diff --git a/lib/site_prism.rb b/lib/site_prism.rb
index f4c0823..0e96c89 100644
--- a/lib/site_prism.rb
+++ b/lib/site_prism.rb
@@ -12,12 +12,20 @@ module SitePrism
   autoload :AddressableUrlMatcher, 'site_prism/addressable_url_matcher'
 
   class << self
-    attr_accessor :use_implicit_waits
-
     def configure
       yield self
     end
 
+    def use_implicit_waits
+      show_removed_config_warning_messages
+      @use_implicit_waits
+    end
+
+    def use_implicit_waits=(value)
+      show_removed_config_warning_messages
+      @use_implicit_waits = value
+    end
+
     def raise_on_wait_fors
       show_removed_config_warning_messages
       @raise_on_wait_fors