diff --git a/gtsam/gtsam.i b/gtsam/gtsam.i
index 2d050f90a..5c7d7f946 100644
--- a/gtsam/gtsam.i
+++ b/gtsam/gtsam.i
@@ -1070,9 +1070,9 @@ class PinholeCamera {
 
 
 #include <gtsam/geometry/Similarity3.h>
-class PointPairs
+class Point3Pairs
 {
-  PointPairs();
+  Point3Pairs();
   size_t size() const;
   bool empty() const;
   gtsam::Point3Pair at(size_t n) const;
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@ class Similarity3 {
   Similarity3(const Matrix& T);
 
   gtsam::Pose3 transformFrom(const gtsam::Pose3& T);
-  static Similarity3 Align(const gtsam::PointPairs & abPointPairs);
+  static Similarity3 Align(const gtsam::Point3Pairs & abPointPairs);
   static Similarity3 Align(const gtsam::Pose3Pairs & abPosePairs);
 
   // Standard Interface
diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index e87fb70e7..8d1c07d7b 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ set(ignore
     gtsam::BetweenFactorPose2s
     gtsam::BetweenFactorPose3s
     gtsam::Point2Vector
-    gtsam::PointPairs
+    gtsam::Point3Pairs
     gtsam::Pose3Pairs
     gtsam::Pose3Vector
     gtsam::KeyVector
diff --git a/python/gtsam/specializations.h b/python/gtsam/specializations.h
index 2ed105ef2..98143160e 100644
--- a/python/gtsam/specializations.h
+++ b/python/gtsam/specializations.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ py::bind_vector<std::vector<gtsam::Key, tbb::tbb_allocator<gtsam::Key> > >(m_, "
 py::bind_vector<std::vector<gtsam::Key> >(m_, "KeyVector");
 #endif
 py::bind_vector<std::vector<gtsam::Point2, Eigen::aligned_allocator<gtsam::Point2> > >(m_, "Point2Vector");
-py::bind_vector<std::vector<gtsam::Point3Pair> >(m_, "PointPairs");
+py::bind_vector<std::vector<gtsam::Point3Pair> >(m_, "Point3Pairs");
 py::bind_vector<std::vector<gtsam::Pose3Pair> >(m_, "Pose3Pairs");
 py::bind_vector<std::vector<gtsam::Pose3> >(m_, "Pose3Vector");
 py::bind_vector<std::vector<boost::shared_ptr<gtsam::BetweenFactor<gtsam::Pose3> > > >(m_, "BetweenFactorPose3s");