diff --git a/floris/tools/floris_interface.py b/floris/tools/floris_interface.py
index 437e27e14..4a98549db 100644
--- a/floris/tools/floris_interface.py
+++ b/floris/tools/floris_interface.py
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ def get_turbine_layout(self, z=False):
             np.array: lists of x, y, and (optionally) z coordinates of
                 each turbine
         """
-        xcoords, ycoords, zcoords = np.array([c.elements for c in self.floris.farm.coordinates]).T
+        xcoords, ycoords, zcoords = np.array([c.components for c in self.floris.farm.coordinates]).T
         if z:
             return xcoords, ycoords, zcoords
         else:
diff --git a/floris/utilities.py b/floris/utilities.py
index 6e565d225..f5854a603 100644
--- a/floris/utilities.py
+++ b/floris/utilities.py
@@ -38,11 +38,8 @@ class Vec3:
     Args:
         components (list(numeric, numeric, numeric), numeric): All three vector
             components.
-        string_format (str, optional): Format to use in the
-            overloaded __str__ function. Defaults to None.
     """
     components: NDArrayFloat = field(converter=floris_array_converter)
-    # NOTE: this does not convert elements to float if they are given as int. Is this ok?
 
     @components.validator
     def _check_components(self, attribute, value) -> None:
@@ -117,12 +114,6 @@ def x3(self):
     def x3(self, value):
         self.components[2] = float(value)
 
-    @property
-    def elements(self) -> Tuple[float, float, float]:
-        # TODO: replace references to elements with components
-        # and remove this @property
-        return self.components
-
 
 def cosd(angle):
     """
diff --git a/tests/vec3_unit_test.py b/tests/vec3_unit_test.py
index dc1ac091c..f8b624dd8 100644
--- a/tests/vec3_unit_test.py
+++ b/tests/vec3_unit_test.py
@@ -123,10 +123,10 @@ def test_equality(vec3_fixture):
     assert vec3_fixture != rhs
 
 
-def test_elements_property(vec3_fixture):
-    """Ensure that the x1, x2, and x3 elements match the expected values.
+def test_components_property(vec3_fixture):
+    """Ensure that the x1, x2, and x3 components match the expected values.
     """
-    x1, x2, x3 = vec3_fixture.elements
+    x1, x2, x3 = vec3_fixture.components
     assert 4.0 == x1
     assert 4.0 == x2
     assert 0.0 == x3