diff --git a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/NumberUtil.java b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/NumberUtil.java
index 8ca973370..4261ca097 100644
--- a/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/NumberUtil.java
+++ b/smack-core/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smack/util/NumberUtil.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /**
  *
- * Copyright © 2015 Florian Schmaus
+ * Copyright © 2015-2019 Florian Schmaus
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -22,8 +22,20 @@ public class NumberUtil {
      * Checks if the given long is within the range of an unsigned 32-bit integer, the XML type "xs:unsignedInt".
      *
      * @param value
+     * @deprecated use {@link #requireUInt32(long)} instead.
      */
+    @Deprecated
+    // TODO: Remove in Smack 4.5.
     public static void checkIfInUInt32Range(long value) {
+        requireUInt32(value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Checks if the given long is within the range of an unsigned 32-bit integer, the XML type "xs:unsignedInt".
+     *
+     * @param value
+     */
+    public static void requireUInt32(long value) {
         if (value < 0) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("unsigned 32-bit integers can't be negative");
         }
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/privacy/packet/PrivacyItem.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/privacy/packet/PrivacyItem.java
index 4189aefd5..0ad6c91a4 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/privacy/packet/PrivacyItem.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/privacy/packet/PrivacyItem.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class PrivacyItem {
      * @param order the order of this privacy item
      */
     public PrivacyItem(Type type, String value, boolean allow, long order) {
-        NumberUtil.checkIfInUInt32Range(order);
+        NumberUtil.requireUInt32(order);
         this.type = type;
         this.value = value;
         this.allow = allow;
diff --git a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xdatavalidation/packet/ValidateElement.java b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xdatavalidation/packet/ValidateElement.java
index 4dc7fd62b..a44de76a1 100644
--- a/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xdatavalidation/packet/ValidateElement.java
+++ b/smack-extensions/src/main/java/org/jivesoftware/smackx/xdatavalidation/packet/ValidateElement.java
@@ -333,10 +333,10 @@ public abstract class ValidateElement implements ExtensionElement {
          */
         public ListRange(Long min, Long max) {
             if (min != null) {
-                NumberUtil.checkIfInUInt32Range(min);
+                NumberUtil.requireUInt32(min);
             }
             if (max != null) {
-                NumberUtil.checkIfInUInt32Range(max);
+                NumberUtil.requireUInt32(max);
             }
             if (max == null && min == null) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Either min or max must be given");