diff --git a/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp b/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp
index 18c1e71d7d..e2ec36028c 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp
@@ -276,14 +276,7 @@ App::DocumentObjectExecReturn *MultiFuse::execute()
             }
             if (this->Refine.getValue()) {
                 try {
-                    TopoDS_Shape oldShape = res.getShape();
-                    BRepBuilderAPI_RefineModel mkRefine(oldShape);
-                    res.setShape(mkRefine.Shape());
-                    ShapeHistory hist =
-                        buildHistory(mkRefine, TopAbs_FACE, res.getShape(), oldShape);
-                    for (auto& jt : history) {
-                        jt = joinHistory(jt, hist);
-                    }
+                    res = res.makeElementRefine();
                 }
                 catch (Standard_Failure&) {
                     // do nothing
diff --git a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureTransformed.cpp b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureTransformed.cpp
index 027ae802f6..43f4d88a7d 100644
--- a/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureTransformed.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/PartDesign/App/FeatureTransformed.cpp
@@ -374,26 +374,6 @@ TopoShape Transformed::refineShapeIfActive(const TopoShape& oldShape) const
     return oldShape;
 }
 
-// Deprecated, prefer the TopoShape method
-TopoDS_Shape Transformed::refineShapeIfActive(const TopoDS_Shape& oldShape) const
-{
-    if (this->Refine.getValue()) {
-        try {
-            Part::BRepBuilderAPI_RefineModel mkRefine(oldShape);
-            TopoDS_Shape resShape = mkRefine.Shape();
-            if (!TopoShape(resShape).isClosed()) {
-                return oldShape;
-            }
-            return resShape;
-        }
-        catch (Standard_Failure&) {
-            return oldShape;
-        }
-    }
-
-    return oldShape;
-}
-
 TopoDS_Shape Transformed::getRemainingSolids(const TopoDS_Shape& shape)
 {
     BRep_Builder builder;
diff --git a/tests/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp b/tests/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp
index 49f0e365f1..9fd70ebec3 100644
--- a/tests/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp
+++ b/tests/src/Mod/Part/App/FeaturePartFuse.cpp
@@ -187,6 +187,12 @@ TEST_F(FeaturePartFuseTest, testRefine)
         ts.getSubTopoShapes(TopAbs_FACE);  // TopAbs_WIRE alternate approach
     // Assert two boxes, plus redundant faces at the joint.
     EXPECT_EQ(subs.size(), 14);
+    // 14 Faces
+    // 28 Edges
+    // 16 Vertices
+    // -----------
+    // 58 Elements
+    EXPECT_EQ(_fuse->Shape.getShape().getElementMapSize(), 58);
     // Act
     _fuse->Refine.setValue(true);
     _fuse->execute();
@@ -194,6 +200,12 @@ TEST_F(FeaturePartFuseTest, testRefine)
     subs = ts.getSubTopoShapes(TopAbs_FACE);
     // Assert we now just have one big box
     EXPECT_EQ(subs.size(), 6);
+    // 6 Faces
+    // 12 Edges
+    // 8 Vertices
+    // -----------
+    // 58 Elements
+    EXPECT_EQ(_fuse->Shape.getShape().getElementMapSize(), 26);
 }
 
 // See FeaturePartCommon.cpp for a history test.  It would be exactly the same and redundant here.