diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/src/api/metadata.rs b/crates/ruma-common/src/api/metadata.rs
index 736a6b0e..756e0904 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/src/api/metadata.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/src/api/metadata.rs
@@ -385,6 +385,16 @@ impl VersionHistory {
         self.stable_paths.first().map(|(v, _)| *v)
     }
 
+    /// Returns the Matrix version that deprecated this endpoint, if any.
+    pub fn deprecated_in(&self) -> Option<MatrixVersion> {
+        self.deprecated
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the Matrix version that removed this endpoint, if any.
+    pub fn removed_in(&self) -> Option<MatrixVersion> {
+        self.removed
+    }
+
     /// Picks the last unstable path, if it exists.
     pub fn unstable(&self) -> Option<&'static str> {
         self.unstable_paths.last().copied()
diff --git a/crates/ruma-common/tests/api/ui/01-api-sanity-check.rs b/crates/ruma-common/tests/api/ui/01-api-sanity-check.rs
index 6e0cc2d6..0758fb8b 100644
--- a/crates/ruma-common/tests/api/ui/01-api-sanity-check.rs
+++ b/crates/ruma-common/tests/api/ui/01-api-sanity-check.rs
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ fn main() {
     );
 
     assert_eq!(METADATA.history.added_in(), Some(MatrixVersion::V1_0));
-    assert_eq!(METADATA.history.deprecated, Some(MatrixVersion::V1_2));
-    assert_eq!(METADATA.history.removed, Some(MatrixVersion::V1_3));
+    assert_eq!(METADATA.history.deprecated_in(), Some(MatrixVersion::V1_2));
+    assert_eq!(METADATA.history.removed_in(), Some(MatrixVersion::V1_3));
 }