--- a/cubicweb/server/querier.py	Thu Oct 06 12:15:50 2016 +0200
+++ b/cubicweb/server/querier.py	Sat Oct 01 11:56:27 2016 +0200
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     try:
         return solution[term.name]
     except AttributeError:
-        return cnx.entity_metas(term.eval(args))['type']
+        return cnx.entity_type(term.eval(args))
 
 def check_relations_read_access(cnx, select, args):
     """Raise :exc:`Unauthorized` if the given user doesn't have credentials to
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@
 
 def _build_descr(cnx, result, basedescription, todetermine):
     description = []
-    entity_metas = cnx.entity_metas
+    entity_type = cnx.entity_type
     todel = []
     for i, row in enumerate(result):
         row_descr = basedescription[:]
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@
                 row_descr[index] = etype_from_pyobj(value)
             else:
                 try:
-                    row_descr[index] = entity_metas(value)['type']
+                    row_descr[index] = entity_type(value)
                 except UnknownEid:
                     cnx.error('wrong eid %s in repository, you should '
                              'db-check the database' % value)