diff --git a/demo/GridBagSizer.py b/demo/GridBagSizer.py
index 9e4fbd20..dbfde8b6 100644
--- a/demo/GridBagSizer.py
+++ b/demo/GridBagSizer.py
@@ -95,18 +95,19 @@ class TestFrame(wx.Frame):
             self.gbs.SetItemPosition(btn, self.lastPos)
             btn.SetLabel("Move this to (3,6)")
         else:
-            if self.gbs.CheckForIntersectionPos( (3,6), (1,1) ):
+            if self.gbs.CheckForIntersection( (3,6), (1,1) ):
                 wx.MessageBox("""\
-wx.GridBagSizer will not allow items to be in the same cell as
-another item, so this operation will fail.  You will also get an
-assert when compiled in debug mode.""",
+wx.GridBagSizer will not allow items to be in the
+same cell as another item, so this operation will
+fail.  You will also get an assert when compiled
+in debug mode.""",
                               "Warning", wx.OK | wx.ICON_INFORMATION)
 
             try:
                 if self.gbs.SetItemPosition(btn, (3,6)):
                     self.lastPos = curPos
                     btn.SetLabel("Move it back")
-            except wx.PyAssertionError:
+            except wx.wxAssertionError:
                 pass
 
         self.gbs.Layout()
diff --git a/etg/gbsizer.py b/etg/gbsizer.py
index 4c596248..6f71fa88 100644
--- a/etg/gbsizer.py
+++ b/etg/gbsizer.py
@@ -149,7 +149,9 @@ def run():
             func.find('userData').type = 'wxPyUserData*'
         if func.findItem('item'):
             func.find('item').transfer = True
-    
+
+    c.addPyCode(
+        "GridBagSizer.CheckForIntersectionPos = wx.deprecated(GridBagSizer.CheckForIntersection, 'Use CheckForIntersection instead.')")
     
     # TODO: In Classic we had GetChildren return a list of wxGBSizerItems (in
     # a faked out way). Figure out how to do that here too....