diff --git a/docs/reference/gobject/tut_gobject.xml b/docs/reference/gobject/tut_gobject.xml
index 161150ebf..947f488d1 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gobject/tut_gobject.xml
+++ b/docs/reference/gobject/tut_gobject.xml
@@ -485,14 +485,14 @@ viewer_file_set_property (GObject      *object,
   switch (property_id)
     {
     case PROP_FILENAME:
-      g_free (self->priv->filename);
-      self->priv->filename = g_value_dup_string (value);
-      g_print ("filename: %s\n", self->priv->filename);
+      g_free (self->filename);
+      self->filename = g_value_dup_string (value);
+      g_print ("filename: %s\n", self->filename);
       break;
 
     case PROP_ZOOM_LEVEL:
-      self->priv->zoom_level = g_value_get_uint (value);
-      g_print ("zoom level: %u\n", self->priv->zoom_level);
+      self->zoom_level = g_value_get_uint (value);
+      g_print ("zoom level: %u\n", self->zoom_level);
       break;
 
     default:
@@ -513,11 +513,11 @@ viewer_file_get_property (GObject    *object,
   switch (property_id)
     {
     case PROP_FILENAME:
-      g_value_set_string (value, self->priv->filename);
+      g_value_set_string (value, self->filename);
       break;
 
     case PROP_ZOOM_LEVEL:
-      g_value_set_uint (value, self->priv->zoom_level);
+      g_value_set_uint (value, self->zoom_level);
       break;
 
     default: