diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp
index 0d14c6ab23..989abed023 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ void AudioProcessor::refreshParameterList() {}
 
 int AudioProcessor::getDefaultNumParameterSteps() noexcept
 {
-    return 0x7fffffff;
+    return AudioProcessorParameter::getDefaultNumParameterSteps();
 }
 
 void AudioProcessor::suspendProcessing (const bool shouldBeSuspended)
@@ -1358,7 +1358,7 @@ int AudioProcessor::getParameterNumSteps (int index)
     if (auto* p = getParameters()[index])
         return p->getNumSteps();
 
-    return AudioProcessor::getDefaultNumParameterSteps();
+    return getDefaultNumParameterSteps();
 }
 
 bool AudioProcessor::isParameterDiscrete (int index) const
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.cpp
index a5ed0090d3..7aec22456f 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ bool AudioProcessorParameter::isOrientationInverted() const
 bool AudioProcessorParameter::isAutomatable() const                              { return true; }
 bool AudioProcessorParameter::isMetaParameter() const                            { return false; }
 AudioProcessorParameter::Category AudioProcessorParameter::getCategory() const   { return genericParameter; }
-int AudioProcessorParameter::getNumSteps() const                                 { return AudioProcessor::getDefaultNumParameterSteps(); }
+int AudioProcessorParameter::getNumSteps() const                                 { return getDefaultNumParameterSteps(); }
 bool AudioProcessorParameter::isDiscrete() const                                 { return false; }
 bool AudioProcessorParameter::isBoolean() const                                  { return false; }
 
@@ -175,4 +175,9 @@ void AudioProcessorParameter::removeListener (AudioProcessorParameter::Listener*
     listeners.removeFirstMatchingValue (listenerToRemove);
 }
 
+int AudioProcessorParameter::getDefaultNumParameterSteps() noexcept
+{
+    return 0x7fffffff;
+}
+
 } // namespace juce
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.h
index 426b9f2284..0c0ddaaeec 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessorParameter.h
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public:
     /** Returns the number of steps that this parameter's range should be quantised into.
 
         If you want a continuous range of values, don't override this method, and allow
-        the default implementation to return AudioProcessor::getDefaultNumParameterSteps().
+        the default implementation to return getDefaultNumParameterSteps().
 
         If your parameter is boolean, then you may want to make this return 2.
 
@@ -358,6 +358,15 @@ public:
     /** @internal */
     AudioProcessor* processor = nullptr;
 
+    /** Returns the default number of steps for a parameter.
+
+        NOTE! This method is deprecated! It's recommended that you use
+        AudioProcessorParameter::getNumSteps() instead.
+
+        @see getParameterNumSteps
+    */
+    static int getDefaultNumParameterSteps() noexcept;
+
 private:
     //==============================================================================
     int parameterIndex = -1;
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_RangedAudioParameter.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_RangedAudioParameter.cpp
index 645961ce1e..57a9eeb4ca 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_RangedAudioParameter.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/utilities/juce_RangedAudioParameter.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int RangedAudioParameter::getNumSteps() const
     if (range.interval > 0)
         return (static_cast<int> ((range.end - range.start) / range.interval) + 1);
 
-    return AudioProcessor::getDefaultNumParameterSteps();
+    return getDefaultNumParameterSteps();
 }
 
 float RangedAudioParameter::convertTo0to1 (float v) const noexcept