diff --git a/jedi/api_classes.py b/jedi/api_classes.py
index 86215327..e50fa6e1 100644
--- a/jedi/api_classes.py
+++ b/jedi/api_classes.py
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ class BaseDefinition(object):
             stripped = stripped.parent
         return type(stripped).__name__.lower()
 
-    @property
-    def path(self):
+    def _path(self):
         """The module path."""
         path = []
 
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ class BaseDefinition(object):
         (for example) ``'posixpath.join'``.
 
         """
-        path = [unicode(p) for p in self.path]
+        path = [unicode(p) for p in self._path()]
         # TODO add further checks, the mapping should only occur on stdlib.
         if not path:
             return None  # for keywords the path is empty
@@ -395,7 +394,7 @@ class Completion(BaseDefinition):
         if t == 'statement' or t == 'import':
             desc = self._definition.get_code(False)
         else:
-            desc = '.'.join(unicode(p) for p in self.path)
+            desc = '.'.join(unicode(p) for p in self._path())
 
         line = '' if self.in_builtin_module else '@%s' % self.line
         return '%s: %s%s' % (t, desc, line)