diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/util/ContextUtil.java b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/util/ContextUtil.java
index 941321c4d..97c148f37 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/util/ContextUtil.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/util/ContextUtil.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ package org.apache.struts2.views.util;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionInvocation;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.ValueStack;
 import org.apache.struts2.util.StrutsUtil;
-import org.apache.struts2.views.jsp.ui.OgnlTool;
 
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
 import javax.servlet.http.HttpServletResponse;
@@ -48,8 +47,9 @@ public class ContextUtil {
         map.put(SESSION, req.getSession(false));
         map.put(BASE, req.getContextPath());
         map.put(STACK, stack);
-        map.put(OGNL, stack.getActionContext().getContainer().getInstance(OgnlTool.class));
-        map.put(STRUTS, new StrutsUtil(stack, req, res));
+        StrutsUtil util = new StrutsUtil(stack, req, res);
+        map.put(STRUTS, util);
+        map.put(OGNL, util); // Deprecated since 6.3.0
 
         ActionInvocation invocation = stack.getActionContext().getActionInvocation();
         if (invocation != null) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/resources/struts.vm b/core/src/main/resources/struts.vm
index 0b198e990..a92eb70d9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/resources/struts.vm
+++ b/core/src/main/resources/struts.vm
@@ -33,5 +33,5 @@
 #end
 
 #macro(property $object $property)
-$!{ognl.findValue($property, $object)}
+$!{struts.findValue($property, $object)}
 #end
diff --git a/plugins/velocity/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/velocity/VelocityManager.java b/plugins/velocity/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/velocity/VelocityManager.java
index 8c8ee17bf..67f6e6919 100644
--- a/plugins/velocity/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/velocity/VelocityManager.java
+++ b/plugins/velocity/src/main/java/org/apache/struts2/views/velocity/VelocityManager.java
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ import static java.util.stream.Collectors.joining;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 import static org.apache.struts2.views.util.ContextUtil.STRUTS;
 
+import static org.apache.struts2.views.util.ContextUtil.OGNL;
+
 /**
  * Manages the environment for Velocity result types
  */
@@ -141,7 +143,9 @@ public class VelocityManager {
         List<VelocityContext> chainedContexts = prepareChainedContexts(req, res, stack.getContext());
         Context context = new StrutsVelocityContext(chainedContexts, stack);
         ContextUtil.getStandardContext(stack, req, res).forEach(context::put);
-        context.put(STRUTS, new VelocityStrutsUtil(velocityEngine, context, stack, req, res));
+        VelocityStrutsUtil util = new VelocityStrutsUtil(velocityEngine, context, stack, req, res);
+        context.put(STRUTS, util);
+        context.put(OGNL, util); // Deprecated since 6.3.0
         return context;
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/velocity/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/velocity/VelocityManagerTest.java b/plugins/velocity/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/velocity/VelocityManagerTest.java
index d550e9efb..b86ff2eec 100644
--- a/plugins/velocity/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/velocity/VelocityManagerTest.java
+++ b/plugins/velocity/src/test/java/org/apache/struts2/views/velocity/VelocityManagerTest.java
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionContext;
 import com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.ValueStack;
 import org.apache.struts2.ServletActionContext;
 import org.apache.struts2.junit.StrutsJUnit4TestCase;
-import org.apache.struts2.views.jsp.ui.OgnlTool;
 import org.apache.velocity.context.Context;
 import org.apache.velocity.tools.ToolContext;
 import org.junit.After;
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ public class VelocityManagerTest extends StrutsJUnit4TestCase {
 
         assertNotNull(context);
         assertThat(context.get("struts")).isInstanceOf(VelocityStrutsUtil.class);
-        assertThat(context.get("ognl")).isInstanceOf(OgnlTool.class);
+        assertThat(context.get("ognl")).isInstanceOf(VelocityStrutsUtil.class); // Deprecated since 6.3.0
         assertThat(context.get("stack")).isInstanceOf(ValueStack.class);
         assertThat(context.get("request")).isInstanceOf(HttpServletRequest.class);
         assertThat(context.get("response")).isInstanceOf(HttpServletResponse.class);