diff --git a/cloudevents/abstract/event.py b/cloudevents/abstract/event.py
index ea725c2..6a0827f 100644
--- a/cloudevents/abstract/event.py
+++ b/cloudevents/abstract/event.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import typing
+from abc import abstractmethod
 from typing import TypeVar
 
 
@@ -25,29 +26,34 @@ class CloudEvent:
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get_attributes(cls, event: "CloudEvent") -> typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]:
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _get_attributes(self) -> typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]:
         """
         :return: Attributes of this event.
 
-        You MUST NOT mutate this dict.
-        Implementation MAY assume the dict will not be mutated.
+        Implementation MUST assume the returned value MAY be mutated.
+
+        The reason this function is not a property is to prevent possible issues
+        with different frameworks that assumes behaviours for properties
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get_data(cls, event: "CloudEvent") -> typing.Optional[typing.Any]:
+    @abstractmethod
+    def _get_data(self) -> typing.Optional[typing.Any]:
         """
         :return: Data value of the  event.
-        You MUST NOT mutate this dict.
-        Implementation MAY assume the dict will not be mutated.
+
+        Implementation MUST assume the returned value MAY be mutated.
+
+        The reason this function is not a property is to prevent possible issues
+        with different frameworks that assumes behaviours for properties
         """
         raise NotImplementedError()
 
     def __eq__(self, other: typing.Any) -> bool:
         if isinstance(other, CloudEvent):
-            same_data = self.get_data(self) == other.get_data(other)
-            same_attributes = self.get_attributes(self) == other.get_attributes(other)
+            same_data = self._get_data() == other._get_data()
+            same_attributes = self._get_attributes() == other._get_attributes()
             return same_data and same_attributes
         return False
 
@@ -58,7 +64,7 @@ class CloudEvent:
         :param key: The event attribute name.
         :return: The event attribute value.
         """
-        return self.get_attributes(self)[key]
+        return self._get_attributes()[key]
 
     def get(
         self, key: str, default: typing.Optional[typing.Any] = None
@@ -74,21 +80,19 @@ class CloudEvent:
             no attribute with the given key exists.
         :returns: The event attribute value if exists, default value otherwise.
         """
-        return self.get_attributes(self).get(key, default)
+        return self._get_attributes().get(key, default)
 
     def __iter__(self) -> typing.Iterator[typing.Any]:
-        return iter(self.get_attributes(self))
+        return iter(self._get_attributes())
 
     def __len__(self) -> int:
-        return len(self.get_attributes(self))
+        return len(self._get_attributes())
 
     def __contains__(self, key: str) -> bool:
-        return key in self.get_attributes(self)
+        return key in self._get_attributes()
 
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
-        return str(
-            {"attributes": self.get_attributes(self), "data": self.get_data(self)}
-        )
+        return str({"attributes": self._get_attributes(), "data": self._get_data()})
 
 
 AnyCloudEvent = TypeVar("AnyCloudEvent", bound=CloudEvent)
diff --git a/cloudevents/http/event.py b/cloudevents/http/event.py
index afdcdc7..d14f9fc 100644
--- a/cloudevents/http/event.py
+++ b/cloudevents/http/event.py
@@ -74,13 +74,11 @@ class CloudEvent(abstract.CloudEvent):
                 f"Missing required keys: {required_set - self._attributes.keys()}"
             )
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get_attributes(cls, event: "CloudEvent") -> typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]:
-        return event._attributes
+    def _get_attributes(self) -> typing.Dict[str, typing.Any]:
+        return self._attributes
 
-    @classmethod
-    def get_data(cls, event: "CloudEvent") -> typing.Optional[typing.Any]:
-        return event.data
+    def _get_data(self) -> typing.Optional[typing.Any]:
+        return self.data
 
     def __setitem__(self, key: str, value: typing.Any) -> None:
         self._attributes[key] = value
diff --git a/cloudevents/tests/test_abstract_cloudevent.py b/cloudevents/tests/test_abstract_cloudevent.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ec0fa0e..0000000
--- a/cloudevents/tests/test_abstract_cloudevent.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import pytest
-
-from cloudevents.abstract import CloudEvent
-
-
-def test_create_is_abstract():
-    """
-    exists mainly for coverage reasons
-    """
-    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
-        assert CloudEvent.create({}, None) is None
-
-
-def test_data_is_abstract():
-    """
-    exists mainly for coverage reasons
-    """
-    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
-        CloudEvent.get_data(CloudEvent())
-
-
-def test_attributes_is_abstract():
-    """
-    exists mainly for coverage reasons
-    """
-    with pytest.raises(NotImplementedError):
-        CloudEvent.get_attributes(CloudEvent())