diff --git a/beetsplug/fetchart.py b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
index 34690f275..b1ce11409 100644
--- a/beetsplug/fetchart.py
+++ b/beetsplug/fetchart.py
@@ -169,8 +169,8 @@ class GoogleImages(ArtSource):
             return
         search_string = (album.albumartist + ',' + album.album).encode('utf-8')
         response = self.request(self.URL, params={
-            'key': self._config['google_API_key'].get(),
-            'cx': self._config['google_engine_ID'].get(),
+            'key': self._config['google_key'].get(),
+            'cx': self._config['google_engine'].get(),
             'q': search_string,
             'searchType': 'image'
         })
@@ -424,10 +424,10 @@ class FetchArtPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin, RequestMixin):
             'cautious': False,
             'cover_names': ['cover', 'front', 'art', 'album', 'folder'],
             'sources': ['coverart', 'itunes', 'amazon', 'albumart'],
-            'google_API_key': None,
-            'google_engine_ID': u'001442825323518660753:hrh5ch1gjzm',
+            'google_key': None,
+            'google_engine': u'001442825323518660753:hrh5ch1gjzm',
         })
-        self.config['google_API_key'].redact = True
+        self.config['google_key'].redact = True
 
         # Holds paths to downloaded images between fetching them and
         # placing them in the filesystem.
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ class FetchArtPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin, RequestMixin):
         available_sources = list(SOURCES_ALL)
         if not HAVE_ITUNES and u'itunes' in available_sources:
             available_sources.remove(u'itunes')
-        if not self.config['google_API_key'].get() and \
+        if not self.config['google_key'].get() and \
                 u'google' in available_sources:
             available_sources.remove(u'google')
         sources_name = plugins.sanitize_choices(
diff --git a/docs/plugins/fetchart.rst b/docs/plugins/fetchart.rst
index 61cd259d0..e53dbc219 100644
--- a/docs/plugins/fetchart.rst
+++ b/docs/plugins/fetchart.rst
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ file. The available options are:
   Default: ``coverart itunes amazon albumart``, i.e., everything but
   ``wikipedia`` and ``google``. Enable those two sources for more matches at
   the cost of some speed.
-- **google_API_key**: Your Google API key (to enable the Google Custom Search
+- **google_key**: Your Google API key (to enable the Google Custom Search
   backend).
   Default: None.
-- **google_engine_ID**: The custom search engine to use.
+- **google_engine**: The custom search engine to use.
   Default: The `beets custom search engine`_, which searches the entire web.
 
 Note: ``minwidth`` and ``enforce_ratio`` options require either `ImageMagick`_
@@ -147,14 +147,14 @@ Google custom search
 ''''''''''''''''''''
 
 To use the google image search backend you need to
-`register for a Google API key`_. Set the ``google_API_key`` configuration
+`register for a Google API key`_. Set the ``google_key`` configuration
 option to your key, then add ``google`` to the list of sources in your
 configuration.
 
 .. _register for a Google API key: https://code.google.com/apis/console.
 
 Optionally, you can `define a custom search engine`_. Get your search engine's
-token and use it for your ``google_engine_ID`` configuration option. The
+token and use it for your ``google_engine`` configuration option. The
 default engine searches the entire web for cover art.
 
 .. _define a custom search engine: http://www.google.com/cse/all