diff --git a/lib/rdoc/context.rb b/lib/rdoc/context.rb
index 6caf0d6712..7d5ea9890a 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/context.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/context.rb
@@ -990,13 +990,21 @@ def instance_attributes
     @instance_attributes ||= attributes.reject { |a| a.singleton }
   end
 
+  ##
+  # Instance methods
+
+  def instance_methods
+    @instance_methods ||= method_list.reject { |a| a.singleton }
+  end
+
   ##
   # Instance methods
   #--
-  # TODO rename to instance_methods
+  # TODO remove this later
 
   def instance_method_list
-    @instance_method_list ||= method_list.reject { |a| a.singleton }
+    @instance_methods ||= method_list.reject { |a| a.singleton }
+    warn '#instance_method_list is obsoleted, please use #instance_methods'
   end
 
   ##