diff --git a/src/unique_ptr.rs b/src/unique_ptr.rs
index 5f8019586..1366e7592 100644
--- a/src/unique_ptr.rs
+++ b/src/unique_ptr.rs
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns a pointer to the object owned by this UniquePtr
-    /// if any, otherwise the null pointer.
+    /// Returns a raw const pointer to the object owned by this UniquePtr if
+    /// any, otherwise the null pointer.
     pub fn as_ptr(&self) -> *const T {
         match self.as_ref() {
             Some(target) => target as *const T,
@@ -99,13 +99,13 @@ where
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns a mutable pointer to the object owned by this UniquePtr
-    /// if any, otherwise the null pointer.
+    /// Returns a raw mutable pointer to the object owned by this UniquePtr if
+    /// any, otherwise the null pointer.
     ///
     /// As with [std::unique_ptr\<T\>::get](https://en.cppreference.com/w/cpp/memory/unique_ptr/get),
-    /// this doesn't require that you hold a mutable reference to the `UniquePtr`.
-    /// This differs from Rust norms, so extra care should be taken in
-    /// the way the pointer is used.
+    /// this doesn't require that you hold an exclusive reference to the
+    /// UniquePtr. This differs from Rust norms, so extra care should be taken
+    /// in the way the pointer is used.
     pub fn as_mut_ptr(&self) -> *mut T {
         self.as_ptr() as *mut T
     }
diff --git a/tests/test.rs b/tests/test.rs
index 6d9ba34c1..df0610491 100644
--- a/tests/test.rs
+++ b/tests/test.rs
@@ -259,8 +259,8 @@ fn test_c_method_calls() {
     assert_eq!(2021, unique_ptr.get());
     assert_eq!(2021, unique_ptr.get2());
     assert_eq!(2021, *unique_ptr.getRef());
-    assert_eq!(2021, unsafe { unique_ptr.as_mut_ptr().as_ref() }.unwrap().get());
-    assert_eq!(2021, unsafe { unique_ptr.as_ptr().as_ref() }.unwrap().get());
+    assert_eq!(2021, unsafe { &mut *unique_ptr.as_mut_ptr() }.get());
+    assert_eq!(2021, unsafe { &*unique_ptr.as_ptr() }.get());
     assert_eq!(2021, *unique_ptr.pin_mut().getMut());
     assert_eq!(2022, unique_ptr.pin_mut().set_succeed(2022).unwrap());
     assert!(unique_ptr.pin_mut().get_fail().is_err());