diff --git a/examples/osgunittests/osgunittests.cpp b/examples/osgunittests/osgunittests.cpp
index db5aa0dd4..6c4fb4fa0 100644
--- a/examples/osgunittests/osgunittests.cpp
+++ b/examples/osgunittests/osgunittests.cpp
@@ -407,8 +407,7 @@ void testQuat(const osg::Vec3d& quat_scale)
                        0.0, 0.0, 0.5, 0.0,
                        1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0);
 
-    osg::Quat quat;
-    matrix.get(quat);
+    osg::Quat quat = matrix.getRotate();
 
     osg::notify(osg::NOTICE)<<"Matrix = "<<matrix<<"rotation = "<<quat<<", expected quat = (0,0,0,1)"<<std::endl;
 }
diff --git a/include/osg/Matrixd b/include/osg/Matrixd
index 18eca9a57..199356255 100644
--- a/include/osg/Matrixd
+++ b/include/osg/Matrixd
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ class OSG_EXPORT Matrixd
         inline Vec4d operator* ( const Vec4d& v ) const;
 
 #ifdef USE_DEPRECATED_API
-        inline void set(const Quat& q) { makeRotate(q); }
-        inline void get(Quat& q) const { q = getRotate(); }
+        inline void set(const Quat& q) { makeRotate(q); }   /// deprecated, replace with makeRotate(q)
+        inline void get(Quat& q) const { q = getRotate(); } /// deprecated, replace with getRotate()
 #endif
 
         void setRotate(const Quat& q);