diff --git a/src/nre.nim b/src/nre.nim
index ce51b6cd5d..f5eaaf4180 100644
--- a/src/nre.nim
+++ b/src/nre.nim
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ proc asTable*(pattern: CaptureBounds, default = None[Slice[int]]()):
   result = initTable[string, Option[Slice[int]]]()
   asTableImpl(nextVal.isNone)
 
-template asSeqImpl(cond: bool): stmt {.immediate, dirty.} =
+template toSeqImpl(cond: bool): stmt {.immediate, dirty.} =
   result = @[]
   for i in 0 .. <RegexMatch(pattern).pattern.captureCount:
     let nextVal = pattern[i]
@@ -165,11 +165,11 @@ template asSeqImpl(cond: bool): stmt {.immediate, dirty.} =
     else:
       result.add(nextVal)
 
-proc asSeq*(pattern: CaptureBounds, default = None[Slice[int]]()): seq[Option[Slice[int]]] =
-  asSeqImpl(nextVal.isNone)
+proc toSeq*(pattern: CaptureBounds, default = None[Slice[int]]()): seq[Option[Slice[int]]] =
+  toSeqImpl(nextVal.isNone)
 
-proc asSeq*(pattern: Captures, default: string = nil): seq[string] =
-  asSeqImpl(nextVal == nil)
+proc toSeq*(pattern: Captures, default: string = nil): seq[string] =
+  toSeqImpl(nextVal == nil)
 # }}}
 
 # Creation & Destruction {{{
diff --git a/test/captures.nim b/test/captures.nim
index 9b8a7580e1..9e7698f6b5 100644
--- a/test/captures.nim
+++ b/test/captures.nim
@@ -50,10 +50,10 @@ suite "captures":
 
   test "capture sequence":
     let ex1 = "foo".match(initRegex("(?<foo>foo)(?<bar>bar)?"))
-    check(ex1.captures.asSeq == @["foo", nil])
-    check(ex1.captureBounds.asSeq == @[Some(0..3), None[Slice[int]]()])
-    check(ex1.captures.asSeq("") == @["foo", ""])
+    check(ex1.captures.toSeq == @["foo", nil])
+    check(ex1.captureBounds.toSeq == @[Some(0..3), None[Slice[int]]()])
+    check(ex1.captures.toSeq("") == @["foo", ""])
 
     let ex2 = "foobar".match(initRegex("(?<foo>foo)(?<bar>bar)?"))
-    check(ex2.captures.asSeq == @["foo", "bar"])
+    check(ex2.captures.toSeq == @["foo", "bar"])