diff --git a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
index bc1b7c96..793bfea2 100644
--- a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
@@ -67,54 +67,6 @@ describe("Suite", function() {
     expect(suite.afterFns).toEqual([innerAfter, outerAfter]);
   });
 
-  it("adds specs", function() {
-    var env = new j$.Env(),
-      fakeQueue = {
-        add: jasmine.createSpy()
-      },
-      suite = new j$.Suite({
-        env: env,
-        description: "I am a suite",
-        queueFactory: function() {
-          return fakeQueue
-        }
-      }),
-      fakeSpec = {};
-
-    expect(suite.children_.length).toEqual(0);
-
-    suite.addSpec(fakeSpec);
-
-    expect(suite.children_.length).toEqual(1);
-  });
-
-  it("adds suites", function() {
-    var env = new j$.Env(),
-      fakeQueue = {
-        add: jasmine.createSpy()
-      },
-      suite = new j$.Suite({
-        env: env,
-        description: "I am a suite",
-        queueFactory: function() {
-          return fakeQueue
-        }
-      }),
-      anotherSuite = new j$.Suite({
-        env: env,
-        description: "I am another suite",
-        queueFactory: function() {
-          return fakeQueue
-        }
-      });
-
-    expect(suite.children_.length).toEqual(0);
-
-    suite.addSuite(anotherSuite);
-
-    expect(suite.children_.length).toEqual(1);
-  });
-
   it("can be disabled", function() {
     var env = new j$.Env(),
       fakeQueueRunner = jasmine.createSpy('fake queue runner'),
diff --git a/src/core/Suite.js b/src/core/Suite.js
index 09a2c9b5..cfadaa34 100644
--- a/src/core/Suite.js
+++ b/src/core/Suite.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
     this.queueRunner = attrs.queueRunner || function() {};
     this.disabled = false;
 
-    this.children_ = []; // TODO: rename
+    this.children = [];
 
     this.result = {
       id: this.id,
@@ -46,16 +46,12 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
   };
 
   Suite.prototype.addSpec = function(spec) {
-    this.children_.push(spec);
+    this.children.push(spec);
   };
 
   Suite.prototype.addSuite = function(suite) {
     suite.parentSuite = this;
-    this.children_.push(suite);
-  };
-
-  Suite.prototype.children = function() {
-    return this.children_;
+    this.children.push(suite);
   };
 
   Suite.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {
@@ -65,11 +61,10 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
       return;
     }
 
-    var allFns = [],
-      children = this.children_;
+    var allFns = [];
 
-    for (var i = 0; i < children.length; i++) {
-      allFns.push(wrapChildAsAsync(children[i]));
+    for (var i = 0; i < this.children.length; i++) {
+      allFns.push(wrapChildAsAsync(this.children[i]));
     }
 
     this.onStart(this);
@@ -91,7 +86,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
       return function(done) { child.execute(done); };
     }
   };
-  
+
   return Suite;
 };