diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/fake.py b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/fake.py
index 597a77fa..20e911a1 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/compiled/fake.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/compiled/fake.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mixing in Python code, the autocompletion should work much better for builtins.
 import os
 import inspect
 import types
+from itertools import chain
 
 from jedi._compatibility import is_py3, builtins, unicode, is_py34
 from jedi.parser.python import parse
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ def _load_faked_module(module):
 
 
 def _search_scope(scope, obj_name):
-    for s in scope.subscopes:
+    for s in chain(scope.iter_classdefs(), scope.iter_funcdefs()):
         if s.name.value == obj_name:
             return s
 
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/docstrings.py b/jedi/evaluate/docstrings.py
index 1b7db0da..f842b80f 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/docstrings.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/docstrings.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def _evaluate_for_statement_string(module_context, string):
     # don't need to conform with the current grammar.
     module = parse(code.format(indent_block(string)))
     try:
-        funcdef = module.subscopes[0]
+        funcdef = next(module.iter_funcdefs())
         # First pick suite, then simple_stmt and then the node,
         # which is also not the last item, because there's a newline.
         stmt = funcdef.children[-1].children[-1].children[-2]
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/filters.py b/jedi/evaluate/filters.py
index 0784c675..053c2412 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/filters.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/filters.py
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ def get_global_filters(evaluator, context, until_position, origin_scope):
     ...     y = None
     ... '''))
     >>> module_node = script._get_module_node()
-    >>> scope = module_node.subscopes[0]
+    >>> scope = next(module_node.iter_funcdefs())
     >>> scope
     <Function: func@3-5>
     >>> context = script._get_module().create_context(scope)
diff --git a/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py b/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
index e71f9d18..1dbfae73 100644
--- a/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
+++ b/jedi/evaluate/stdlib.py
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ def collections_namedtuple(evaluator, obj, arguments):
     )
 
     # Parse source
-    generated_class = parse(source, grammar=evaluator.grammar).subscopes[0]
+    generated_class = next(parse(source, grammar=evaluator.grammar).iter_classdefs())
     return set([er.ClassContext(evaluator, generated_class, evaluator.BUILTINS)])
 
 
diff --git a/jedi/parser/python/tree.py b/jedi/parser/python/tree.py
index 5ca944a2..a31a0330 100644
--- a/jedi/parser/python/tree.py
+++ b/jedi/parser/python/tree.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ Any subclasses of :class:`Scope`, including :class:`Module` has an attribute
 
 >>> module.imports
 [<ImportName: import os@1,0>]
-
-See also :attr:`Scope.subscopes` and :attr:`Scope.statements`.
 """
 
 from itertools import chain
@@ -234,12 +232,7 @@ class Scope(PythonBaseNode, DocstringMixin):
     """
     Super class for the parser tree, which represents the state of a python
     text file.
-    A Scope manages and owns its subscopes, which are classes and functions, as
-    well as variables and imports. It is used to access the structure of python
-    files.
-
-    :param start_pos: The position (line and column) of the scope.
-    :type start_pos: tuple(int, int)
+    A Scope is either a function, class or lambda.
     """
     __slots__ = ()
 
@@ -250,26 +243,27 @@ class Scope(PythonBaseNode, DocstringMixin):
     def returns(self):
         # Needed here for fast_parser, because the fast_parser splits and
         # returns will be in "normal" modules.
-        return self._search_in_scope(ReturnStmt)
+        return list(self._search_in_scope(ReturnStmt))
 
-    @property
-    def subscopes(self):
-        return self._search_in_scope(Scope)
+    def iter_funcdefs(self):
+        return self._search_in_scope(Function)
+
+    def iter_classdefs(self):
+        return self._search_in_scope(Class)
 
     @property
     def imports(self):
-        return self._search_in_scope(Import)
+        return list(self._search_in_scope(Import))
 
     def _search_in_scope(self, typ):
         def scan(children):
-            elements = []
             for element in children:
                 if isinstance(element, typ):
-                    elements.append(element)
+                    yield element
                 if element.type in ('suite', 'simple_stmt', 'decorated') \
                         or isinstance(element, Flow):
-                    elements += scan(element.children)
-            return elements
+                    for e in scan(element.children):
+                        yield e
 
         return scan(self.children)
 
@@ -473,7 +467,7 @@ class Function(ClassOrFunc):
     @property
     def yields(self):
         # TODO This is incorrect, yields are also possible in a statement.
-        return self._search_in_scope(YieldExpr)
+        return list(self._search_in_scope(YieldExpr))
 
     def is_generator(self):
         return bool(self.yields)
diff --git a/jedi/parser_utils.py b/jedi/parser_utils.py
index dd7836cb..47a9a17c 100644
--- a/jedi/parser_utils.py
+++ b/jedi/parser_utils.py
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ def get_doc_with_call_signature(scope_node):
     """
     call_signature = None
     if scope_node.type == 'classdef':
-        for sub in scope_node.subscopes:
-            if sub.name.value == '__init__':
+        for funcdef in scope_node.iter_funcdefs():
+            if funcdef.name.value == '__init__':
                 call_signature = \
-                    get_call_signature(sub, call_string=scope_node.name.value)
+                    get_call_signature(funcdef, call_string=scope_node.name.value)
     elif scope_node.type in ('funcdef', 'lambdef'):
         call_signature = get_call_signature(scope_node)
 
diff --git a/test/test_parser/test_param_splitting.py b/test/test_parser/test_param_splitting.py
index 998398f3..ffff527c 100644
--- a/test/test_parser/test_param_splitting.py
+++ b/test/test_parser/test_param_splitting.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ def assert_params(param_string, **wanted_dct):
     ''') % param_string
 
     module = parse(source)
-    funcdef = module.subscopes[0]
+    funcdef = next(module.iter_funcdefs())
     dct = dict((p.name.value, p.default and p.default.get_code())
                for p in funcdef.params)
     assert dct == wanted_dct
diff --git a/test/test_parser/test_parser.py b/test/test_parser/test_parser.py
index 012d8378..a1eb1499 100644
--- a/test/test_parser/test_parser.py
+++ b/test/test_parser/test_parser.py
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class TestCallAndName():
 
 class TestSubscopes():
     def get_sub(self, source):
-        return parse(source).subscopes[0]
+        return parse(source).children[0]
 
     def test_subscope_names(self):
         name = self.get_sub('class Foo: pass').name
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ def test_end_pos():
                    y = None
                ''')
     parser = parse(s)
-    scope = parser.subscopes[0]
+    scope = next(parser.iter_funcdefs())
     assert scope.start_pos == (3, 0)
     assert scope.end_pos == (5, 0)
 
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def test_hex_values_in_docstring():
             return 1
         '''
 
-    doc = clean_scope_docstring(parse(source).subscopes[0])
+    doc = clean_scope_docstring(next(parse(source).iter_funcdefs()))
     if is_py3:
         assert doc == '\xff'
     else:
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ def test_param_splitting():
         grammar = load_grammar('%s.%s' % sys.version_info[:2])
         m = parse(src, grammar=grammar)
         if is_py3:
-            assert not m.subscopes
+            assert not list(m.iter_funcdefs())
         else:
             # We don't want b and c to be a part of the param enumeration. Just
             # ignore them, because it's not what we want to support in the
             # future.
-            assert [param.name.value for param in m.subscopes[0].params] == result
+            assert [param.name.value for param in next(m.iter_funcdefs()).params] == result
 
     check('def x(a, (b, c)):\n pass', ['a'])
     check('def x((b, c)):\n pass', [])
diff --git a/test/test_parser/test_parser_tree.py b/test/test_parser/test_parser_tree.py
index 6ea5fdcd..7e4216fc 100644
--- a/test/test_parser/test_parser_tree.py
+++ b/test/test_parser/test_parser_tree.py
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ class TestsFunctionAndLambdaParsing(object):
     def node(self, request):
         parsed = parse(dedent(request.param[0]))
         request.keywords['expected'] = request.param[1]
-        return parsed.subscopes[0]
+        child = parsed.children[0]
+        if child.type == 'simple_stmt':
+            child = child.children[0]
+        return child
 
     @pytest.fixture()
     def expected(self, request, node):
diff --git a/test/test_parser/test_tokenize.py b/test/test_parser/test_tokenize.py
index 4379c2b1..4cddf9c1 100644
--- a/test/test_parser/test_tokenize.py
+++ b/test/test_parser/test_tokenize.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class TokenTest(unittest.TestCase):
         def testit():
             a = "huhu"
         '''))
-        simple_stmt = parsed.subscopes[0].get_suite().children[-1]
+        simple_stmt = next(parsed.iter_funcdefs()).get_suite().children[-1]
         string = simple_stmt.children[0].get_rhs()
         assert string.end_pos == (3, 14)
 
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class TokenTest(unittest.TestCase):
             a = """huhu
         asdfasdf""" + "h"
         '''))
-        expr_stmt = parsed.subscopes[0].get_suite().children[1].children[0]
+        expr_stmt = next(parsed.iter_funcdefs()).get_suite().children[1].children[0]
         string_leaf = expr_stmt.get_rhs().children[0]
         assert string_leaf.end_pos == (4, 11)