diff --git a/PyPDF2/pdf.py b/PyPDF2/pdf.py
index 422b53319..826f73369 100644
--- a/PyPDF2/pdf.py
+++ b/PyPDF2/pdf.py
@@ -1422,11 +1422,13 @@ def getPage(self, pageNumber):
             self._flatten()
         return self.flattenedPages[pageNumber]
 
-    namedDestinations = property(lambda self: self.getNamedDestinations(), None, None)
-    """
-    Read-only property that accesses the
-    :meth:`getNamedDestinations()<PdfFileReader.getNamedDestinations>` function.
-    """
+    @property
+    def namedDestinations(self):
+        """
+        Read-only property that accesses the
+        :meth:`getNamedDestinations()<PdfFileReader.getNamedDestinations>` function.
+        """
+        return self.getNamedDestinations()
 
     # A select group of relevant field attributes. For the complete list,
     # see section 8.6.2 of the PDF 1.7 reference.
diff --git a/Scripts/2-up.py b/Scripts/2-up.py
index 2540e0114..26dd90e2f 100644
--- a/Scripts/2-up.py
+++ b/Scripts/2-up.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def main():
     print("2-up input " + sys.argv[1])
     reader = PdfFileReader(sys.argv[1])
     writer = PdfFileWriter()
-    for iter in range(0, reader.getNumPages() - 1, 2):
+    for iter in range(0, reader.numPages - 1, 2):
         lhs = reader.getPage(iter)
         rhs = reader.getPage(iter + 1)
         lhs.mergeTranslatedPage(rhs, lhs.mediaBox.getUpperRight_x(), 0, True)
diff --git a/Scripts/booklet.py b/Scripts/booklet.py
index f074bd7cd..80a25917e 100644
--- a/Scripts/booklet.py
+++ b/Scripts/booklet.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ def main():
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     reader = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(args.input)
-    numPages = reader.getNumPages()
+    numPages = reader.numPages
     print("Pages in file:", numPages)
 
     pagesPerSheet = 4
diff --git a/Tests/test_basic_features.py b/Tests/test_basic_features.py
index 1d4fa7d28..7504772bb 100644
--- a/Tests/test_basic_features.py
+++ b/Tests/test_basic_features.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_basic_features():
     reader = PdfFileReader(pdf_path)
     writer = PdfFileWriter()
 
-    reader.getNumPages()
+    assert reader.numPages == 1
 
     # add page 1 from input1 to output document, unchanged
     writer.addPage(reader.getPage(0))
diff --git a/Tests/test_reader.py b/Tests/test_reader.py
index dcef0f471..00bc81c73 100644
--- a/Tests/test_reader.py
+++ b/Tests/test_reader.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 def test_get_num_pages(src, num_pages):
     src = os.path.join(RESOURCE_ROOT, src)
     reader = PdfFileReader(src)
-    assert reader.getNumPages() == num_pages
+    assert reader.numPages == num_pages
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def test_get_num_pages(src, num_pages):
 def test_read_metadata(pdf_path, expected):
     with open(pdf_path, "rb") as inputfile:
         reader = PdfFileReader(inputfile)
-        docinfo = reader.getDocumentInfo()
+        docinfo = reader.documentInfo
         metadict = dict(docinfo)
         assert metadict == expected
         docinfo.title
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ def test_get_attachments(src):
     reader = PdfFileReader(src)
 
     attachments = {}
-    for i in range(reader.getNumPages()):
+    for i in range(reader.numPages):
         page = reader.getPage(i)
         if PG.ANNOTS in page:
             for annotation in page[PG.ANNOTS]:
@@ -485,12 +485,12 @@ def test_read_unknown_zero_pages():
     pdf_stream = io.BytesIO(pdf_data)
     with pytest.raises(PdfReadError) as exc:
         reader = PdfFileReader(pdf_stream, strict=True)
-        reader.getNumPages()
+        reader.numPages
 
     assert exc.value.args[0] == "Could not find object."
     reader = PdfFileReader(pdf_stream, strict=False)
     with pytest.raises(AttributeError) as exc:
-        reader.getNumPages()
+        reader.numPages
     assert exc.value.args[0] == "'NoneType' object has no attribute 'getObject'"
 
 
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ def test_read_encrypted_without_decryption():
     src = os.path.join(RESOURCE_ROOT, "libreoffice-writer-password.pdf")
     reader = PdfFileReader(src)
     with pytest.raises(PdfReadError) as exc:
-        reader.getNumPages()
+        reader.numPages
     assert exc.value.args[0] == "File has not been decrypted"
 
 
diff --git a/Tests/test_writer.py b/Tests/test_writer.py
index e2ef5cdb0..4e8013b1f 100644
--- a/Tests/test_writer.py
+++ b/Tests/test_writer.py
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ def test_io_streams():
 
     # Read from bytes stream
     reader = PdfFileReader(bytes_stream)
-    assert reader.getNumPages() == 4
+    assert reader.numPages == 4
 
     # Write to bytes stream
     writer = PdfFileWriter()
diff --git a/Tests/test_xmp.py b/Tests/test_xmp.py
index a477717a6..e0aed7900 100644
--- a/Tests/test_xmp.py
+++ b/Tests/test_xmp.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 )
 def test_read_xmp(src, has_xmp):
     reader = PdfFileReader(src)
-    xmp = reader.getXmpMetadata()
+    xmp = reader.xmpMetadata
     assert (xmp is None) == (not has_xmp)
     if has_xmp:
         for el in xmp.getElement(