd/rsndec.c b/ext/resindvd/rsndec.c
index baf1d78502..81e15d6d4e 100644
--- a/ext/resindvd/rsndec.c
+++ b/ext/resindvd/rsndec.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ rsndec_factory_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature, RsnDecFactoryFilterCtx * ctx)
 
   factory = GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature);
 
-  klass = gst_element_factory_get_klass (factory);
+  klass =
+      gst_element_factory_get_metadata (factory, GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_KLASS);
   /* only decoders can play */
   if (strstr (klass, "Decoder") == NULL)
     return FALSE;
@@ -211,7 +212,8 @@ rsndec_factory_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature, RsnDecFactoryFilterCtx * ctx)
 
   if (can_sink) {
     GST_DEBUG ("Found decoder element %s (%s)",
-        gst_element_factory_get_longname (factory),
+        gst_element_factory_get_metadata (factory,
+            GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_LONGNAME),
         gst_plugin_feature_get_name (feature));
   }
 
diff --git a/gst/autoconvert/gstautovideoconvert.c b/gst/autoconvert/gstautovideoconvert.c
index 14562193b4..84177ee9a7 100644
--- a/gst/autoconvert/gstautovideoconvert.c
+++ b/gst/autoconvert/gstautovideoconvert.c
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ gst_auto_video_convert_element_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature,
   if (G_UNLIKELY (!GST_IS_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature)))
     return FALSE;
 
-  klass = gst_element_factory_get_klass (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CAST (feature));
+  klass = gst_element_factory_get_metadata (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY_CAST (feature),
+      GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_KLASS);
   /* only select color space converter */
   if (strstr (klass, "Filter") &&
       strstr (klass, "Converter") && strstr (klass, "Video")) {
diff --git a/tests/examples/opencv/gst_element_print_properties.c b/tests/examples/opencv/gst_element_print_properties.c
index b287406684..68ec8b812f 100644
--- a/tests/examples/opencv/gst_element_print_properties.c
+++ b/tests/examples/opencv/gst_element_print_properties.c
@@ -508,7 +508,9 @@ print_element_info (GstElement * element, guint c2w, guint c3w, guint c4w)
 
   g_print (" | %-*s", c3w,
       gst_plugin_feature_get_name (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory)));
-  g_print (" | %-*s | \n", c4w, gst_element_factory_get_longname (factory));
+  g_print (" | %-*s | \n", c4w,
+      gst_element_factory_get_metadata (factory,
+          GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_LONGNAME));
 
 // "Audio Resampler"   g_print( " | %-*s",      c3w, gst_element_factory_get_longname( gst_element_get_factory( element )) );