diff --git a/blog/blogpage.php b/blog/blogpage.php
index f246bf1ceeb..43839a9dfeb 100644
--- a/blog/blogpage.php
+++ b/blog/blogpage.php
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ define('PAGE_BLOG_VIEW', 'blog-view');
 class page_blog extends page_base {
 
     var $editing = false;
-    var $courserecord = NULL;
-    var $courseid = NULL;
     var $filtertype = NULL;
     var $filterselect = NULL;
     var $tagid = NULL;
@@ -55,11 +53,6 @@ class page_blog extends page_base {
 
         if ($this->courseid == 0 || $this->courseid == 1 || !is_numeric($this->courseid) ) {
             $this->courseid = '';
-            $courserecord = NULL;
-        } else {
-            if (! ($courserecord = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=>$this->courseid))) ) {
-                print_error('invalidcourseid', 'error', '',  $this->courseid);
-            }
         }
         $this->full_init_done = true;
     }
@@ -111,8 +104,8 @@ class page_blog extends page_base {
             return $array;
         }
 
-        if (!empty($this->courseid)) {
-            $array['courseid'] = $this->courseid;
+        if (!empty($this->course->id)) {
+            $array['courseid'] = $this->course->id;
         }
         if (!empty($this->filtertype)) {
             $array['filtertype'] = $this->filtertype;
diff --git a/blog/header.php b/blog/header.php
index 58b0d23f850..e6474bffb54 100755
--- a/blog/header.php
+++ b/blog/header.php
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ if (empty($USER->id)) {
 } else {
     $PAGE = page_create_object($pagetype, $USER->id);
 }
-$PAGE->courseid     = $courseid;
+$PAGE->set_course($course);
 $PAGE->filtertype   = $filtertype;
 $PAGE->filterselect = $filterselect;
 $PAGE->tagid        = $tagid;
diff --git a/lib/pagelib.php b/lib/pagelib.php
index 697bccb9997..8874eebdf5e 100644
--- a/lib/pagelib.php
+++ b/lib/pagelib.php
@@ -195,13 +195,21 @@ class moodle_page {
 
 /// Deperecated fields and methods for backwards compatibility =================
     /**
-     * @deprecated since Moodle 2.0 - use $PAGE->pagetype instaed.
+     * @deprecated since Moodle 2.0 - use $PAGE->pagetype instead.
      * @return string page type.
      */
     public function get_type() {
         debugging('Call to deprecated method moodle_page::get_type. Please use $PAGE->pagetype instead.');
         return $this->get_pagetype();
     }
+    /**
+     * @deprecated since Moodle 2.0 - use $PAGE->course instead.
+     * @return object course.
+     */
+    public function get_courserecord() {
+        debugging('Call to deprecated method moodle_page::get_courserecord. Please use $PAGE->course instead.');
+        return $this->get_course();
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -463,11 +471,6 @@ class page_base extends moodle_page {
  */
 class page_course extends page_base {
 
-    // Any data we might need to store specifically about ourself should be declared here.
-    // After init_full() is called for the first time, ALL of these variables should be
-    // initialized correctly and ready for use.
-    var $courserecord = NULL;
-
     // Do any validation of the officially recognized bits of the data and forward to parent.
     // Do NOT load up "expensive" resouces (e.g. SQL data) here!
     function init_quick($data) {
@@ -490,15 +493,6 @@ class page_course extends page_base {
         if (empty($this->id)) {
             $this->id = 0; // avoid db errors
         }
-        if ($this->id == $COURSE->id) {
-            $this->courserecord = $COURSE;
-        } else {
-            $this->courserecord = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=>$this->id));
-        }
-
-        if(empty($this->courserecord) && !defined('ADMIN_STICKYBLOCKS')) {
-            print_error('cannotinitpage', 'debug', '', (object)array('name'=>'course', 'id'=>$this->id));
-        }
 
         $this->context = get_context_instance(CONTEXT_COURSE, $this->id);
 
@@ -569,7 +563,7 @@ class page_course extends page_base {
 
         $this->init_full();
         $replacements = array(
-            '%fullname%' => $this->courserecord->fullname
+            '%fullname%' => $this->course->fullname
         );
         foreach($replacements as $search => $replace) {
             $title = str_replace($search, $replace, $title);
@@ -585,9 +579,9 @@ class page_course extends page_base {
 
         // The "Editing On" button will be appearing only in the "main" course screen
         // (i.e., no breadcrumbs other than the default one added inside this function)
-        $buttons = switchroles_form($this->courserecord->id);
+        $buttons = switchroles_form($this->course->id);
         if ($this->user_allowed_editing()) {
-            $buttons .= update_course_icon($this->courserecord->id );
+            $buttons .= update_course_icon($this->course->id );
         }
         $buttons = empty($morenavlinks) ? $buttons : ' ';
 
@@ -596,8 +590,8 @@ class page_course extends page_base {
             $buttons = ($buttons == ' ') ? $extrabuttons : $buttons.$extrabuttons;
         }
 
-        print_header($title, $this->courserecord->fullname, $navigation,
-                     '', $meta, true, $buttons, user_login_string($this->courserecord, $USER), false, $bodytags);
+        print_header($title, $this->course->fullname, $navigation,
+                     '', $meta, true, $buttons, user_login_string($this->course, $USER), false, $bodytags);
     }
 
     // SELF-REPORTING SECTION
@@ -614,7 +608,7 @@ class page_course extends page_base {
             return parent::get_format_name();
         }
         // This needs to reflect the path hierarchy under Moodle root.
-        return 'course-view-'.$this->courserecord->format;
+        return 'course-view-'.$this->course->format;
     }
 
     // This should return a fully qualified path to the URL which is responsible for displaying us.
@@ -681,7 +675,7 @@ class page_course extends page_base {
         }
         // It's a normal course, so do it according to the course format
         else {
-            $pageformat = $this->courserecord->format;
+            $pageformat = $this->course->format;
             if (!empty($CFG->{'defaultblocks_'. $pageformat})) {
                 $blocknames = $CFG->{'defaultblocks_'. $pageformat};
             }
@@ -731,7 +725,6 @@ class page_course extends page_base {
  */
 class page_generic_activity extends page_base {
     var $activityname   = NULL;
-    var $courserecord   = NULL;
     var $modulerecord   = NULL;
     var $activityrecord = NULL;
 
@@ -747,10 +740,6 @@ class page_generic_activity extends page_base {
         if (!$this->modulerecord = get_coursemodule_from_instance($this->activityname, $this->id)) {
             print_error('cannotinitpager', 'debug', '', (object)array('name'=>$this->activityname, 'id'=>$this->id));
         }
-        $this->courserecord = $DB->get_record('course', array('id'=>$this->modulerecord->course));
-        if(empty($this->courserecord)) {
-            print_error('invalidcourseid');
-        }
         $this->activityrecord = $DB->get_record($this->activityname, array('id'=>$this->id));
         if(empty($this->activityrecord)) {
             print_error('cannotinitpager', 'debug', '', (object)array('name'=>$this->activityname, 'id'=>$this->id));
@@ -800,7 +789,7 @@ class page_generic_activity extends page_base {
         }
 
         if (empty($morenavlinks) && $this->user_allowed_editing()) {
-            $buttons = '<table><tr><td>'.update_module_button($this->modulerecord->id, $this->courserecord->id, get_string('modulename', $this->activityname)).'</td>';
+            $buttons = '<table><tr><td>'.update_module_button($this->modulerecord->id, $this->course->id, get_string('modulename', $this->activityname)).'</td>';
             if (!empty($CFG->showblocksonmodpages)) {
                 $buttons .= '<td><form '.$CFG->frametarget.' method="get" action="view.php"><div>'.
                     '<input type="hidden" name="id" value="'.$this->modulerecord->id.'" />'.
@@ -816,7 +805,7 @@ class page_generic_activity extends page_base {
             $morenavlinks = array();
         }
         $navigation = build_navigation($morenavlinks, $this->modulerecord);
-        print_header($title, $this->courserecord->fullname, $navigation, '', $meta, true, $buttons, navmenu($this->courserecord, $this->modulerecord), false, $bodytags);
+        print_header($title, $this->course->fullname, $navigation, '', $meta, true, $buttons, navmenu($this->course, $this->modulerecord), false, $bodytags);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/mod/lesson/pagelib.php b/mod/lesson/pagelib.php
index 0d25e9bffad..afd5ad0e4bc 100644
--- a/mod/lesson/pagelib.php
+++ b/mod/lesson/pagelib.php
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ class page_lesson extends page_generic_activity {
             print_error('invalidpageid', 'lesson');
         }
         if (empty($title)) {
-            $title = "{$this->courserecord->shortname}: $activityname";
+            $title = "{$this->course->shortname}: $activityname";
         }
         
     /// Build the buttons
         if (has_capability('mod/lesson:edit', $context)) {
-            $buttons = '<span class="edit_buttons">'.update_module_button($this->modulerecord->id, $this->courserecord->id, get_string('modulename', 'lesson'));
+            $buttons = '<span class="edit_buttons">'.update_module_button($this->modulerecord->id, $this->course->id, get_string('modulename', 'lesson'));
 
             if (!empty($this->lessonpageid) and $this->lessonpageid != LESSON_EOL) {
                 $buttons .= '<form '.$CFG->frametarget.' method="get" action="'.$CFG->wwwroot.'/mod/lesson/lesson.php">'.
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ class page_lesson extends page_generic_activity {
         // }
 
         $navigation = build_navigation($morenavlinks, $this->modulerecord);
-        print_header($title, $this->courserecord->fullname, $navigation, '', $meta, true, $buttons, navmenu($this->courserecord, $this->modulerecord));
+        print_header($title, $this->course->fullname, $navigation, '', $meta, true, $buttons, navmenu($this->course, $this->modulerecord));
 
         if (has_capability('mod/lesson:manage', $context)) {
             print_heading_with_help($activityname, 'overview', 'lesson');
 
             // Rename our objects for the sake of the tab code
-            list($cm, $course, $lesson, $currenttab) = array(&$this->modulerecord, &$this->courserecord, &$this->activityrecord, 'view');
+            list($cm, $course, $lesson, $currenttab) = array(&$this->modulerecord, &$this->course, &$this->activityrecord, 'view');
             include($CFG->dirroot.'/mod/lesson/tabs.php');
         } else {
             print_heading($activityname);