diff --git a/api4/channel_test.go b/api4/channel_test.go
index a7d49470df5..be7079b7831 100644
--- a/api4/channel_test.go
+++ b/api4/channel_test.go
@@ -2501,8 +2501,8 @@ func TestUpdateChannelMemberSchemeRoles(t *testing.T) {
 	for waiting {
 		select {
 		case event := <-WebSocketClient.EventChannel:
-			if event.Event == model.WebsocketEventChannelMemberUpdated {
-				require.Equal(t, model.WebsocketEventChannelMemberUpdated, event.Event)
+			if event.EventType() == model.WebsocketEventChannelMemberUpdated {
+				require.Equal(t, model.WebsocketEventChannelMemberUpdated, event.EventType())
 				waiting = false
 			}
 		case <-timeout:
diff --git a/api4/post_test.go b/api4/post_test.go
index fcd6b8e10e6..268a9a0d734 100644
--- a/api4/post_test.go
+++ b/api4/post_test.go
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ func TestCreatePost(t *testing.T) {
 		for eventsToGo > 0 {
 			select {
 			case event := <-WebSocketClient.EventChannel:
-				if event.Event == model.WebsocketEventEphemeralMessage {
-					require.Equal(t, model.WebsocketEventEphemeralMessage, event.Event)
+				if event.EventType() == model.WebsocketEventEphemeralMessage {
+					require.Equal(t, model.WebsocketEventEphemeralMessage, event.EventType())
 					eventsToGo = eventsToGo - 1
 				}
 			case <-timeout:
diff --git a/app/web_conn_test.go b/app/web_conn_test.go
index 2dfa715ad42..8efe10a58b1 100644
--- a/app/web_conn_test.go
+++ b/app/web_conn_test.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func TestWebConnDrainDeadQueue(t *testing.T) {
 				_, buf, err = conn.ReadMessage()
 				ev := model.WebSocketEventFromJson(bytes.NewReader(buf))
 				require.LessOrEqual(t, int(i), limit)
-				assert.Equal(t, i, ev.Sequence)
+				assert.Equal(t, i, ev.GetSequence())
 				i++
 			}
 			if _, ok := err.(*websocket.CloseError); !ok {
diff --git a/model/websocket_message.go b/model/websocket_message.go
index 6621a29315e..f37759be3c9 100644
--- a/model/websocket_message.go
+++ b/model/websocket_message.go
@@ -105,13 +105,11 @@ type webSocketEventJSON struct {
 	Sequence  int64                  `json:"seq"`
 }
 
-// **NOTE**: Direct access to WebSocketEvent fields is deprecated. They will be
-// made unexported in next major version release. Provided getter functions should be used instead.
 type WebSocketEvent struct {
-	Event           string                 // Deprecated: use EventType()
-	Data            map[string]interface{} // Deprecated: use GetData()
-	Broadcast       *WebsocketBroadcast    // Deprecated: use GetBroadcast()
-	Sequence        int64                  // Deprecated: use GetSequence()
+	event           string
+	data            map[string]interface{}
+	broadcast       *WebsocketBroadcast
+	sequence        int64
 	precomputedJSON *precomputedWebSocketEventJSON
 }
 
@@ -119,9 +117,9 @@ type WebSocketEvent struct {
 // This makes ToJson much more efficient when sending the same event to multiple connections.
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) PrecomputeJSON() *WebSocketEvent {
 	copy := ev.Copy()
-	event, _ := json.Marshal(copy.Event)
-	data, _ := json.Marshal(copy.Data)
-	broadcast, _ := json.Marshal(copy.Broadcast)
+	event, _ := json.Marshal(copy.event)
+	data, _ := json.Marshal(copy.data)
+	broadcast, _ := json.Marshal(copy.broadcast)
 	copy.precomputedJSON = &precomputedWebSocketEventJSON{
 		Event:     json.RawMessage(event),
 		Data:      json.RawMessage(data),
@@ -131,78 +129,85 @@ func (ev *WebSocketEvent) PrecomputeJSON() *WebSocketEvent {
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) Add(key string, value interface{}) {
-	ev.Data[key] = value
+	ev.data[key] = value
 }
 
 func NewWebSocketEvent(event, teamId, channelId, userId string, omitUsers map[string]bool) *WebSocketEvent {
-	return &WebSocketEvent{Event: event, Data: make(map[string]interface{}),
-		Broadcast: &WebsocketBroadcast{TeamId: teamId, ChannelId: channelId, UserId: userId, OmitUsers: omitUsers}}
+	return &WebSocketEvent{
+		event: event,
+		data:  make(map[string]interface{}),
+		broadcast: &WebsocketBroadcast{
+			TeamId:    teamId,
+			ChannelId: channelId,
+			UserId:    userId,
+			OmitUsers: omitUsers},
+	}
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) Copy() *WebSocketEvent {
 	copy := &WebSocketEvent{
-		Event:           ev.Event,
-		Data:            ev.Data,
-		Broadcast:       ev.Broadcast,
-		Sequence:        ev.Sequence,
+		event:           ev.event,
+		data:            ev.data,
+		broadcast:       ev.broadcast,
+		sequence:        ev.sequence,
 		precomputedJSON: ev.precomputedJSON,
 	}
 	return copy
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) GetData() map[string]interface{} {
-	return ev.Data
+	return ev.data
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) GetBroadcast() *WebsocketBroadcast {
-	return ev.Broadcast
+	return ev.broadcast
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) GetSequence() int64 {
-	return ev.Sequence
+	return ev.sequence
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) SetEvent(event string) *WebSocketEvent {
 	copy := ev.Copy()
-	copy.Event = event
+	copy.event = event
 	return copy
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) SetData(data map[string]interface{}) *WebSocketEvent {
 	copy := ev.Copy()
-	copy.Data = data
+	copy.data = data
 	return copy
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) SetBroadcast(broadcast *WebsocketBroadcast) *WebSocketEvent {
 	copy := ev.Copy()
-	copy.Broadcast = broadcast
+	copy.broadcast = broadcast
 	return copy
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) SetSequence(seq int64) *WebSocketEvent {
 	copy := ev.Copy()
-	copy.Sequence = seq
+	copy.sequence = seq
 	return copy
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) IsValid() bool {
-	return ev.Event != ""
+	return ev.event != ""
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) EventType() string {
-	return ev.Event
+	return ev.event
 }
 
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) ToJson() string {
 	if ev.precomputedJSON != nil {
-		return fmt.Sprintf(`{"event": %s, "data": %s, "broadcast": %s, "seq": %d}`, ev.precomputedJSON.Event, ev.precomputedJSON.Data, ev.precomputedJSON.Broadcast, ev.Sequence)
+		return fmt.Sprintf(`{"event": %s, "data": %s, "broadcast": %s, "seq": %d}`, ev.precomputedJSON.Event, ev.precomputedJSON.Data, ev.precomputedJSON.Broadcast, ev.GetSequence())
 	}
 	b, _ := json.Marshal(webSocketEventJSON{
-		ev.Event,
-		ev.Data,
-		ev.Broadcast,
-		ev.Sequence,
+		ev.event,
+		ev.data,
+		ev.broadcast,
+		ev.sequence,
 	})
 	return string(b)
 }
@@ -211,15 +216,15 @@ func (ev *WebSocketEvent) ToJson() string {
 func (ev *WebSocketEvent) Encode(enc *json.Encoder) error {
 	if ev.precomputedJSON != nil {
 		return enc.Encode(json.RawMessage(
-			fmt.Sprintf(`{"event": %s, "data": %s, "broadcast": %s, "seq": %d}`, ev.precomputedJSON.Event, ev.precomputedJSON.Data, ev.precomputedJSON.Broadcast, ev.Sequence),
+			fmt.Sprintf(`{"event": %s, "data": %s, "broadcast": %s, "seq": %d}`, ev.precomputedJSON.Event, ev.precomputedJSON.Data, ev.precomputedJSON.Broadcast, ev.sequence),
 		))
 	}
 
 	return enc.Encode(webSocketEventJSON{
-		ev.Event,
-		ev.Data,
-		ev.Broadcast,
-		ev.Sequence,
+		ev.event,
+		ev.data,
+		ev.broadcast,
+		ev.sequence,
 	})
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +234,7 @@ func WebSocketEventFromJson(data io.Reader) *WebSocketEvent {
 	if err := json.NewDecoder(data).Decode(&o); err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	ev.Event = o.Event
+	ev.event = o.Event
 	if u, ok := o.Data["user"]; ok {
 		// We need to convert to and from JSON again
 		// because the user is in the form of a map[string]interface{}.
@@ -239,9 +244,9 @@ func WebSocketEventFromJson(data io.Reader) *WebSocketEvent {
 		}
 		o.Data["user"] = UserFromJson(bytes.NewReader(buf))
 	}
-	ev.Data = o.Data
-	ev.Broadcast = o.Broadcast
-	ev.Sequence = o.Sequence
+	ev.data = o.Data
+	ev.broadcast = o.Broadcast
+	ev.sequence = o.Sequence
 	return &ev
 }
 
diff --git a/model/websocket_message_test.go b/model/websocket_message_test.go
index 37e6c9e33d9..b1961fb9394 100644
--- a/model/websocket_message_test.go
+++ b/model/websocket_message_test.go
@@ -35,26 +35,23 @@ func TestWebSocketEventImmutable(t *testing.T) {
 	if new == m {
 		require.Fail(t, "pointers should not be the same")
 	}
-	require.NotEqual(t, m.Event, new.Event)
-	require.Equal(t, new.Event, "new_event")
-	require.Equal(t, new.Event, new.EventType())
+	require.NotEqual(t, m.EventType(), new.EventType())
+	require.Equal(t, new.EventType(), "new_event")
 
 	new = m.SetSequence(45)
 	if new == m {
 		require.Fail(t, "pointers should not be the same")
 	}
-	require.NotEqual(t, m.Sequence, new.Sequence)
-	require.Equal(t, new.Sequence, int64(45))
-	require.Equal(t, new.Sequence, new.GetSequence())
+	require.NotEqual(t, m.GetSequence(), new.GetSequence())
+	require.Equal(t, new.GetSequence(), int64(45))
 
 	broadcast := &WebsocketBroadcast{}
 	new = m.SetBroadcast(broadcast)
 	if new == m {
 		require.Fail(t, "pointers should not be the same")
 	}
-	require.NotEqual(t, m.Broadcast, new.Broadcast)
-	require.Equal(t, new.Broadcast, broadcast)
-	require.Equal(t, new.Broadcast, new.GetBroadcast())
+	require.NotEqual(t, m.GetBroadcast(), new.GetBroadcast())
+	require.Equal(t, new.GetBroadcast(), broadcast)
 
 	data := map[string]interface{}{
 		"key":  "val",
@@ -65,8 +62,8 @@ func TestWebSocketEventImmutable(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Fail(t, "pointers should not be the same")
 	}
 	require.NotEqual(t, m, new)
-	require.Equal(t, new.Data, data)
-	require.Equal(t, new.Data, new.GetData())
+	require.Equal(t, new.data, data)
+	require.Equal(t, new.data, new.GetData())
 
 	copy := m.Copy()
 	if copy == m {
@@ -81,10 +78,10 @@ func TestWebSocketEventFromJson(t *testing.T) {
 	data := `{"event": "test", "data": {"key": "val"}, "seq": 45, "broadcast": {"user_id": "userid"}}`
 	ev = WebSocketEventFromJson(strings.NewReader(data))
 	require.NotNil(t, ev, "should have parsed")
-	require.Equal(t, ev.Event, "test")
-	require.Equal(t, ev.Sequence, int64(45))
-	require.Equal(t, ev.Data, map[string]interface{}{"key": "val"})
-	require.Equal(t, ev.Broadcast, &WebsocketBroadcast{UserId: "userid"})
+	require.Equal(t, ev.EventType(), "test")
+	require.Equal(t, ev.GetSequence(), int64(45))
+	require.Equal(t, ev.data, map[string]interface{}{"key": "val"})
+	require.Equal(t, ev.GetBroadcast(), &WebsocketBroadcast{UserId: "userid"})
 }
 
 func TestWebSocketResponse(t *testing.T) {