diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
index 98c6ee0..0fb327d 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/Entity/Node.php
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ public function setRevisionCreationTime($timestamp) {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function getRevisionAuthor() {
-    return $this->get('revision_uid')->entity;
+    return $this->getRevisionUser();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ public function getRevisionUser() {
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
   public function setRevisionAuthorId($uid) {
-    $this->set('revision_uid', $uid);
+    $this->setRevisionUserId($uid);
     return $this;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/node/src/NodeInterface.php b/core/modules/node/src/NodeInterface.php
index ae554ab..d86d63b 100644
--- a/core/modules/node/src/NodeInterface.php
+++ b/core/modules/node/src/NodeInterface.php
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ public function setRevisionCreationTime($timestamp);
    *   The user entity for the revision author.
    *
    * @deprecated in Drupal 8.2.0, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0.
+   *   Use getRevisionUser() instead.
    */
   public function getRevisionAuthor();
 
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ public function getRevisionAuthor();
    *   The called node entity.
    *
    * @deprecated in Drupal 8.2.0, will be removed before Drupal 9.0.0.
+   *   User setRevisionUserId() instead.
    */
   public function setRevisionAuthorId($uid);