diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
index 6e899e0b37..602b7cebec 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Controller/Api/V1Controller.php
@@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
             'mime_type'              => $record->get_mime(),
             'title'                  => $record->get_title(),
             'original_name'          => $record->get_original_name(),
-            'updated_on'             => $record->get_modification_date()->format(DATE_ATOM),
+            'updated_on'             => $record->getUpdated()->format(DATE_ATOM),
             'created_on'             => $record->getCreated()->format(DATE_ATOM),
             'collection_id'          => $record->get_collection_id(),
             'base_id'                => $record->get_base_id(),
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ class V1Controller extends Controller
             '@entity@'      => self::OBJECT_TYPE_STORY,
             'databox_id'    => $story->get_sbas_id(),
             'story_id'      => $story->get_record_id(),
-            'updated_on'    => $story->get_modification_date()->format(DATE_ATOM),
+            'updated_on'    => $story->getUpdated()->format(DATE_ATOM),
             'created_on'    => $story->getCreated()->format(DATE_ATOM),
             'collection_id' => \phrasea::collFromBas($this->app, $story->get_base_id()),
             'thumbnail'     => $this->listEmbeddableMedia($request, $story, $story->get_thumbnail()),
diff --git a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
index c35b0d3dda..979a064684 100644
--- a/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
+++ b/lib/classes/record/adapter.php
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
     /** @var string */
     private $uuid;
     /** @var DateTime */
-    private $modification_date;
+    private $updated;
     /** @var Application */
     protected $app;
 
@@ -135,10 +135,16 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
 
     /**
      * @return DateTime
+     * @deprecated use {@link self::getUpdated} instead
      */
     public function get_modification_date()
     {
-        return $this->modification_date;
+        return $this->getUpdated();
+    }
+
+    public function getUpdated()
+    {
+        return $this->updated;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1822,12 +1828,6 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         return $this->get_type();
     }
 
-    /** {@inheritdoc} */
-    public function getUpdated()
-    {
-        return $this->get_modification_date();
-    }
-
     /** {@inheritdoc} */
     public function getUuid()
     {
@@ -1888,7 +1888,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         $this->type = $data['type'];
         $this->grouping = $data['grouping'];
         $this->uuid = $data['uuid'];
-        $this->modification_date = $data['modification_date'];
+        $this->updated = $data['modification_date'];
         $this->created = $data['creation_date'];
         $this->base_id = $data['base_id'];
         $this->collection_id = $data['collection_id'];
@@ -1905,7 +1905,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
             'type'              => $this->type,
             'grouping'          => $this->grouping,
             'uuid'              => $this->uuid,
-            'modification_date' => $this->modification_date,
+            'modification_date' => $this->updated,
             'creation_date'     => $this->created,
             'base_id'           => $this->base_id,
             'collection_id'     => $this->collection_id,
@@ -1922,7 +1922,7 @@ class record_adapter implements RecordInterface, cache_cacheableInterface
         $this->collection_id = (int)$row['coll_id'];
         $this->base_id = (int)phrasea::baseFromColl($this->get_sbas_id(), $this->collection_id, $this->app);
         $this->created = new DateTime($row['credate']);
-        $this->modification_date = new DateTime($row['moddate']);
+        $this->updated = new DateTime($row['moddate']);
         $this->uuid = $row['uuid'];
 
         $this->grouping = ($row['parent_record_id'] == '1');
diff --git a/tests/classes/record/adapterTest.php b/tests/classes/record/adapterTest.php
index 7b88cfc5eb..50f7b318e2 100644
--- a/tests/classes/record/adapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/classes/record/adapterTest.php
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ class record_adapterTest extends \PhraseanetAuthenticatedTestCase
         $this->assertTrue(Uuid::isValid($this->getRecord1()->get_uuid()));
     }
 
-    public function testGet_modification_date()
+    public function testGetUpdated()
     {
         $date_obj = new DateTime();
         $record_1 = $this->getRecord1();
-        $this->assertTrue(($record_1->getCreated() instanceof DateTime));
+        $this->assertTrue(($record_1->getUpdated() instanceof DateTime));
         $this->assertTrue(
             $record_1->getCreated() <= $date_obj,
-            sprintf('Asserting that %s is before %s', $record_1->getCreated()->format(DATE_ATOM), $date_obj->format(DATE_ATOM))
+            sprintf('Asserting that %s is before %s', $record_1->getUpdated()->format(DATE_ATOM), $date_obj->format(DATE_ATOM))
         );
     }