diff --git a/pysph/base/point.pyx b/pysph/base/point.pyx
index 46dc9c0e..fd61d9ce 100644
--- a/pysph/base/point.pyx
+++ b/pysph/base/point.pyx
@@ -27,23 +27,27 @@ cdef class Point:
     # Declared in the .pxd file.
     #cdef public double x, y, z
 
-    property x:
-        def __get__(Point self):
-            return self.data.x
-        def __set__(Point self, double x):
-            self.data.x = x
-
-    property y:
-        def __get__(Point self):
-            return self.data.y
-        def __set__(Point self, double y):
-            self.data.y = y
-
-    property z:
-        def __get__(Point self):
-            return self.data.z
-        def __set__(Point self, double z):
-            self.data.z = z
+    @property
+    def x(Point self):
+        return self.data.x
+    @x.setter
+    def x(Point self, double x):
+        self.data.x = x
+
+    @property
+    def y(Point self):
+        return self.data.y
+    @y.setter
+    def y(Point self, double y):
+        self.data.y = y
+
+
+    @property
+    def z(Point self):
+        return self.data.z
+    @z.setter
+    def z(Point self, double z):
+        self.data.z = z
 
     ######################################################################
     # `object` interface.
@@ -191,17 +195,15 @@ cdef class Point:
 
 cdef class IntPoint:
 
-    property x:
-        def __get__(self):
-            return self.data.x
-
-    property y:
-        def __get__(self):
-            return self.data.y
-
-    property z:
-        def __get__(self):
-            return self.data.z
+    @property
+    def x(self):
+        return self.data.x
+    @property
+    def y(self):
+        return self.data.y
+    @property
+    def z(self):
+        return self.data.z
 
     def __init__(self, int x=0, int y=0, int z=0):
         self.data.x = x