diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/AbstractSetDecorator.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/AbstractSetDecorator.java
index a278e50d9..920fcebfe 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/AbstractSetDecorator.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/AbstractSetDecorator.java
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractSetDecorator<E>
         super(set);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the set being decorated.
-     * 
-     * @return the decorated set
-     * @deprecated use decorated()
-     */
-    protected Set<E> getSet() {
-        return decorated();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the set being decorated.
      * 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/AbstractSortedSetDecorator.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/AbstractSortedSetDecorator.java
index 4f886a218..6d9dcb267 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/AbstractSortedSetDecorator.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/AbstractSortedSetDecorator.java
@@ -53,16 +53,6 @@ public abstract class AbstractSortedSetDecorator<E>
         super(set);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Gets the sorted set being decorated.
-     * 
-     * @return the decorated set
-     * @deprecated use decorated()
-     */
-    protected SortedSet<E> getSortedSet() {
-        return decorated();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Gets the set being decorated.
      * 
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/UnmodifiableSortedSet.java b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/UnmodifiableSortedSet.java
index 991cedddd..c074c70c9 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/UnmodifiableSortedSet.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/commons/collections/set/UnmodifiableSortedSet.java
@@ -123,17 +123,17 @@ public final class UnmodifiableSortedSet
 
     //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
     public SortedSet subSet(Object fromElement, Object toElement) {
-        SortedSet sub = getSortedSet().subSet(fromElement, toElement);
+        SortedSet sub = decorated().subSet(fromElement, toElement);
         return new UnmodifiableSortedSet(sub);
     }
 
     public SortedSet headSet(Object toElement) {
-        SortedSet sub = getSortedSet().headSet(toElement);
+        SortedSet sub = decorated().headSet(toElement);
         return new UnmodifiableSortedSet(sub);
     }
 
     public SortedSet tailSet(Object fromElement) {
-        SortedSet sub = getSortedSet().tailSet(fromElement);
+        SortedSet sub = decorated().tailSet(fromElement);
         return new UnmodifiableSortedSet(sub);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/set/TestListOrderedSet.java b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/set/TestListOrderedSet.java
index 32a604345..1f89bd193 100644
--- a/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/set/TestListOrderedSet.java
+++ b/src/test/org/apache/commons/collections/set/TestListOrderedSet.java
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ public class TestListOrderedSet extends AbstractTestSet {
         assertEquals(1, set.size());
         set.add(b);  // will match but not replace A as equal
         assertEquals(1, set.size());
-        assertSame(a, set.getSet().iterator().next());
+        assertSame(a, set.decorated().iterator().next());
         assertSame(a, set.iterator().next());
         assertSame(a, set.get(0));
         assertSame(a, set.asList().get(0));