diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/MutablePair.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/MutablePair.java
index 3a0389981..adde19e2e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/MutablePair.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/MutablePair.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class MutablePair<L, R> extends Pair<L, R> {
      * 
      * @param left  the new value of the left element, may be null
      */
-    public void setLeftElement(L left) {
+    public void setLeft(L left) {
         this.left = left;
     }
 
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public class MutablePair<L, R> extends Pair<L, R> {
      * 
      * @param right  the value of the right element
      */
-    public void setRightElement(R right) {
+    public void setRight(R right) {
         this.right = right;
     }
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ public class MutablePair<L, R> extends Pair<L, R> {
      */
     public R setValue(R value) {
         R result = getRight();
-        setRightElement(value);
+        setRight(value);
         return result;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/MutablePairTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/MutablePairTest.java
index ffb8ed992..ef1f72c15 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/MutablePairTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/tuple/MutablePairTest.java
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ public class MutablePairTest {
     @Test
     public void testMutate() throws Exception {
         MutablePair<Integer, String> pair = new MutablePair<Integer, String>(0, "foo");
-        pair.setLeftElement(42);
-        pair.setRightElement("bar");
+        pair.setLeft(42);
+        pair.setRight("bar");
         assertEquals(42, pair.getLeft().intValue());
         assertEquals("bar", pair.getRight());
     }