diff --git a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
index 34c3ff88..e1f1960f 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/__init__.py
@@ -23,15 +23,15 @@ class BaseCurrentPlaylistController(object):
         self.version = 0
         self.playlist = Playlist()
 
-    def get_playlist(self):
+    @property
+    def playlist(self):
         return self._playlist
 
-    def set_playlist(self, playlist):
+    @playlist.setter
+    def playlist(self, playlist):
         self._playlist = playlist
         self.version += 1
 
-    playlist = property(get_playlist, set_playlist)
-
     def add(self, uri, at_position=None):
         raise NotImplementedError