diff --git a/examples/user_guide/Interactive.ipynb b/examples/user_guide/Interactive.ipynb
index f16006846..194bb1ec9 100644
--- a/examples/user_guide/Interactive.ipynb
+++ b/examples/user_guide/Interactive.ipynb
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@
     "        pn.Spacer(width=20),\n",
     "        pn.Column(\n",
     "            pn.panel(\"## Select a time and type of plot\", width=400),\n",
-    "            interactive.widgets\n",
+    "            interactive.widgets()\n",
     "        ),\n",
     "        pn.panel(\"https://panel.holoviz.org/_static/logo_stacked.png\", width=100)\n",
     "    ),\n",
diff --git a/hvplot/interactive.py b/hvplot/interactive.py
index 473902915..5a9b1e5d6 100644
--- a/hvplot/interactive.py
+++ b/hvplot/interactive.py
@@ -375,7 +375,6 @@ def layout(self):
                 components = [Column(panel, widgets)]
         return Row(*components)
 
-    @property
     def output(self):
         """
         Returns the output of the interactive pipeline, which is
@@ -387,7 +386,6 @@ def output(self):
         """
         return self.dmap() if self._dmap else self.panel(**self._kwargs)
 
-    @property
     def widgets(self):
         """
         Returns a Column of widgets which control the interactive output.