diff --git a/rust/src/events/json_object.rs b/rust/src/events/json_object.rs
index 274956b3a3..bb4877d482 100644
--- a/rust/src/events/json_object.rs
+++ b/rust/src/events/json_object.rs
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 #[pyclass(mapping, frozen, skip_from_py_object)]
 #[serde(transparent)]
 pub struct JsonObject {
-    pub object: Arc<BTreeMap<Box<str>, serde_json::Value>>,
+    object: Arc<BTreeMap<Box<str>, serde_json::Value>>,
 }
 
 #[pymethods]
diff --git a/rust/src/events/mod.rs b/rust/src/events/mod.rs
index b4c818ccfe..6ec02dfb3c 100644
--- a/rust/src/events/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/src/events/mod.rs
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ impl Event {
     fn redacts<'py>(&self, py: Python<'py>) -> PyResult<Option<Bound<'py, PyAny>>> {
         let common = &self.fields.common_fields;
         let value = if self.room_version.updated_redaction_rules {
-            common.content.object.get(REDACTS)
+            common.content.get_field(REDACTS)
         } else {
             common.other_fields.get(REDACTS)
         };