diff --git a/src/remote.c b/src/remote.c
index bf8a7a8..b61eb2f 100644
--- a/src/remote.c
+++ b/src/remote.c
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ PyObject * get_pylist_from_git_strarray(git_strarray *strarray)
 }
 
 
-PyDoc_STRVAR(Remote_fetch_refspecs__doc__, "Fetch refspecs");
+PyDoc_STRVAR(Remote_get_fetch_refspecs__doc__, "Fetch refspecs");
 
 
 PyObject *
-Remote_fetch_refspecs__get__(Remote *self)
+Remote_get_fetch_refspecs(Remote *self)
 {
     int err;
     git_strarray refspecs;
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ Remote_fetch_refspecs__get__(Remote *self)
 }
 
 
-PyDoc_STRVAR(Remote_push_refspecs__doc__, "Push refspecs");
+PyDoc_STRVAR(Remote_get_push_refspecs__doc__, "Push refspecs");
 
 
 PyObject *
-Remote_push_refspecs__get__(Remote *self)
+Remote_get_push_refspecs(Remote *self)
 {
     int err;
     git_strarray refspecs;
@@ -445,7 +445,9 @@ PyMethodDef Remote_methods[] = {
     METHOD(Remote, save, METH_NOARGS),
     METHOD(Remote, get_refspec, METH_O),
     METHOD(Remote, push, METH_VARARGS),
+    METHOD(Remote, get_fetch_refspecs, METH_O),
     METHOD(Remote, set_fetch_refspecs, METH_O),
+    METHOD(Remote, get_push_refspecs, METH_O),
     METHOD(Remote, set_push_refspecs, METH_O),
     {NULL}
 };
@@ -454,8 +456,6 @@ PyGetSetDef Remote_getseters[] = {
     GETSET(Remote, name),
     GETSET(Remote, url),
     GETTER(Remote, refspec_count),
-    GETTER(Remote, fetch_refspecs),
-    GETTER(Remote, push_refspecs),
     {NULL}
 };
 
diff --git a/test/test_remote.py b/test/test_remote.py
index 85a95e1..741cd50 100644
--- a/test/test_remote.py
+++ b/test/test_remote.py
@@ -83,26 +83,26 @@ class RepositoryTest(utils.RepoTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(refspec[0], REMOTE_FETCHSPEC_SRC)
         self.assertEqual(refspec[1], REMOTE_FETCHSPEC_DST)
 
-        self.assertEqual(list, type(remote.fetch_refspecs))
-        self.assertEqual(1, len(remote.fetch_refspecs))
+        self.assertEqual(list, type(remote.get_fetch_refspecs()))
+        self.assertEqual(1, len(remote.get_fetch_refspecs()))
         self.assertEqual('+refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*',
-            remote.fetch_refspecs[0])
+                         remote.get_fetch_refspecs()[0])
 
-        self.assertEqual(list, type(remote.fetch_refspecs))
-        self.assertEqual(0, len(remote.push_refspecs))
+        self.assertEqual(list, type(remote.get_push_refspecs()))
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(remote.get_push_refspecs()))
 
         remote.set_fetch_refspecs(['+refs/*:refs/remotes/*'])
         self.assertEqual('+refs/*:refs/remotes/*',
-                         remote.fetch_refspecs[0])
+                         remote.get_fetch_refspecs()[0])
 
         remote.set_fetch_refspecs([
            '+refs/*:refs/remotes/*',
            '+refs/test/*:refs/test/remotes/*'
         ])
         self.assertEqual('+refs/*:refs/remotes/*',
-                        remote.fetch_refspecs[0])
+                         remote.get_fetch_refspecs()[0])
         self.assertEqual('+refs/test/*:refs/test/remotes/*',
-                        remote.fetch_refspecs[1])
+                         remote.get_fetch_refspecs()[1])
 
         remote.set_push_refspecs([
             '+refs/*:refs/remotes/*',
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ class RepositoryTest(utils.RepoTestCase):
         ])
 
         self.assertEqual('+refs/*:refs/remotes/*',
-                         remote.push_refspecs[0])
+                         remote.get_push_refspecs()[0])
         self.assertEqual('+refs/test/*:refs/test/remotes/*',
-                         remote.push_refspecs[1])
+                         remote.get_push_refspecs()[1])
 
 
     def test_remote_list(self):