diff --git a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
index 793bfea2..be884a20 100644
--- a/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
+++ b/spec/core/SuiteSpec.js
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ describe("Suite", function() {
 
     spyOn(suite, "execute");
 
-    parentSuite.addSpec(fakeSpec1);
-    parentSuite.addSuite(suite);
+    parentSuite.addChild(fakeSpec1);
+    parentSuite.addChild(suite);
 
     parentSuite.execute(parentSuiteDone);
 
diff --git a/src/core/Env.js b/src/core/Env.js
index c96da848..923f6bd0 100644
--- a/src/core/Env.js
+++ b/src/core/Env.js
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
       var suite = suiteFactory(description);
 
       var parentSuite = currentSuite;
-      parentSuite.addSuite(suite);
+      parentSuite.addChild(suite);
       currentSuite = suite;
 
       var declarationError = null;
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Env = function(j$) {
 
     this.it = function(description, fn) {
       var spec = specFactory(description, fn, currentSuite);
-      currentSuite.addSpec(spec);
+      currentSuite.addChild(spec);
       return spec;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/core/Suite.js b/src/core/Suite.js
index cfadaa34..beae37ce 100644
--- a/src/core/Suite.js
+++ b/src/core/Suite.js
@@ -45,13 +45,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().Suite = function() {
     this.afterFns.unshift(fn);
   };
 
-  Suite.prototype.addSpec = function(spec) {
-    this.children.push(spec);
-  };
-
-  Suite.prototype.addSuite = function(suite) {
-    suite.parentSuite = this;
-    this.children.push(suite);
+  Suite.prototype.addChild = function(child) {
+    this.children.push(child);
   };
 
   Suite.prototype.execute = function(onComplete) {