diff --git a/pylib/anki/schedv2.py b/pylib/anki/schedv2.py
index 5913fd217..ebe40446c 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/schedv2.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/schedv2.py
@@ -230,6 +230,9 @@ order by due"""
 
     def deckDueTree(self) -> Any:
         "List of (base name, did, rev, lrn, new, children)"
+        print(
+            "deckDueTree() is deprecated; use decks.deck_tree() for a tree without counts, or sched.deck_due_tree()"
+        )
         return self.col.backend.legacy_deck_tree()
 
     def deck_due_tree(self) -> DeckTreeNode:
diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py b/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py
index 1f3f58976..197a08f3e 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_schedv1.py
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ def test_cram():
     d.sched.rebuildDyn(did)
     d.reset()
     # should appear as new in the deck list
-    assert sorted(d.sched.deckDueTree())[0][4] == 1
+    assert sorted(d.sched.deck_due_tree().children)[0].new_count == 1
     # and should appear in the counts
     assert d.sched.counts() == (1, 0, 0)
     # grab it and check estimates
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ def test_cram():
     assert d.sched.nextIvl(c, 3) == 86400
     # delete the deck, returning the card mid-study
     d.decks.rem(d.decks.selected())
-    assert len(d.sched.deckDueTree()) == 1
+    assert len(d.sched.deck_due_tree().children) == 1
     c.load()
     assert c.ivl == 1
     assert c.due == d.sched.today + 1
@@ -1020,31 +1020,22 @@ def test_deckDue():
     d.addNote(f)
     d.reset()
     assert len(d.decks.all_names_and_ids()) == 5
-    tree = d.sched.deckDueTree()
-    assert tree[0][0] == "Default"
+    tree = d.sched.deck_due_tree().children
+    assert tree[0].name == "Default"
     # sum of child and parent
-    assert tree[0][1] == 1
-    assert tree[0][2] == 1
-    assert tree[0][4] == 1
+    assert tree[0].deck_id == 1
+    assert tree[0].review_count == 1
+    assert tree[0].new_count == 1
     # child count is just review
-    assert tree[0][5][0][0] == "1"
-    assert tree[0][5][0][1] == default1
-    assert tree[0][5][0][2] == 1
-    assert tree[0][5][0][4] == 0
+    child = tree[0].children[0]
+    assert child.name == "1"
+    assert child.deck_id == default1
+    assert child.review_count == 1
+    assert child.new_count == 0
     # code should not fail if a card has an invalid deck
     c.did = 12345
     c.flush()
-    d.sched.deckDueTree()
-
-
-def test_deckTree():
-    d = getEmptyCol()
-    d.decks.id("new::b::c")
-    d.decks.id("new2")
-    # new should not appear twice in tree
-    names = [x[0] for x in d.sched.deckDueTree()]
-    names.remove("new")
-    assert "new" not in names
+    d.sched.deck_due_tree()
 
 
 def test_deckFlow():
diff --git a/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py b/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py
index a25dfbd08..be805a83b 100644
--- a/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py
+++ b/pylib/tests/test_schedv2.py
@@ -440,10 +440,10 @@ def test_review_limits():
         c.due = 0
         c.flush()
 
-    tree = d.sched.deckDueTree()
+    tree = d.sched.deck_due_tree().children
     # (('parent', 1514457677462, 5, 0, 0, (('child', 1514457677463, 5, 0, 0, ()),)))
-    assert tree[0][2] == 5  # parent
-    assert tree[0][5][0][2] == 5  # child
+    assert tree[0].review_count == 5  # parent
+    assert tree[0].children[0].review_count == 5  # child
 
     # .counts() should match
     d.decks.select(child["id"])
@@ -455,9 +455,9 @@ def test_review_limits():
     d.sched.answerCard(c, 3)
     assert d.sched.counts() == (0, 0, 4)
 
-    tree = d.sched.deckDueTree()
-    assert tree[0][2] == 4  # parent
-    assert tree[0][5][0][2] == 4  # child
+    tree = d.sched.deck_due_tree().children
+    assert tree[0].review_count == 4  # parent
+    assert tree[0].children[0].review_count == 4  # child
 
 
 def test_button_spacing():
@@ -721,7 +721,7 @@ def test_filt_reviewing_early_normal():
     d.sched.rebuildDyn(did)
     d.reset()
     # should appear as normal in the deck list
-    assert sorted(d.sched.deckDueTree())[0][2] == 1
+    assert sorted(d.sched.deck_due_tree().children)[0].review_count == 1
     # and should appear in the counts
     assert d.sched.counts() == (0, 0, 1)
     # grab it and check estimates
@@ -1023,21 +1023,22 @@ def test_deckDue():
     d.addNote(f)
     d.reset()
     assert len(d.decks.all_names_and_ids()) == 5
-    tree = d.sched.deckDueTree()
-    assert tree[0][0] == "Default"
+    tree = d.sched.deck_due_tree().children
+    assert tree[0].name == "Default"
     # sum of child and parent
-    assert tree[0][1] == 1
-    assert tree[0][2] == 1
-    assert tree[0][4] == 1
+    assert tree[0].deck_id == 1
+    assert tree[0].review_count == 1
+    assert tree[0].new_count == 1
     # child count is just review
-    assert tree[0][5][0][0] == "1"
-    assert tree[0][5][0][1] == default1
-    assert tree[0][5][0][2] == 1
-    assert tree[0][5][0][4] == 0
+    child = tree[0].children[0]
+    assert child.name == "1"
+    assert child.deck_id == default1
+    assert child.review_count == 1
+    assert child.new_count == 0
     # code should not fail if a card has an invalid deck
     c.did = 12345
     c.flush()
-    d.sched.deckDueTree()
+    d.sched.deck_due_tree()
 
 
 def test_deckTree():
@@ -1045,7 +1046,7 @@ def test_deckTree():
     d.decks.id("new::b::c")
     d.decks.id("new2")
     # new should not appear twice in tree
-    names = [x[0] for x in d.sched.deckDueTree()]
+    names = [x.name for x in d.sched.deck_due_tree().children]
     names.remove("new")
     assert "new" not in names