diff --git a/pypdf/_merger.py b/pypdf/_merger.py
index 7dca9c90a..8758dbec0 100644
--- a/pypdf/_merger.py
+++ b/pypdf/_merger.py
@@ -377,6 +377,38 @@ def set_page_mode(self, mode: PagemodeType) -> None:
            * - /UseAttachments
              - Show attachments panel
         """
+        self.page_mode = mode
+
+    @property
+    def page_mode(self) -> Optional[PagemodeType]:
+        """
+        Set the page mode.
+
+        Args:
+            mode: The page mode to use.
+
+        .. list-table:: Valid ``mode`` arguments
+           :widths: 50 200
+
+           * - /UseNone
+             - Do not show outline or thumbnails panels
+           * - /UseOutlines
+             - Show outline (aka bookmarks) panel
+           * - /UseThumbs
+             - Show page thumbnails panel
+           * - /FullScreen
+             - Fullscreen view
+           * - /UseOC
+             - Show Optional Content Group (OCG) panel
+           * - /UseAttachments
+             - Show attachments panel
+        """
+        if self.output is None:
+            raise RuntimeError(ERR_CLOSED_WRITER)
+        return self.output.page_mode
+
+    @page_mode.setter
+    def page_mode(self, mode: PagemodeType) -> None:
         if self.output is None:
             raise RuntimeError(ERR_CLOSED_WRITER)
         self.output.page_mode = mode
diff --git a/tests/bench.py b/tests/bench.py
index 7c91406ef..67625193a 100644
--- a/tests/bench.py
+++ b/tests/bench.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def merge():
     writer.add_metadata({"author": "Martin Thoma"})
     writer.add_named_destination("title", 0)
     writer.set_page_layout("/SinglePage")
-    writer.set_page_mode("/UseThumbs")
+    writer.page_mode = "/UseThumbs"
 
     write_path = "dont_commit_merged.pdf"
     writer.write(write_path)
diff --git a/tests/test_merger.py b/tests/test_merger.py
index 9b4296175..3d7917902 100644
--- a/tests/test_merger.py
+++ b/tests/test_merger.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def merger_operate(merger):
     merger.add_metadata({"/Author": "Martin Thoma"})
     merger.add_named_destination("/Title", 0)
     merger.set_page_layout("/SinglePage")
-    merger.set_page_mode("/UseThumbs")
+    merger.page_mode = "/UseThumbs"
 
 
 def check_outline(tmp_path):
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def test_merge_write_closed_fh():
     assert exc.value.args[0] == err_closed
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as exc:
-        merger.set_page_mode("/UseNone")
+        merger.page_mode = "/UseNone"
     assert exc.value.args[0] == err_closed
 
     with pytest.raises(RuntimeError) as exc:
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ def test_merge_write_closed_fh_with_writer(pdf_file_path):
     merger.write(pdf_file_path)
     merger.add_metadata({"author": "Martin Thoma"})
     merger.set_page_layout("/SinglePage")
-    merger.set_page_mode("/UseNone")
+    merger.page_mode = "/UseNone"
     merger.add_outline_item("An outline item", 0)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_workflows.py b/tests/test_workflows.py
index de43fe7a8..6cc0fe750 100644
--- a/tests/test_workflows.py
+++ b/tests/test_workflows.py
@@ -268,20 +268,14 @@ def test_extract_textbench(enable, url, pages, print_result=False):
 @pytest.mark.slow()
 def test_orientations():
     p = PdfReader(RESOURCE_ROOT / "test Orient.pdf").pages[0]
-    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-        p.extract_text("", "")
-    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-        p.extract_text("", "", 0)
-    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-        p.extract_text("", "", 0, 200)
-
-    with pytest.warns(DeprecationWarning):
-        p.extract_text(Tj_sep="", TJ_sep="")
+    p.extract_text("", "")
+    p.extract_text("", "", 0)
+    p.extract_text("", "", 0, 200)
+    p.extract_text()
     assert findall("\\((.)\\)", p.extract_text()) == ["T", "B", "L", "R"]
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
         p.extract_text(None)
-    with pytest.raises(Exception):
-        p.extract_text("", 0)
+    p.extract_text("", 0)
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
         p.extract_text("", "", None)
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
diff --git a/tests/test_writer.py b/tests/test_writer.py
index 93446d59b..1cae9fde9 100644
--- a/tests/test_writer.py
+++ b/tests/test_writer.py
@@ -191,9 +191,9 @@ def writer_operate(writer: PdfWriter) -> None:
     writer.page_layout = NameObject("/SinglePage")
     assert writer._get_page_layout() == "/SinglePage"
     assert writer._get_page_mode() is None
-    writer.set_page_mode("/UseNone")
+    writer.page_mode = "/UseNone"
     assert writer._get_page_mode() == "/UseNone"
-    writer.set_page_mode(NameObject("/UseOC"))
+    writer.page_mode = NameObject("/UseOC")
     assert writer._get_page_mode() == "/UseOC"
     writer.insert_blank_page(width=100, height=100)
     writer.insert_blank_page()  # without parameters