diff --git a/src/config.coffee b/src/config.coffee
index 2d26060b7..8b07e01cb 100644
--- a/src/config.coffee
+++ b/src/config.coffee
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ class Config
     @scopedSettingsStore.getPropertyValue(scopeChain, keyPath)
 
   # TODO: figure out how to remove this. Only language mode uses it for one thing.
-  settingsForScopeDescriptor: (scopeDescriptor, keyPath) ->
+  scopedSettingsForScopeDescriptor: (scopeDescriptor, keyPath) ->
     scopeChain = scopeDescriptor
       .map (scope) ->
         scope = ".#{scope}" unless scope[0] is '.'
diff --git a/src/syntax.coffee b/src/syntax.coffee
index 10f9cda98..7a7b8feb8 100644
--- a/src/syntax.coffee
+++ b/src/syntax.coffee
@@ -56,5 +56,5 @@ class Syntax extends GrammarRegistry
     atom.config.getRawScopedValue(scope, keyPath)
 
   propertiesForScope: (scope, keyPath) ->
-    deprecate 'A direct (but private) replacement is available at atom.config.settingsForScopeDescriptor().'
-    atom.config.settingsForScopeDescriptor(scope, keyPath)
+    deprecate 'A direct (but private) replacement is available at atom.config.scopedSettingsForScopeDescriptor().'
+    atom.config.scopedSettingsForScopeDescriptor(scope, keyPath)