diff --git a/app/models/merge_request.rb b/app/models/merge_request.rb
index c4761fac2fb..b1fb3ce5d69 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request.rb
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class MergeRequest < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def raw_diffs(*args)
-    merge_request_diff ? merge_request_diff.diffs(*args) : compare.raw_diffs(*args)
+    merge_request_diff ? merge_request_diff.raw_diffs(*args) : compare.raw_diffs(*args)
   end
 
   def diffs(diff_options = nil)
diff --git a/app/models/merge_request_diff.rb b/app/models/merge_request_diff.rb
index 119266f2d2c..fa0efe2d596 100644
--- a/app/models/merge_request_diff.rb
+++ b/app/models/merge_request_diff.rb
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ class MergeRequestDiff < ActiveRecord::Base
   end
 
   def size
-    real_size.presence || diffs.size
+    real_size.presence || raw_diffs.size
   end
 
-  def diffs(options={})
+  def raw_diffs(options={})
     if options[:ignore_whitespace_change]
-      @diffs_no_whitespace ||= begin
+      @raw_diffs_no_whitespace ||= begin
         compare = Gitlab::Git::Compare.new(
           repository.raw_repository,
           self.start_commit_sha || self.target_branch_sha,
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ class MergeRequestDiff < ActiveRecord::Base
         compare.diffs(options)
       end
     else
-      @diffs ||= {}
-      @diffs[options] ||= load_diffs(st_diffs, options)
+      @raw_diffs ||= {}
+      @raw_diffs[options] ||= load_diffs(st_diffs, options)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/merge_request_diff_spec.rb b/spec/models/merge_request_diff_spec.rb
index 9a637c94fbe..29f7396f862 100644
--- a/spec/models/merge_request_diff_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/merge_request_diff_spec.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe MergeRequestDiff, models: true do
         expect(mr_diff).not_to receive(:load_diffs)
         expect(Gitlab::Git::Compare).to receive(:new).and_call_original
 
-        mr_diff.diffs(ignore_whitespace_change: true)
+        mr_diff.raw_diffs(ignore_whitespace_change: true)
       end
     end
 
@@ -18,19 +18,19 @@ describe MergeRequestDiff, models: true do
       before { mr_diff.update_attributes(st_diffs: '') }
 
       it 'returns an empty DiffCollection' do
-        expect(mr_diff.diffs).to be_a(Gitlab::Git::DiffCollection)
-        expect(mr_diff.diffs).to be_empty
+        expect(mr_diff.raw_diffs).to be_a(Gitlab::Git::DiffCollection)
+        expect(mr_diff.raw_diffs).to be_empty
       end
     end
 
     context 'when the raw diffs exist' do
       it 'returns the diffs' do
-        expect(mr_diff.diffs).to be_a(Gitlab::Git::DiffCollection)
-        expect(mr_diff.diffs).not_to be_empty
+        expect(mr_diff.raw_diffs).to be_a(Gitlab::Git::DiffCollection)
+        expect(mr_diff.raw_diffs).not_to be_empty
       end
 
       context 'when the :paths option is set' do
-        let(:diffs) { mr_diff.diffs(paths: ['files/ruby/popen.rb', 'files/ruby/popen.rb']) }
+        let(:diffs) { mr_diff.raw_diffs(paths: ['files/ruby/popen.rb', 'files/ruby/popen.rb']) }
 
         it 'only returns diffs that match the (old path, new path) given' do
           expect(diffs.map(&:new_path)).to contain_exactly('files/ruby/popen.rb')
diff --git a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
index e43008c1a4d..d793cfd0bde 100644
--- a/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/merge_request_spec.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe MergeRequest, models: true do
       it 'delegates to the MR diffs' do
         merge_request.merge_request_diff = MergeRequestDiff.new
 
-        expect(merge_request.merge_request_diff).to receive(:diffs).with(options)
+        expect(merge_request.merge_request_diff).to receive(:raw_diffs).with(options)
 
         merge_request.raw_diffs(options)
       end
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe MergeRequest, models: true do
       it 'delegates to the MR diffs' do
         merge_request.merge_request_diff = MergeRequestDiff.new
 
-        expect(merge_request.merge_request_diff).to receive(:diffs).with(hash_including(options))
+        expect(merge_request.merge_request_diff).to receive(:raw_diffs).with(hash_including(options))
 
         merge_request.diffs(options)
       end