diff --git a/includes/sanitizers/class-amp-base-sanitizer.php b/includes/sanitizers/class-amp-base-sanitizer.php
index 501458dabbf..9cbabda3cd6 100644
--- a/includes/sanitizers/class-amp-base-sanitizer.php
+++ b/includes/sanitizers/class-amp-base-sanitizer.php
@@ -160,11 +160,10 @@ public function get_stylesheets() {
 	 * Get HTML body as DOMElement from DOMDocument received by the constructor.
 	 *
 	 * @deprecated Just reference $root_element instead.
-	 * @return DOMElement The body or html element.
+	 * @return DOMElement The body element.
 	 */
 	protected function get_body_node() {
-		_deprecated_function( __METHOD__, 'AMP_Base_Sanitizer::$root_element', '0.7' );
-		return $this->root_element;
+		return $this->dom->getElementsByTagName( 'body' )->item( 0 );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 40323a78f71..17b2e305fa3 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -66,10 +66,11 @@ Follow along with or [contribute](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/blob/deve
 - ...
 
 ### 0.7.1 (Unreleased) ###
-- Limit showing AMP validation warnings to when `amp` theme support is present. See [#1132](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1132).
-- Supply the extracted dimensions to images determined to need them; fixes regression from 0.6 this is key for Gutenberg compat. See [#1117](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1117).
-- Ensure before/after is amended to filtered comment_reply_link. See [#1118](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1118).
+- Limit showing AMP validation warnings to when `amp` theme support is present. See [#1132](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1132). Props westonruter.
+- Supply the extracted dimensions to images determined to need them; fixes regression from 0.6 this is key for Gutenberg compat. See [#1117](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1117). Props westonruter.
+- Ensure before/after is amended to filtered comment_reply_link. See [#1118](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1118). Props westonruter.
 - Force VideoPress to use html5 player for AMP. See [#1125](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1125). Props yurynix.
+- Soft-deprecate `AMP_Base_Sanitizer::get_body_node()` instead of hard-deprecating it (with triggered notice). See [#1141](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1141). Props westonruter.
 
 See [0.7.1 milestone](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/milestone/8?closed=1).
 
diff --git a/readme.txt b/readme.txt
index f8896f0b6bf..2198c7cc383 100644
--- a/readme.txt
+++ b/readme.txt
@@ -48,10 +48,11 @@ Follow along with or [contribute](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/blob/deve
 - ...
 
 = 0.7.1 (Unreleased) =
-- Limit showing AMP validation warnings to when `amp` theme support is present. See [#1132](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1132).
-- Supply the extracted dimensions to images determined to need them; fixes regression from 0.6 this is key for Gutenberg compat. See [#1117](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1117).
-- Ensure before/after is amended to filtered comment_reply_link. See [#1118](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1118).
+- Limit showing AMP validation warnings to when `amp` theme support is present. See [#1132](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1132). Props westonruter.
+- Supply the extracted dimensions to images determined to need them; fixes regression from 0.6 this is key for Gutenberg compat. See [#1117](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1117). Props westonruter.
+- Ensure before/after is amended to filtered comment_reply_link. See [#1118](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1118). Props westonruter.
 - Force VideoPress to use html5 player for AMP. See [#1125](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1125). Props yurynix.
+- Soft-deprecate `AMP_Base_Sanitizer::get_body_node()` instead of hard-deprecating it (with triggered notice). See [#1141](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/pull/1141). Props westonruter.
 
 See [0.7.1 milestone](https://github.com/Automattic/amp-wp/milestone/8?closed=1).