diff --git a/api/frame_transformer_interface.h b/api/frame_transformer_interface.h
index aa695e5331..e6f7a3fc98 100644
--- a/api/frame_transformer_interface.h
+++ b/api/frame_transformer_interface.h
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ class TransformableVideoFrameInterface : public TransformableFrameInterface {
 
   // The returned const ref may become invalid due to later SetMetadata calls,
   // or other modifications. Use Metadata() instead.
-  virtual const VideoFrameMetadata& GetMetadata() const = 0;
+  [[deprecated("Use Metadata() instead")]] virtual const VideoFrameMetadata&
+  GetMetadata() const = 0;
+
   virtual VideoFrameMetadata Metadata() const = 0;
 
   // TODO(https://crbug.com/webrtc/14709): Make pure virtual when Chromium MOCK
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/frame_transformer_factory_unittest.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/frame_transformer_factory_unittest.cc
index 3b2c112b54..4c25330534 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/frame_transformer_factory_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/frame_transformer_factory_unittest.cc
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ namespace {
 
 using testing::NiceMock;
 using testing::Return;
-using testing::ReturnRef;
 
 TEST(FrameTransformerFactory, CloneVideoFrame) {
   NiceMock<MockTransformableVideoFrame> original_frame;
@@ -43,13 +42,12 @@ TEST(FrameTransformerFactory, CloneVideoFrame) {
   // Copy csrcs rather than moving so we can compare in an EXPECT_EQ later.
   metadata.SetCsrcs(csrcs);
 
-  EXPECT_CALL(original_frame, GetMetadata())
-      .WillRepeatedly(ReturnRef(metadata));
+  EXPECT_CALL(original_frame, Metadata()).WillRepeatedly(Return(metadata));
   auto cloned_frame = CloneVideoFrame(&original_frame);
 
   EXPECT_EQ(cloned_frame->GetData().size(), 10u);
   EXPECT_THAT(cloned_frame->GetData(), testing::Each(5u));
-  EXPECT_EQ(cloned_frame->GetMetadata().GetCsrcs(), csrcs);
+  EXPECT_EQ(cloned_frame->Metadata().GetCsrcs(), csrcs);
 }
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_frame_transformer_delegate.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_frame_transformer_delegate.cc
index 717cbb470a..7ced8ddf41 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_frame_transformer_delegate.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_frame_transformer_delegate.cc
@@ -216,14 +216,14 @@ std::unique_ptr<TransformableVideoFrameInterface> CloneSenderVideoFrame(
       original->GetData().data(), original->GetData().size());
   EncodedImage encoded_image;
   encoded_image.SetEncodedData(encoded_image_buffer);
-  RTPVideoHeader new_header =
-      RTPVideoHeader::FromMetadata(original->GetMetadata());
+  VideoFrameMetadata metadata = original->Metadata();
+  RTPVideoHeader new_header = RTPVideoHeader::FromMetadata(metadata);
   // TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/14708): Fill in other EncodedImage parameters
   return std::make_unique<TransformableVideoSenderFrame>(
       encoded_image, new_header, original->GetPayloadType(), new_header.codec,
       original->GetTimestamp(),
       absl::nullopt,  // expected_retransmission_time_ms
-      original->GetSsrc(), original->GetMetadata().GetCsrcs());
+      original->GetSsrc(), metadata.GetCsrcs());
 }
 
 }  // namespace webrtc
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_frame_transformer_delegate_unittest.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_frame_transformer_delegate_unittest.cc
index 8abff95692..075f680d11 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_frame_transformer_delegate_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_frame_transformer_delegate_unittest.cc
@@ -163,31 +163,7 @@ TEST_F(RtpSenderVideoFrameTransformerDelegateTest, CloneSenderVideoFrame) {
   EXPECT_EQ(video_frame->GetPayloadType(), clone->GetPayloadType());
   EXPECT_EQ(video_frame->GetSsrc(), clone->GetSsrc());
   EXPECT_EQ(video_frame->GetTimestamp(), clone->GetTimestamp());
-  EXPECT_EQ(video_frame->GetMetadata(), clone->GetMetadata());
-}
-
-TEST_F(RtpSenderVideoFrameTransformerDelegateTest, MetadataEqualsGetMetadata) {
-  auto delegate = rtc::make_ref_counted<RTPSenderVideoFrameTransformerDelegate>(
-      &test_sender_, frame_transformer_,
-      /*ssrc=*/1111, /*csrcs=*/std::vector<uint32_t>({1, 2, 3}),
-      time_controller_.CreateTaskQueueFactory().get());
-
-  std::unique_ptr<TransformableFrameInterface> frame =
-      GetTransformableFrame(delegate);
-  ASSERT_TRUE(frame);
-  TransformableVideoFrameInterface* video_frame =
-      static_cast<TransformableVideoFrameInterface*>(frame.get());
-
-  const VideoFrameMetadata& metadata_ref = video_frame->GetMetadata();
-  VideoFrameMetadata metadata_copy = video_frame->Metadata();
-
-  // TODO(bugs.webrtc.org/14708): Just EXPECT_EQ the whole Metadata once the
-  // equality operator lands.
-  EXPECT_EQ(metadata_ref.GetFrameType(), metadata_copy.GetFrameType());
-  EXPECT_EQ(metadata_ref.GetFrameId(), metadata_copy.GetFrameId());
-  EXPECT_EQ(metadata_ref.GetCodec(), metadata_copy.GetCodec());
-  EXPECT_EQ(metadata_ref.GetSsrc(), metadata_copy.GetSsrc());
-  EXPECT_EQ(metadata_ref.GetCsrcs(), metadata_copy.GetCsrcs());
+  EXPECT_EQ(video_frame->Metadata(), clone->Metadata());
 }
 
 TEST_F(RtpSenderVideoFrameTransformerDelegateTest, MetadataAfterSetMetadata) {
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_unittest.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_unittest.cc
index 9f44d7861d..25d6716302 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_sender_video_unittest.cc
@@ -1638,7 +1638,7 @@ TEST_F(RtpSenderVideoWithFrameTransformerTest,
                 absl::WrapUnique(static_cast<TransformableVideoFrameInterface*>(
                     transformable_frame.release()));
             ASSERT_TRUE(frame);
-            auto metadata = frame->GetMetadata();
+            auto metadata = frame->Metadata();
             EXPECT_EQ(metadata.GetWidth(), 1280u);
             EXPECT_EQ(metadata.GetHeight(), 720u);
             EXPECT_EQ(metadata.GetFrameId(), 10);
diff --git a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_video_stream_receiver_frame_transformer_delegate_unittest.cc b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_video_stream_receiver_frame_transformer_delegate_unittest.cc
index 8b43488275..707970e14f 100644
--- a/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_video_stream_receiver_frame_transformer_delegate_unittest.cc
+++ b/modules/rtp_rtcp/source/rtp_video_stream_receiver_frame_transformer_delegate_unittest.cc
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ TEST(RtpVideoStreamReceiverFrameTransformerDelegateTest,
             absl::WrapUnique(static_cast<TransformableVideoFrameInterface*>(
                 transformable_frame.release()));
         ASSERT_TRUE(frame);
-        auto metadata = frame->GetMetadata();
+        auto metadata = frame->Metadata();
         EXPECT_EQ(metadata.GetWidth(), 1280u);
         EXPECT_EQ(metadata.GetHeight(), 720u);
         EXPECT_EQ(metadata.GetFrameId(), 10);