diff --git a/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js b/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js
index b59bc35ab..70260fe49 100644
--- a/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js
+++ b/spec/git-repository-async-spec.js
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ describe('GitRepositoryAsync', () => {
     })
   })
 
-  describe('.openNodeGitRepository()', () => {
+  describe('.openRepository()', () => {
     it('returns a new repository instance', async () => {
       repo = openFixture('master.git')
 
       const originalRepo = await repo.getRepo()
       expect(originalRepo).not.toBeNull()
 
-      const nodeGitRepo = repo.openNodeGitRepository()
+      const nodeGitRepo = repo.openRepository()
       expect(nodeGitRepo).not.toBeNull()
       expect(originalRepo).not.toBe(nodeGitRepo)
     })
diff --git a/src/git-repository-async.js b/src/git-repository-async.js
index f48988f91..899675beb 100644
--- a/src/git-repository-async.js
+++ b/src/git-repository-async.js
@@ -35,10 +35,9 @@ export default class GitRepositoryAsync {
     this.emitter = new Emitter()
     this.subscriptions = new CompositeDisposable()
     this.pathStatusCache = {}
-    // NB: This needs to happen before the following .openNodeGitRepository
-    //  call.
+    // NB: This needs to happen before the following .openRepository call.
     this.openedPath = _path
-    this.repoPromise = this.openNodeGitRepository()
+    this.repoPromise = this.openRepository()
     this.isCaseInsensitive = fs.isCaseInsensitive()
     this.upstreamByPath = {}
 
@@ -860,7 +859,7 @@ export default class GitRepositoryAsync {
   // can safely access the same repository concurrently.
   //
   // Returns the new {NodeGit.Repository}.
-  openNodeGitRepository () {
+  openRepository () {
     return Git.Repository.openExt(this.openedPath, 0, '')
   }