diff --git a/slixmpp/features/feature_mechanisms/stanza/mechanisms.py b/slixmpp/features/feature_mechanisms/stanza/mechanisms.py
index 4437e155..064b8d1f 100644
--- a/slixmpp/features/feature_mechanisms/stanza/mechanisms.py
+++ b/slixmpp/features/feature_mechanisms/stanza/mechanisms.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Mechanisms(ElementBase):
         """
         """
         results = []
-        mechs = self.findall('{%s}mechanism' % self.namespace)
+        mechs = self.xml.findall('{%s}mechanism' % self.namespace)
         if mechs:
             for mech in mechs:
                 results.append(mech.text)
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class Mechanisms(ElementBase):
     def del_mechanisms(self):
         """
         """
-        mechs = self.findall('{%s}mechanism' % self.namespace)
+        mechs = self.xml.findall('{%s}mechanism' % self.namespace)
         if mechs:
             for mech in mechs:
                 self.xml.remove(mech)
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0009/binding.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0009/binding.py
index d922dfc7..31387b3f 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0009/binding.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0009/binding.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def fault2xml(fault):
 
 def xml2fault(params):
     vals = []
-    for value in params.findall('{%s}value' % _namespace):
+    for value in params.xml.findall('{%s}value' % _namespace):
         vals.append(_xml2py(value))
     fault = dict()
     fault['code'] = vals[0]['faultCode']
@@ -92,39 +92,40 @@ def _py2xml(*args):
 def xml2py(params):
     namespace = 'jabber:iq:rpc'
     vals = []
-    for param in params.findall('{%s}param' % namespace):
+    for param in params.xml.findall('{%s}param' % namespace):
         vals.append(_xml2py(param.find('{%s}value' % namespace)))
     return vals
 
 def _xml2py(value):
     namespace = 'jabber:iq:rpc'
-    if value.find('{%s}nil' % namespace) is not None:
+    find_value = value.xml.find
+    if find_value('{%s}nil' % namespace) is not None:
         return None
-    if value.find('{%s}i4' % namespace) is not None:
-        return int(value.find('{%s}i4' % namespace).text)
-    if value.find('{%s}int' % namespace) is not None:
-        return int(value.find('{%s}int' % namespace).text)
-    if value.find('{%s}boolean' % namespace) is not None:
-        return bool(int(value.find('{%s}boolean' % namespace).text))
-    if value.find('{%s}string' % namespace) is not None:
-        return value.find('{%s}string' % namespace).text
-    if value.find('{%s}double' % namespace) is not None:
-        return float(value.find('{%s}double' % namespace).text)
-    if value.find('{%s}base64' % namespace) is not None:
-        return rpcbase64(value.find('{%s}base64' % namespace).text.encode())
-    if value.find('{%s}Base64' % namespace) is not None:
+    if find_value('{%s}i4' % namespace) is not None:
+        return int(find_value('{%s}i4' % namespace).text)
+    if find_value('{%s}int' % namespace) is not None:
+        return int(find_value('{%s}int' % namespace).text)
+    if find_value('{%s}boolean' % namespace) is not None:
+        return bool(int(find_value('{%s}boolean' % namespace).text))
+    if find_value('{%s}string' % namespace) is not None:
+        return find_value('{%s}string' % namespace).text
+    if find_value('{%s}double' % namespace) is not None:
+        return float(find_value('{%s}double' % namespace).text)
+    if find_value('{%s}base64' % namespace) is not None:
+        return rpcbase64(find_value('{%s}base64' % namespace).text.encode())
+    if find_value('{%s}Base64' % namespace) is not None:
         # Older versions of XEP-0009 used Base64
-        return rpcbase64(value.find('{%s}Base64' % namespace).text.encode())
-    if value.find('{%s}dateTime.iso8601' % namespace) is not None:
-        return rpctime(value.find('{%s}dateTime.iso8601' % namespace).text)
-    if value.find('{%s}struct' % namespace) is not None:
+        return rpcbase64(find_value('{%s}Base64' % namespace).text.encode())
+    if find_value('{%s}dateTime.iso8601' % namespace) is not None:
+        return rpctime(find_value('{%s}dateTime.iso8601' % namespace).text)
+    if find_value('{%s}struct' % namespace) is not None:
         struct = {}
-        for member in value.find('{%s}struct' % namespace).findall('{%s}member' % namespace):
+        for member in find_value('{%s}struct' % namespace).findall('{%s}member' % namespace):
             struct[member.find('{%s}name' % namespace).text] = _xml2py(member.find('{%s}value' % namespace))
         return struct
-    if value.find('{%s}array' % namespace) is not None:
+    if find_value('{%s}array' % namespace) is not None:
         array = []
-        for val in value.find('{%s}array' % namespace).find('{%s}data' % namespace).findall('{%s}value' % namespace):
+        for val in find_value('{%s}array' % namespace).find('{%s}data' % namespace).findall('{%s}value' % namespace):
             array.append(_xml2py(val))
         return array
     raise ValueError()
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0009/remote.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0009/remote.py
index 9675c88d..a9f45486 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0009/remote.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0009/remote.py
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class ACL:
 
     @classmethod
     def _next_token(cls, expression, index):
-        new_index = expression.find('*', index)
+        new_index = expression.xml.find('*', index)
         if new_index == 0:
             return ''
         else:
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ class ACL:
             #! print "[TOKEN] '%s'" % token
             size = len(token)
             if size > 0:
-                token_index = value.find(token, position)
+                token_index = value.xml.find(token, position)
                 if token_index == -1:
                     return False
                 else:
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0030/stanza/info.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0030/stanza/info.py
index 39ee83d5..614b68de 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0030/stanza/info.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0030/stanza/info.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ class DiscoInfo(ElementBase):
         identity = (category, itype, lang)
         if identity in self._identities:
             self._identities.remove(identity)
-            for id_xml in self.findall('{%s}identity' % self.namespace):
+            for id_xml in self.xml.findall('{%s}identity' % self.namespace):
                 id = (id_xml.attrib['category'],
                       id_xml.attrib['type'],
                       id_xml.attrib.get('{%s}lang' % self.xml_ns, None))
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class DiscoInfo(ElementBase):
             identities = set()
         else:
             identities = []
-        for id_xml in self.findall('{%s}identity' % self.namespace):
+        for id_xml in self.xml.findall('{%s}identity' % self.namespace):
             xml_lang = id_xml.attrib.get('{%s}lang' % self.xml_ns, None)
             if lang is None or xml_lang == lang:
                 id = (id_xml.attrib['category'],
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ class DiscoInfo(ElementBase):
         Arguments:
             lang -- Optional, standard xml:lang value.
         """
-        for id_xml in self.findall('{%s}identity' % self.namespace):
+        for id_xml in self.xml.findall('{%s}identity' % self.namespace):
             if lang is None:
                 self.xml.remove(id_xml)
             elif id_xml.attrib.get('{%s}lang' % self.xml_ns, None) == lang:
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ class DiscoInfo(ElementBase):
         """
         if feature in self._features:
             self._features.remove(feature)
-            for feature_xml in self.findall('{%s}feature' % self.namespace):
+            for feature_xml in self.xml.findall('{%s}feature' % self.namespace):
                 if feature_xml.attrib['var'] == feature:
                     self.xml.remove(feature_xml)
                     return True
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ class DiscoInfo(ElementBase):
             features = set()
         else:
             features = []
-        for feature_xml in self.findall('{%s}feature' % self.namespace):
+        for feature_xml in self.xml.findall('{%s}feature' % self.namespace):
             if dedupe:
                 features.add(feature_xml.attrib['var'])
             else:
@@ -272,5 +272,5 @@ class DiscoInfo(ElementBase):
     def del_features(self):
         """Remove all features."""
         self._features = set()
-        for feature_xml in self.findall('{%s}feature' % self.namespace):
+        for feature_xml in self.xml.findall('{%s}feature' % self.namespace):
             self.xml.remove(feature_xml)
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0030/stanza/items.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0030/stanza/items.py
index 0e238492..314ab9b3 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0030/stanza/items.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0030/stanza/items.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class DiscoItems(ElementBase):
             node -- Optional extra identifying information.
         """
         if (jid, node) in self._items:
-            for item_xml in self.findall('{%s}item' % self.namespace):
+            for item_xml in self.xml.findall('{%s}item' % self.namespace):
                 item = (item_xml.attrib['jid'],
                         item_xml.attrib.get('node', None))
                 if item == (jid, node):
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0050/stanza.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0050/stanza.py
index 9bae7d15..128a75cd 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0050/stanza.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0050/stanza.py
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class Command(ElementBase):
         self.del_actions()
         if values:
             self._set_sub_text('{%s}actions' % self.namespace, '', True)
-            actions = self.find('{%s}actions' % self.namespace)
+            actions = self.xml.find('{%s}actions' % self.namespace)
             for val in values:
                 if val in self.next_actions:
                     action = ET.Element('{%s}%s' % (self.namespace, val))
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class Command(ElementBase):
         Return the set of allowable next actions.
         """
         actions = set()
-        actions_xml = self.find('{%s}actions' % self.namespace)
+        actions_xml = self.xml.find('{%s}actions' % self.namespace)
         if actions_xml is not None:
             for action in self.next_actions:
                 action_xml = actions_xml.find('{%s}%s' % (self.namespace,
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0059/stanza.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0059/stanza.py
index e2701af4..3843bc85 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0059/stanza.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0059/stanza.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class Set(ElementBase):
                       'count', 'index', 'last', 'max'))
 
     def set_first_index(self, val):
-        fi = self.find("{%s}first" % (self.namespace))
+        fi = self.xml.find("{%s}first" % (self.namespace))
         if fi is not None:
             if val:
                 fi.attrib['index'] = val
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class Set(ElementBase):
             self.xml.append(fi)
 
     def get_first_index(self):
-        fi = self.find("{%s}first" % (self.namespace))
+        fi = self.xml.find("{%s}first" % (self.namespace))
         if fi is not None:
             return fi.attrib.get('index', '')
 
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0085/stanza.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0085/stanza.py
index d1a5b151..de1bc645 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0085/stanza.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0085/stanza.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ChatState(ElementBase):
     def get_chat_state(self):
         parent = self.parent()
         for state in self.states:
-            state_xml = parent.find('{%s}%s' % (self.namespace, state))
+            state_xml = parent.xml.find('{%s}%s' % (self.namespace, state))
             if state_xml is not None:
                 self.xml = state_xml
                 return state
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class ChatState(ElementBase):
     def del_chat_state(self):
         parent = self.parent()
         for state in self.states:
-            state_xml = parent.find('{%s}%s' % (self.namespace, state))
+            state_xml = parent.xml.find('{%s}%s' % (self.namespace, state))
             if state_xml is not None:
                 self.xml = ET.Element('')
                 parent.xml.remove(state_xml)
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0184/stanza.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0184/stanza.py
index 16a640e7..03a0ff9c 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0184/stanza.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0184/stanza.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Request(ElementBase):
 
     def get_request_receipt(self):
         parent = self.parent()
-        if parent.find("{%s}request" % self.namespace) is not None:
+        if parent.xml.find("{%s}request" % self.namespace) is not None:
             return True
         else:
             return False
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class Received(ElementBase):
 
     def get_receipt(self):
         parent = self.parent()
-        xml = parent.find("{%s}received" % self.namespace)
+        xml = parent.xml.find("{%s}received" % self.namespace)
         if xml is not None:
             return xml.attrib.get('id', '')
         return ''
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0198/stanza.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0198/stanza.py
index b1c4c010..5b13293b 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0198/stanza.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0198/stanza.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class StreamManagement(ElementBase):
     interfaces = set(['required', 'optional'])
 
     def get_required(self):
-        return self.find('{%s}required' % self.namespace) is not None
+        return self.xml.find('{%s}required' % self.namespace) is not None
 
     def set_required(self, val):
         self.del_required()
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ class StreamManagement(ElementBase):
         self._del_sub('required')
 
     def get_optional(self):
-        return self.find('{%s}optional' % self.namespace) is not None
+        return self.xml.find('{%s}optional' % self.namespace) is not None
 
     def set_optional(self, val):
         self.del_optional()
diff --git a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0325/control.py b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0325/control.py
index 9a493b02..5c1b3003 100644
--- a/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0325/control.py
+++ b/slixmpp/plugins/xep_0325/control.py
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ class XEP_0325(BasePlugin):
         fields = [f['name'] for f in iq['setResponse']['datas']]
         error_msg = None
 
-        if not iq['setResponse'].find('error') is None and not iq['setResponse']['error']['text'] == "":
+        if not iq['setResponse'].xml.find('error') is None and not iq['setResponse']['error']['text'] == "":
             error_msg = iq['setResponse']['error']['text']
 
         callback = self.sessions[seqnr]["callback"]
diff --git a/slixmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py b/slixmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py
index 612acd93..24e4e3ef 100644
--- a/slixmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py
+++ b/slixmpp/xmlstream/stanzabase.py
@@ -1123,36 +1123,6 @@ class ElementBase(object):
         # Everything matched.
         return True
 
-    def find(self, xpath):
-        """Find an XML object in this stanza given an XPath expression.
-
-        Exposes ElementTree interface for backwards compatibility.
-
-        .. note::
-
-            Matching on attribute values is not supported in Python 2.6
-            or Python 3.1
-
-        :param string xpath: An XPath expression matching a single
-                             desired element.
-        """
-        return self.xml.find(xpath)
-
-    def findall(self, xpath):
-        """Find multiple XML objects in this stanza given an XPath expression.
-
-        Exposes ElementTree interface for backwards compatibility.
-
-        .. note::
-
-            Matching on attribute values is not supported in Python 2.6
-            or Python 3.1.
-
-        :param string xpath: An XPath expression matching multiple
-                             desired elements.
-        """
-        return self.xml.findall(xpath)
-
     def get(self, key, default=None):
         """Return the value of a stanza interface.