diff --git a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py
index 5b92da90d0a..c27abbebe58 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/mqtt/__init__.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ def setup(hass, config):
     return True
 
 
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 class _JsonFmtParser(object):
     """ Implements a json parser on xpath"""
     def __init__(self, jsonpath):
@@ -139,16 +140,17 @@ class _JsonFmtParser(object):
         return match[0].value if len(match) > 0 else payload
 
 
+# pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
 class FmtParser(object):
     """ wrapper for all supported formats """
     def __init__(self, fmt):
-        self._parser = lambda x: x
+        self._parse = lambda x: x
         if fmt:
             if fmt.startswith('json:'):
-                self._parser = _JsonFmtParser(fmt[5:])
+                self._parse = _JsonFmtParser(fmt[5:])
 
     def __call__(self, payload):
-        return self._parser(payload)
+        return self._parse(payload)
 
 
 # This is based on one of the paho-mqtt examples:
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/sensor/mqtt.py b/homeassistant/components/sensor/mqtt.py
index 384d0f8a48a..2bbed97e40c 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/sensor/mqtt.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/sensor/mqtt.py
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ class MqttSensor(Entity):
         self._state_topic = state_topic
         self._qos = qos
         self._unit_of_measurement = unit_of_measurement
-        self._parser = mqtt.FmtParser(state_format)
+        self._parse = mqtt.FmtParser(state_format)
 
         def message_received(topic, payload, qos):
             """ A new MQTT message has been received. """
-            self._state = self._parser(payload)
+            self._state = self._parse(payload)
             self.update_ha_state()
 
         mqtt.subscribe(hass, self._state_topic, message_received, self._qos)
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/switch/mqtt.py b/homeassistant/components/switch/mqtt.py
index eeb4551b921..ed99a87868a 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/switch/mqtt.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/switch/mqtt.py
@@ -55,11 +55,11 @@ class MqttSwitch(SwitchDevice):
         self._payload_on = payload_on
         self._payload_off = payload_off
         self._optimistic = optimistic
-        self._parser = mqtt.FmtParser(state_format)
+        self._parse = mqtt.FmtParser(state_format)
 
         def message_received(topic, payload, qos):
             """ A new MQTT message has been received. """
-            payload = self._parser(payload)
+            payload = self._parse(payload)
             if payload == self._payload_on:
                 self._state = True
                 self.update_ha_state()