diff --git a/model-api-gen-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/metamodel/TypedNodeImpl.kt b/model-api-gen-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/metamodel/TypedNodeImpl.kt
index 14cf5a1514..361fc5ca43 100644
--- a/model-api-gen-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/metamodel/TypedNodeImpl.kt
+++ b/model-api-gen-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/metamodel/TypedNodeImpl.kt
@@ -2,13 +2,12 @@ package org.modelix.metamodel
 
 import org.modelix.model.api.IConcept
 import org.modelix.model.api.INode
-import org.modelix.model.api.getConcept
 
 abstract class TypedNodeImpl(val wrappedNode: INode) : ITypedNode {
 
     init {
         val expected: IConcept = _concept._concept
-        val actual: IConcept? = unwrap().getConcept()
+        val actual: IConcept? = unwrap().concept
         require(actual != null && actual.isSubConceptOf(expected)) {
             "Concept of node ${unwrap()} expected to be a sub-concept of $expected, but was $actual"
         }
diff --git a/model-api-gen-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/metamodel/UnknownConcept.kt b/model-api-gen-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/metamodel/UnknownConcept.kt
index 5801ec6605..527b6b5b3c 100644
--- a/model-api-gen-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/metamodel/UnknownConcept.kt
+++ b/model-api-gen-runtime/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/metamodel/UnknownConcept.kt
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import org.modelix.model.api.ILanguage
 import org.modelix.model.api.INode
 import org.modelix.model.api.IProperty
 import org.modelix.model.api.IReferenceLink
-import org.modelix.model.api.getConcept
 import org.modelix.model.area.IArea
 import kotlin.reflect.KClass
 
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ data class UnknownTypedConcept(private val ref: IConcept?) : IConceptOfTypedNode
 
 data class UnknownConceptInstance(val node: INode) : ITypedNode {
     override val _concept: ITypedConcept
-        get() = UnknownTypedConcept(node.getConcept())
+        get() = UnknownTypedConcept(node.concept)
 
     override fun unwrap(): INode = node
 }
diff --git a/model-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/model/api/INode.kt b/model-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/model/api/INode.kt
index 4233949423..670d77ef2e 100644
--- a/model-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/model/api/INode.kt
+++ b/model-api/src/commonMain/kotlin/org/modelix/model/api/INode.kt
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ fun INode.setReferenceTarget(link: IReferenceLink, target: INodeReference?): Uni
 fun INode.getPropertyValue(property: IProperty): String? = if (this is INodeEx) getPropertyValue(property) else getPropertyValue(property.key(this))
 fun INode.setPropertyValue(property: IProperty, value: String?): Unit = if (this is INodeEx) setPropertyValue(property, value) else setPropertyValue(property.key(this), value)
 
+@Deprecated("use INode.concept", ReplaceWith("concept"))
 fun INode.getConcept(): IConcept? = getConceptReference()?.resolve()
 fun INode.getResolvedReferenceTarget(role: String): INode? = getReferenceTargetRef(role)?.resolveIn(getArea()!!)
 fun INode.getResolvedConcept(): IConcept? = getConceptReference()?.resolve()