diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_cursor.c b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_cursor.c
index 64d0152a3b..9c70e49978 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_cursor.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_cursor.c
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static void
 glt_exp(void *data __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__, void *event_info)
 {
    Elm_Object_Item *glit = event_info;
-   Evas_Object *gl = elm_genlist_item_genlist_get(glit);
+   Evas_Object *gl = elm_object_item_widget_get(glit);
    int val = (int)(long) elm_object_item_data_get(glit);
    Elm_Object_Item *glit1, *glit2, *glit3;
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_genlist.c b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_genlist.c
index 79a0755a01..fd4a6007b5 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_genlist.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_genlist.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ static void
 gl4_exp(void *data __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__, void *event_info)
 {
    Elm_Object_Item *glit = event_info;
-   Evas_Object *gl = elm_genlist_item_genlist_get(glit);
+   Evas_Object *gl = elm_object_item_widget_get(glit);
    int val = (int)(long) elm_object_item_data_get(glit);
    val *= 10;
    elm_genlist_item_append(gl, &itc4,
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ static void
 gl9_exp(void *data __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__, void *event_info)
 {
    Elm_Object_Item *glit = event_info;
-   Evas_Object *gl = elm_genlist_item_genlist_get(glit);
+   Evas_Object *gl = elm_object_item_widget_get(glit);
    int val = (int)(long) elm_object_item_data_get(glit);
    val *= 10;
    elm_genlist_item_append(gl, &itc1,
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_tooltip.c b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_tooltip.c
index 7a279bffc8..eaabae0264 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_tooltip.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/bin/test_tooltip.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ gltt_exp(void *data       __UNUSED__,
          void            *event_info)
 {
    Elm_Object_Item *glit = event_info;
-   Evas_Object *gl = elm_genlist_item_genlist_get(glit);
+   Evas_Object *gl = elm_object_item_widget_get(glit);
    int val = (int)(long) elm_object_item_data_get(glit);
    Elm_Object_Item *glit1, *glit2, *glit3;
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/examples/genlist_example_05.c b/legacy/elementary/src/examples/genlist_example_05.c
index 04bc68a85b..30f1a1668d 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/examples/genlist_example_05.c
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/examples/genlist_example_05.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ _expanded_cb(void *data __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *o __UNUSED__, void *event_info)
    Eina_List *l;
    Elm_Object_Item *glit = event_info;
    Node_Data *it_data, *d = elm_object_item_data_get(glit);
-   Evas_Object *list = elm_genlist_item_genlist_get(glit);
+   Evas_Object *list = elm_object_item_widget_get(glit);
 
    Elm_Genlist_Item_Class *ic;
 
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_deprecated.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_deprecated.h
index 4e4e7ff395..b54a8a1fa1 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_deprecated.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_deprecated.h
@@ -1821,6 +1821,21 @@ EINA_DEPRECATED EAPI Eina_Bool                     elm_genlist_item_disabled_get
  */
 EINA_DEPRECATED EAPI void                          elm_genlist_item_del(Elm_Object_Item *it);
 
+/**
+ * Get the genlist object's handle which contains a given genlist
+ * item
+ *
+ * @param it The item to fetch the container from
+ * @return The genlist (parent) object
+ *
+ * This returns the genlist object itself that an item belongs to.
+ * @deprecated Use elm_object_item_widget_get() instead
+ *
+ * @ingroup Genlist
+ */
+EINA_DEPRECATED EAPI Evas_Object                  *elm_genlist_item_genlist_get(const Elm_Object_Item *it);
+
+
 #define ELM_IMAGE_ROTATE_90_CW 1
 #define ELM_IMAGE_ROTATE_180_CW 2
 #define ELM_IMAGE_ROTATE_90_CCW 3
diff --git a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.h b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.h
index df9332f7d9..23b173df94 100644
--- a/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.h
+++ b/legacy/elementary/src/lib/elm_genlist.h
@@ -1083,19 +1083,6 @@ EAPI Elm_Object_Item             *elm_genlist_item_next_get(const Elm_Object_Ite
  */
 EAPI Elm_Object_Item             *elm_genlist_item_prev_get(const Elm_Object_Item *it);
 
-/**
- * Get the genlist object's handle which contains a given genlist
- * item
- *
- * @param it The item to fetch the container from
- * @return The genlist (parent) object
- *
- * This returns the genlist object itself that an item belongs to.
- *
- * @ingroup Genlist
- */
-EAPI Evas_Object                  *elm_genlist_item_genlist_get(const Elm_Object_Item *it);
-
 /**
  * Get the parent item of the given item
  *