diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
index 32566620..fe09b330 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
@@ -689,7 +689,7 @@ class Database(object):
     _config_list_destroy.argtypes = [NotmuchConfigListP]
     _config_list_destroy.restype = None
 
-    def get_config_list(self, prefix=''):
+    def get_configs(self, prefix=''):
         """Return a generator of key, value pairs where the start of key
         matches the given prefix
 
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ class Database(object):
 
         This could be used to get all named queries into a dict for example::
 
-            queries = {k[6:]: v for k, v in db.get_config_list('query.')}
+            queries = {k[6:]: v for k, v in db.get_configs('query.')}
 
         :param prefix: a string by which the keys should be selected
         :type prefix:  str
@@ -721,20 +721,6 @@ class Database(object):
             yield key, value
             self._config_list_move_to_next(config_list_p)
 
-    def get_configs(self, prefix=''):
-        """Return a dict of key, value pairs where the start of key matches the
-        given prefix
-
-        :param prefix: a string by which the keys should be selected
-        :type prefix:  str
-        :returns:      all key-value pairs where `prefix` matches the beginning
-                       of the key
-        :rtype:        a dict of str: str
-        :raises:      :exc:`NotmuchError` in case of failure.
-
-        """
-        return dict(self.get_config_list(prefix))
-
     """notmuch_database_set_config"""
     _set_config = nmlib.notmuch_database_set_config
     _set_config.argtypes = [NotmuchDatabaseP, c_char_p, c_char_p]
diff --git a/test/T390-python.sh b/test/T390-python.sh
index 725a00c9..c6f395e4 100755
--- a/test/T390-python.sh
+++ b/test/T390-python.sh
@@ -97,22 +97,22 @@ testkey2 = testvalue2
 EOF
 test_expect_equal_file EXPECTED OUTPUT
 
-test_begin_subtest "get_config_list with no match returns empty generator"
+test_begin_subtest "get_configs with no match returns empty generator"
 test_python <<'EOF'
 import notmuch
 db = notmuch.Database()
-v = db.get_config_list('nonexistent')
+v = db.get_configs('nonexistent')
 print(list(v) == [])
 EOF
 test_expect_equal "$(cat OUTPUT)" "True"
 
-test_begin_subtest "get_config_list with no arguments returns all pairs"
+test_begin_subtest "get_configs with no arguments returns all pairs"
 test_python <<'EOF'
 import notmuch
 db = notmuch.Database(mode=notmuch.Database.MODE.READ_WRITE)
 db.set_config("zzzafter", "afterval")
 db.set_config("aaabefore", "beforeval")
-v = db.get_config_list()
+v = db.get_configs()
 for index, keyval in enumerate(v):
     key, val = keyval
     print('{}: {} => {}'.format(index, key, val))
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ cat <<'EOF' >EXPECTED
 EOF
 test_expect_equal_file EXPECTED OUTPUT
 
-test_begin_subtest "get_config_list prefix is used to match keys"
+test_begin_subtest "get_configs prefix is used to match keys"
 test_python <<'EOF'
 import notmuch
 db = notmuch.Database(mode=notmuch.Database.MODE.READ_WRITE)
 db.set_config('testkey1', 'testvalue1')
 db.set_config('testkey2', 'testvalue2')
-v = db.get_config_list('testkey')
+v = db.get_configs('testkey')
 for index, keyval in enumerate(v):
     key, val = keyval
     print('{}: {} => {}'.format(index, key, val))