diff --git a/django/contrib/gis/geos/point.py b/django/contrib/gis/geos/point.py
index 65cf1344c9..beccfb0af5 100644
--- a/django/contrib/gis/geos/point.py
+++ b/django/contrib/gis/geos/point.py
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
+import warnings
 from ctypes import c_uint
 
 from django.contrib.gis.geos import prototypes as capi
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.error import GEOSException
 from django.contrib.gis.geos.geometry import GEOSGeometry
 from django.utils import six
+from django.utils.deprecation import RemovedInDjango20Warning
 from django.utils.six.moves import range
 
 
@@ -95,40 +97,79 @@ class Point(GEOSGeometry):
 
     _get_single_internal = _get_single_external
 
-    def get_x(self):
+    @property
+    def x(self):
         "Returns the X component of the Point."
         return self._cs.getOrdinate(0, 0)
 
-    def set_x(self, value):
+    @x.setter
+    def x(self, value):
         "Sets the X component of the Point."
         self._cs.setOrdinate(0, 0, value)
 
-    def get_y(self):
+    @property
+    def y(self):
         "Returns the Y component of the Point."
         return self._cs.getOrdinate(1, 0)
 
-    def set_y(self, value):
+    @y.setter
+    def y(self, value):
         "Sets the Y component of the Point."
         self._cs.setOrdinate(1, 0, value)
 
-    def get_z(self):
+    @property
+    def z(self):
         "Returns the Z component of the Point."
-        if self.hasz:
-            return self._cs.getOrdinate(2, 0)
-        else:
-            return None
+        return self._cs.getOrdinate(2, 0) if self.hasz else None
+
+    @z.setter
+    def z(self, value):
+        "Sets the Z component of the Point."
+        if not self.hasz:
+            raise GEOSException('Cannot set Z on 2D Point.')
+        self._cs.setOrdinate(2, 0, value)
+
+    def get_x(self):
+        warnings.warn(
+            "`get_x()` is deprecated, use the `x` property instead.",
+            RemovedInDjango20Warning, 2
+        )
+        return self.x
+
+    def set_x(self, value):
+        warnings.warn(
+            "`set_x()` is deprecated, use the `x` property instead.",
+            RemovedInDjango20Warning, 2
+        )
+        self.x = value
+
+    def get_y(self):
+        warnings.warn(
+            "`get_y()` is deprecated, use the `y` property instead.",
+            RemovedInDjango20Warning, 2
+        )
+        return self.y
+
+    def set_y(self, value):
+        warnings.warn(
+            "`set_y()` is deprecated, use the `y` property instead.",
+            RemovedInDjango20Warning, 2
+        )
+        self.y = value
+
+    def get_z(self):
+        warnings.warn(
+            "`get_z()` is deprecated, use the `z` property instead.",
+            RemovedInDjango20Warning, 2
+        )
+        return self.z
 
     def set_z(self, value):
-        "Sets the Z component of the Point."
-        if self.hasz:
-            self._cs.setOrdinate(2, 0, value)
-        else:
-            raise GEOSException('Cannot set Z on 2D Point.')
-
-    # X, Y, Z properties
-    x = property(get_x, set_x)
-    y = property(get_y, set_y)
-    z = property(get_z, set_z)
+        warnings.warn(
+            "`set_z()` is deprecated, use the `z` property instead.",
+            RemovedInDjango20Warning, 2
+        )
+        self.z = value
 
     # ### Tuple setting and retrieval routines. ###
     def get_coords(self):
diff --git a/docs/internals/deprecation.txt b/docs/internals/deprecation.txt
index db2bf02af2..77ab15eb3c 100644
--- a/docs/internals/deprecation.txt
+++ b/docs/internals/deprecation.txt
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ details on these changes.
 * The ``get_srid()`` and ``set_srid()`` methods of
   ``django.contrib.gis.geos.GEOSGeometry`` will be removed.
 
+* The ``get_x()``, ``set_x()``, ``get_y()``, ``set_y()``, ``get_z()``, and
+  ``set_z()`` methods of ``django.contrib.gis.geos.Point`` will be removed.
+
 .. _deprecation-removed-in-1.10:
 
 1.10
diff --git a/docs/releases/1.10.txt b/docs/releases/1.10.txt
index d4a0e63094..0329456be0 100644
--- a/docs/releases/1.10.txt
+++ b/docs/releases/1.10.txt
@@ -335,6 +335,10 @@ This prevents confusion about an assignment resulting in an implicit save.
   :class:`~django.contrib.gis.geos.GEOSGeometry` are deprecated in favor
   of the :attr:`~django.contrib.gis.geos.GEOSGeometry.srid` property.
 
+* The ``get_x()``, ``set_x()``, ``get_y()``, ``set_y()``, ``get_z()``, and
+  ``set_z()`` methods of :class:`~django.contrib.gis.geos.Point` are deprecated
+  in favor of the ``x``, ``y``, and ``z`` properties.
+
 Miscellaneous
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
diff --git a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py
index 504676d4c6..9b1a7e384f 100644
--- a/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py
+++ b/tests/gis_tests/geos_tests/test_geos.py
@@ -862,7 +862,8 @@ class GEOSTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
 
             # Testing __getitem__ (doesn't work on Point or Polygon)
             if isinstance(g, Point):
-                self.assertRaises(IndexError, g.get_x)
+                with self.assertRaises(IndexError):
+                    g.x
             elif isinstance(g, Polygon):
                 lr = g.shell
                 self.assertEqual('LINEARRING EMPTY', lr.wkt)
@@ -1148,3 +1149,13 @@ class GEOSTest(unittest.TestCase, TestDataMixin):
 
         p.set_srid(321)
         self.assertEqual(p.srid, 321)
+
+    @ignore_warnings(category=RemovedInDjango20Warning)
+    def test_deprecated_point_coordinate_getters_setters(self):
+        p = Point(1, 2, 3)
+        self.assertEqual((p.get_x(), p.get_y(), p.get_z()), (p.x, p.y, p.z))
+
+        p.set_x(3)
+        p.set_y(1)
+        p.set_z(2)
+        self.assertEqual((p.x, p.y, p.z), (3, 1, 2))