diff --git a/src/d.jl b/src/d.jl
index 291a5fd..ee8145a 100644
--- a/src/d.jl
+++ b/src/d.jl
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ export
     dafgda,
     dafgh,
     dafgn,
-    dafgs!,
     dafgs,
     dafgsr,
     dafopr,
@@ -348,13 +347,13 @@ function dafgn(lenout=128)
 end
 
 """
-    dafgs!(sum)
+    dafgs(lenout=125)
 
-Return (get) the summary for the current array in the current DAF and write it to `sum`.
+Return (get) the summary for the current array in the current DAF.
 
 ### Arguments ###
 
-- `sum`: An empty `Vector{Float64}` with the expected length
+- `lenout`: The maximum length of the summary array
 
 ### Output ###
 
@@ -364,14 +363,13 @@ Returns the summary for the current array.
 
 - [NAIF Documentation](https://naif.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/naif/toolkit_docs/C/cspice/dafgs_c.html)
 """
-function dafgs!(array)
+function dafgs(lenout=125)
+    array = zeros(125)
     ccall((:dafgs_c, libcspice), Cvoid, (Ref{SpiceDouble},), array)
     handleerror()
-    array
+    array[1:lenout]
 end
 
-@deprecate dafgs dafgs!
-
 """
 
 Read a portion of the contents of a summary record in a DAF file.
diff --git a/test/d.jl b/test/d.jl
index 3f1a2b8..67968f9 100644
--- a/test/d.jl
+++ b/test/d.jl
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@
             dafbfs(handle)
             found = daffna()
             @test found
-            out = zeros(2)
-            dafgs!(out)
+            out = dafgs(2)
             @test out ≈ [-9.46511378160646408796e+07, 3.15662463183953464031e+08]
             outname = dafgn(100)
             @test outname == "DE-405"
@@ -139,8 +138,7 @@
             dafbfs(handle)
             found = daffna()
             @test found
-            out = zeros(124)
-            dafgs!(out)
+            out = dafgs(124)
             dc, ic = dafus(out, 2, 6)
             ic[1] = -1999
             ic[2] = -2999
@@ -153,8 +151,7 @@
             dafbfs(handle)
             found = daffna()
             @test found
-            out = zeros(124)
-            dafgs!(out)
+            out = dafgs(124)
             dc, ic = dafus(out, 2, 6)
             @test ic[1] == -1999
             @test ic[2] == -2999