diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c55632c73..7913a5efb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@
 
 - CHANGED: Whois::Server#query renamed to Whois::Server#lookup
 
+- CHANGED: :referral_whois and :referral_url no longer exist as properties.
+
 - FIXED: whois.domainregistry.ie should support status `Active - LOCKED`.
 
 - FIXED: whois.nic.uk fails to parse registrars without URL (GH-188).
@@ -56,6 +58,13 @@
 
 - Whois::Server#query has been renamed to Whois::Server#lookup
 
+- :referral_whois and :referral_url no longer exist as properties.
+  The parsers where the propertie was supported still supports the property
+  by providing a corresponding method.
+
+  However, you cannot call the method on the response anymore.
+  Instead, you have to invoke the method directly on the parser instance.
+
 
 ## Release 2.7.0
 
diff --git a/lib/whois/record/parser.rb b/lib/whois/record/parser.rb
index 9f83fbcf3..fa4a914d5 100644
--- a/lib/whois/record/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/whois/record/parser.rb
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ class Parser
       METHODS = [
         :contacts,
         :changed?, :unchanged?,
-        # :response_incomplete?, :response_throttled?, :response_unavailable?
+        # :response_incomplete?, :response_throttled?, :response_unavailable?,
+        # :referral_whois, :referral_url,
       ]
 
       PROPERTIES = [
         :disclaimer,
         :domain, :domain_id,
-        :referral_whois, :referral_url,
         :status, :available?, :registered?,
         :created_on, :updated_on, :expires_on,
         :registrar,
diff --git a/lib/whois/record/parser/example.rb b/lib/whois/record/parser/example.rb
index 8cf01a3a5..9da3a8a45 100644
--- a/lib/whois/record/parser/example.rb
+++ b/lib/whois/record/parser/example.rb
@@ -51,15 +51,6 @@ class Example < Base
         end
 
 
-        property_supported :referral_whois do
-          nil
-        end
-
-        property_supported :referral_url do
-          nil
-        end
-
-
         # Gets the record status or statuses.
         #
         # Returns a String/Array with the record status if available,
diff --git a/lib/whois/record/parser/jobswhois.verisign-grs.com.rb b/lib/whois/record/parser/jobswhois.verisign-grs.com.rb
index ab6c6df47..2995f3849 100644
--- a/lib/whois/record/parser/jobswhois.verisign-grs.com.rb
+++ b/lib/whois/record/parser/jobswhois.verisign-grs.com.rb
@@ -31,17 +31,6 @@ class JobswhoisVerisignGrsCom < Base
         property_not_supported :domain_id
 
 
-        property_supported :referral_whois do
-          node("Whois Server")
-        end
-
-        property_supported :referral_url do
-          node("Referral URL") do |raw|
-            last_useful_item(raw)
-          end
-        end
-
-
         property_supported :status do
           node("Status")
         end
@@ -86,6 +75,17 @@ class JobswhoisVerisignGrsCom < Base
         end
 
 
+        def referral_whois
+          node("Whois Server")
+        end
+
+        def referral_url
+          node("Referral URL") do |lines|
+            last_useful_item(lines)
+          end
+        end
+
+
         # Initializes a new {Scanners::Verisign} instance
         # passing the {#content_for_scanner}
         # and calls +parse+ on it.
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@ def parse
         end
 
 
-        protected
+        private
 
-          # In case of "SPAM Response", the response contains more than one item
-          # for the same value and the value becomes an Array.
-          def last_useful_item(values)
-            values.is_a?(Array) ? values.last : values
-          end
+        # In case of "SPAM Response", the response contains more than one item
+        # for the same value and the value becomes an Array.
+        def last_useful_item(values)
+          values.is_a?(Array) ? values.last : values
+        end
 
       end
 
diff --git a/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.crsnic.net.rb b/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.crsnic.net.rb
index 2a648e353..2c41c4da7 100644
--- a/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.crsnic.net.rb
+++ b/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.crsnic.net.rb
@@ -31,18 +31,6 @@ class WhoisCrsnicNet < Base
         property_not_supported :domain_id
 
 
-
-        property_supported :referral_whois do
-          node("Whois Server")
-        end
-
-        property_supported :referral_url do
-          node("Referral URL") do |raw|
-            last_useful_item(raw)
-          end
-        end
-
-
         property_supported :status do
           node("Status")
         end
@@ -95,6 +83,17 @@ def response_unavailable?
           !!node("response:unavailable")
         end
 
+        def referral_whois
+          node("Whois Server")
+        end
+
+        def referral_url
+          node("Referral URL") do |lines|
+            last_useful_item(lines)
+          end
+        end
+
+
         # Initializes a new {Scanners::Verisign} instance
         # passing the {#content_for_scanner}
         # and calls +parse+ on it.
@@ -105,7 +104,7 @@ def parse
         end
 
 
-      private
+        private
 
         # In case of "SPAM Response", the response contains more than one item
         # for the same value and the value becomes an Array.
diff --git a/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.nic.cc.rb b/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.nic.cc.rb
index 58deca678..511eb966a 100644
--- a/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.nic.cc.rb
+++ b/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.nic.cc.rb
@@ -31,15 +31,6 @@ class WhoisNicCc < Base
         property_not_supported :domain_id
 
 
-        property_supported :referral_whois do
-          node("Whois Server")
-        end
-
-        property_supported :referral_url do
-          node("Referral URL")
-        end
-
-
         property_supported :status do
           node("Status")
         end
@@ -80,6 +71,15 @@ class WhoisNicCc < Base
         end
 
 
+        def referral_whois
+          node("Whois Server")
+        end
+
+        def referral_url
+          node("Referral URL")
+        end
+
+
         # Initializes a new {Scanners::Verisign} instance
         # passing the {#content_for_scanner}
         # and calls +parse+ on it.
diff --git a/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.nic.tv.rb b/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.nic.tv.rb
index b58728ad7..5fd362f84 100644
--- a/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.nic.tv.rb
+++ b/lib/whois/record/parser/whois.nic.tv.rb
@@ -31,16 +31,6 @@ class WhoisNicTv < Base
         property_not_supported :domain_id
 
 
-
-        property_supported :referral_whois do
-          node("Whois Server")
-        end
-
-        property_supported :referral_url do
-          node("Referral URL")
-        end
-
-
         property_supported :status do
           node("Status")
         end
@@ -81,6 +71,15 @@ class WhoisNicTv < Base
         end
 
 
+        def referral_whois
+          node("Whois Server")
+        end
+
+        def referral_url
+          node("Referral URL")
+        end
+
+
         # Initializes a new {Scanners::Verisign} instance
         # passing the {#content_for_scanner}
         # and calls +parse+ on it.