diff --git a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c
index 037b3463a9..29e26b31c0 100644
--- a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c
+++ b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegdec.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ gst_jpeg_dec_class_init (GstJpegDecClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jpeg_dec_src_pad_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jpeg_dec_sink_pad_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "JPEG image decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "JPEG image decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Image",
       "Decode images from JPEG format", "Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>");
 
diff --git a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c
index 8fb0602f99..389b0a5188 100644
--- a/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c
+++ b/ext/jpeg/gstjpegenc.c
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ gst_jpegenc_class_init (GstJpegEncClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jpegenc_sink_pad_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_jpegenc_src_pad_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "JPEG image encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "JPEG image encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Image",
       "Encode images in JPEG format", "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@tvd.be>");
 
diff --git a/ext/libpng/gstpngdec.c b/ext/libpng/gstpngdec.c
index e4bbb27a63..03e40dd772 100644
--- a/ext/libpng/gstpngdec.c
+++ b/ext/libpng/gstpngdec.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ gst_pngdec_class_init (GstPngDecClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_pngdec_src_pad_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_pngdec_sink_pad_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "PNG image decoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "PNG image decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Image",
       "Decode a png video frame to a raw image",
       "Wim Taymans <wim@fluendo.com>");
diff --git a/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c b/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c
index d13fa65877..db2748cf74 100644
--- a/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c
+++ b/ext/libpng/gstpngenc.c
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ gst_pngenc_class_init (GstPngEncClass * klass)
       (element_class, gst_static_pad_template_get (&pngenc_sink_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template
       (element_class, gst_static_pad_template_get (&pngenc_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "PNG image encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "PNG image encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Image",
       "Encode a video frame to a .png image",
       "Jeremy SIMON <jsimon13@yahoo.fr>");
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/qtmux.c b/tests/check/elements/qtmux.c
index cc36a89cff..c32a4c5c68 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/qtmux.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/qtmux.c
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ test_mp3_enc_class_init (TestMp3EncClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "MPEG1 Audio Encoder",
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, "MPEG1 Audio Encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio", "Pretends to encode mp3", "Foo Bar <foo@bar.com>");
 }