diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
index 27478c89ec..24807890f0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHRepository.java
@@ -1503,6 +1503,21 @@ public GHPullRequest getPullRequest(int number) throws IOException {
                 .wrapUp(this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves all the pull requests of a particular state.
+     *
+     * @param state
+     *            the state
+     * @return the pull requests
+     * @throws IOException
+     *             the io exception
+     * @deprecated Use {@link #queryPullRequests()}
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    public List<GHPullRequest> getPullRequests(GHIssueState state) throws IOException {
+        return queryPullRequests().state(state).list().toList();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Retrieves pull requests.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestTest.java
index 0a2e4a2712..59a19c82f2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kohsuke/github/GHPullRequestTest.java
@@ -918,9 +918,7 @@ public void getUserTest() throws IOException {
         prSingle.getMergeable();
         assertThat(prSingle.getUser().root(), notNullValue());
 
-        PagedIterable<GHPullRequest> ghPullRequests = getRepository().queryPullRequests()
-                .state(GHIssueState.OPEN)
-                .list();
+        List<GHPullRequest> ghPullRequests = getRepository().getPullRequests(GHIssueState.OPEN);
         for (GHPullRequest pr : ghPullRequests) {
             assertThat(pr.getUser().root(), notNullValue());
             pr.getMergeable();