diff --git a/components/nif/effect.cpp b/components/nif/effect.cpp
index 8db6de06d4..ae4c7947cb 100644
--- a/components/nif/effect.cpp
+++ b/components/nif/effect.cpp
@@ -26,27 +26,27 @@ namespace Nif
     {
         NiDynamicEffect::read(nif);
 
-        mDimmer = nif->getFloat();
-        mAmbient = nif->getVector3();
-        mDiffuse = nif->getVector3();
-        mSpecular = nif->getVector3();
+        nif->read(mDimmer);
+        nif->read(mAmbient);
+        nif->read(mDiffuse);
+        nif->read(mSpecular);
     }
 
     void NiPointLight::read(NIFStream* nif)
     {
         NiLight::read(nif);
 
-        mConstantAttenuation = nif->getFloat();
-        mLinearAttenuation = nif->getFloat();
-        mQuadraticAttenuation = nif->getFloat();
+        nif->read(mConstantAttenuation);
+        nif->read(mLinearAttenuation);
+        nif->read(mQuadraticAttenuation);
     }
 
     void NiSpotLight::read(NIFStream* nif)
     {
         NiPointLight::read(nif);
 
-        mCutoff = nif->getFloat();
-        mExponent = nif->getFloat();
+        nif->read(mCutoff);
+        nif->read(mExponent);
     }
 
     void NiTextureEffect::read(NIFStream* nif)
diff --git a/components/nif/nifstream.hpp b/components/nif/nifstream.hpp
index 8a4ec847fc..95205c4fda 100644
--- a/components/nif/nifstream.hpp
+++ b/components/nif/nifstream.hpp
@@ -146,16 +146,6 @@ namespace Nif
 
         /// Read a sequence of null-terminated strings
         std::string getStringPalette();
-
-        /// DEPRECATED: Use read() or get()
-        char getChar() { return get<char>(); }
-        unsigned short getUShort() { return get<unsigned short>(); }
-        int getInt() { return get<int>(); }
-        unsigned int getUInt() { return get<unsigned int>(); }
-        float getFloat() { return get<float>(); }
-        osg::Vec2f getVector2() { return get<osg::Vec2f>(); }
-        osg::Vec3f getVector3() { return get<osg::Vec3f>(); }
-        osg::Vec4f getVector4() { return get<osg::Vec4f>(); }
     };
 
     template <>