diff --git a/changelog/upgrade-notes.md b/changelog/upgrade-notes.md
index 397aa0f5e5..b8899fa73e 100644
--- a/changelog/upgrade-notes.md
+++ b/changelog/upgrade-notes.md
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 ### Next release
 
-#### Removal of `ol.render.Feature#getGeometry()`
-
-The `ol.render.Feature#getGeometry()` function simply returns the feature itself. Users who relied on this function can use the `ol.render.Feature` instance directly instead.
-
 ### v4.1.0
 
 #### Adding duplicate layers to a map throws
diff --git a/src/ol/render/feature.js b/src/ol/render/feature.js
index 497e801cc6..e383587ece 100644
--- a/src/ol/render/feature.js
+++ b/src/ol/render/feature.js
@@ -119,8 +119,10 @@ ol.render.Feature.prototype.getFlatCoordinates =
 
 
 /**
- * Get the feature for working with its geometry.
+ * For API compatibility with {@link ol.Feature}, this method is useful when
+ * determining the geometry type in style function (see {@link #getType}).
  * @return {ol.render.Feature} Feature.
+ * @api
  */
 ol.render.Feature.prototype.getGeometry = function() {
   return this;