diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27f5c2f..8d42d16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ The status can be polled using the getters that return immutable lists.
 
 ```java
    List<LocalGossipMember> getMemberList()
-   public List<LocalGossipMember> getDeadList()
+   public List<LocalGossipMember> getDeadMembers()
 ```
 
 These can be accessed from the `GossipManager` on your `GossipService`, e.g:
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/GossipCore.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/GossipCore.java
index 1871751..a87d573 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/GossipCore.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/GossipCore.java
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public class GossipCore {
           List<GossipMember> remoteList) {
 
     // if the person sending to us is in the dead list consider them up
-    for (LocalGossipMember i : gossipManager.getDeadList()) {
+    for (LocalGossipMember i : gossipManager.getDeadMembers()) {
       if (i.getId().equals(senderMember.getId())) {
         LOGGER.info(gossipManager.getMyself() + " contacted by dead member " + senderMember.getUri());
         LocalGossipMember newLocalMember = new LocalGossipMember(senderMember.getClusterName(),
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ public class GossipCore {
           localMember.resetTimeoutTimer();
         }
       } else if (!gossipManager.getLiveMembers().contains(remoteMember)
-              && !gossipManager.getDeadList().contains(remoteMember)) {
+              && !gossipManager.getDeadMembers().contains(remoteMember)) {
         LocalGossipMember newLocalMember = new LocalGossipMember(remoteMember.getClusterName(),
                 remoteMember.getUri(), remoteMember.getId(),
                 remoteMember.getHeartbeat(), gossipManager, gossipManager.getSettings()
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ public class GossipCore {
         gossipManager.createOrReviveMember(newLocalMember);
         newLocalMember.startTimeoutTimer();
       } else {
-        if (gossipManager.getDeadList().contains(remoteMember)) {
-          LocalGossipMember localDeadMember = gossipManager.getDeadList().get(
-                  gossipManager.getDeadList().indexOf(remoteMember));
+        if (gossipManager.getDeadMembers().contains(remoteMember)) {
+          LocalGossipMember localDeadMember = gossipManager.getDeadMembers().get(
+                  gossipManager.getDeadMembers().indexOf(remoteMember));
           if (remoteMember.getHeartbeat() > localDeadMember.getHeartbeat()) {
             LocalGossipMember newLocalMember = new LocalGossipMember(remoteMember.getClusterName(),
                     remoteMember.getUri(), remoteMember.getId(),
@@ -305,14 +305,14 @@ public class GossipCore {
             LOGGER.debug("sender " + senderMember);
             LOGGER.debug("remote " + remoteList);
             LOGGER.debug("live " + gossipManager.getLiveMembers());
-            LOGGER.debug("dead " + gossipManager.getDeadList());
+            LOGGER.debug("dead " + gossipManager.getDeadMembers());
           }
         } else {
           LOGGER.debug("me " + gossipManager.getMyself());
           LOGGER.debug("sender " + senderMember);
           LOGGER.debug("remote " + remoteList);
           LOGGER.debug("live " + gossipManager.getLiveMembers());
-          LOGGER.debug("dead " + gossipManager.getDeadList());
+          LOGGER.debug("dead " + gossipManager.getDeadMembers());
           // throw new IllegalArgumentException("wtf");
         }
       }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/GossipManager.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/GossipManager.java
index 9f75fe3..cd6e0a9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/GossipManager.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/gossip/manager/GossipManager.java
@@ -176,16 +176,6 @@ public abstract class GossipManager implements NotificationListener {
     return me;
   }
 
-  public List<LocalGossipMember> getDeadList() {
-    List<LocalGossipMember> up = new ArrayList<>();
-    for (Entry<LocalGossipMember, GossipState> entry : members.entrySet()) {
-      if (GossipState.DOWN.equals(entry.getValue())) {
-        up.add(entry.getKey());
-      }
-    }
-    return Collections.unmodifiableList(up);
-  }
-
   /**
    * Starts the client. Specifically, start the various cycles for this protocol. Start the gossip
    * thread and start the receiver thread.
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/ShutdownDeadtimeTest.java b/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/ShutdownDeadtimeTest.java
index 383657d..ded1d0f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/ShutdownDeadtimeTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/apache/gossip/ShutdownDeadtimeTest.java
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public class ShutdownDeadtimeTest {
       public Integer call() throws Exception {
         int total = 0;
         for (int i = 0; i < clusterMembers - 1; ++i) {
-          total += clients.get(i).getGossipManager().getDeadList().size();
+          total += clients.get(i).getGossipManager().getDeadMembers().size();
         }
         return total;
       }