diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index e0df72945..c228e0531 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@
     +------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     | `GET account/verify_credentials`_        | :meth:`API.verify_credentials`      |
     +------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
-    | `GET saved_searches/list`_               | :meth:`API.saved_searches`          |
+    | `GET saved_searches/list`_               | :meth:`API.get_saved_searches`      |
     +------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     | `GET saved_searches/show/:id`_           | :meth:`API.get_saved_search`        |
     +------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ Manage account settings and profile
 
 .. automethod:: API.verify_credentials
 
-.. automethod:: API.saved_searches
+.. automethod:: API.get_saved_searches
 
 .. automethod:: API.get_saved_search
 
diff --git a/tests/test_api.py b/tests/test_api.py
index c52f5714e..193a894ab 100644
--- a/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_api.py
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ def testgetlistsubscriber(self):
     @tape.use_cassette('testsavedsearches.json')
     def testsavedsearches(self):
         s = self.api.create_saved_search('test')
-        self.api.saved_searches()
+        self.api.get_saved_searches()
         self.assertEqual(self.api.get_saved_search(s.id).query, 'test')
         self.api.destroy_saved_search(s.id)
 
diff --git a/tweepy/api.py b/tweepy/api.py
index a8ead9a17..56ee842d4 100644
--- a/tweepy/api.py
+++ b/tweepy/api.py
@@ -2569,8 +2569,8 @@ def verify_credentials(self, **kwargs):
         )
 
     @payload('saved_search', list=True)
-    def saved_searches(self, **kwargs):
-        """saved_searches()
+    def get_saved_searches(self, **kwargs):
+        """get_saved_searches()
 
         Returns the authenticated user's saved search queries.