diff --git a/system/core/CodeIgniter.php b/system/core/CodeIgniter.php
index 7f76977..3fe5c06 100644
--- a/system/core/CodeIgniter.php
+++ b/system/core/CodeIgniter.php
@@ -241,12 +241,12 @@
 	// Load the local application controller
 	// Note: The Router class automatically validates the controller path using the router->_validate_request().
 	// If this include fails it means that the default controller in the Routes.php file is not resolving to something valid.
-	if ( ! file_exists(APPPATH.'controllers/'.$RTR->fetch_directory().$RTR->fetch_class().'.php'))
+	if ( ! file_exists(APPPATH.'controllers/'.$RTR->directory.$RTR->class.'.php'))
 	{
 		show_error('Unable to load your default controller. Please make sure the controller specified in your Routes.php file is valid.');
 	}
 
-	include(APPPATH.'controllers/'.$RTR->fetch_directory().$RTR->fetch_class().'.php');
+	include(APPPATH.'controllers/'.$RTR->directory.$RTR->class.'.php');
 
 	// Set a mark point for benchmarking
 	$BM->mark('loading_time:_base_classes_end');
@@ -260,8 +260,8 @@
  *  loader class can be called via the URI, nor can
  *  controller functions that begin with an underscore.
  */
-	$class  = $RTR->fetch_class();
-	$method = $RTR->fetch_method();
+	$class	= $RTR->class;
+	$method	= $RTR->method;
 
 	if ( ! class_exists($class, FALSE) OR $method[0] === '_' OR method_exists('CI_Controller', $method))
 	{
diff --git a/system/core/Router.php b/system/core/Router.php
index bb0ce16..c86ab9c 100644
--- a/system/core/Router.php
+++ b/system/core/Router.php
@@ -119,16 +119,16 @@
 			if (isset($_GET[$this->config->item('directory_trigger')]) && is_string($_GET[$this->config->item('directory_trigger')]))
 			{
 				$this->set_directory(trim($this->uri->_filter_uri($_GET[$this->config->item('directory_trigger')])));
-				$segments[] = $this->fetch_directory();
+				$segments[] = $this->directory;
 			}
 
 			$this->set_class(trim($this->uri->_filter_uri($_GET[$this->config->item('controller_trigger')])));
-			$segments[] = $this->fetch_class();
+			$segments[] = $this->class;
 
 			if ( ! empty($_GET[$this->config->item('function_trigger')]) && is_string($_GET[$this->config->item('function_trigger')]))
 			{
 				$this->set_method(trim($this->uri->_filter_uri($_GET[$this->config->item('function_trigger')])));
-				$segments[] = $this->fetch_method();
+				$segments[] = $this->method;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@
 				empty($segments[1]) OR $segments[1] = str_replace('-', '_', $segments[1]);
 
 				// Does the requested controller exist in the sub-folder?
-				if ( ! file_exists(APPPATH.'controllers/'.$this->fetch_directory().$segments[0].'.php'))
+				if ( ! file_exists(APPPATH.'controllers/'.$this->directory.$segments[0].'.php'))
 				{
 					if ( ! empty($this->routes['404_override']))
 					{
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 					}
 					else
 					{
-						show_404($this->fetch_directory().$segments[0]);
+						show_404($this->directory.$segments[0]);
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
 			{
 				// Is the method being specified in the route?
 				$segments = explode('/', $this->default_controller);
-				if ( ! file_exists(APPPATH.'controllers/'.$this->fetch_directory().$segments[0].'.php'))
+				if ( ! file_exists(APPPATH.'controllers/'.$this->directory.$segments[0].'.php'))
 				{
 					$this->directory = '';
 				}
@@ -413,6 +413,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Fetch the current class
 	 *
+	 * @deprecated	3.0.0	Read the 'class' property instead
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	public function fetch_class()
@@ -438,11 +439,12 @@
 	/**
 	 * Fetch the current method
 	 *
+	 * @deprecated	3.0.0	Read the 'method' property instead
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	public function fetch_method()
 	{
-		return ($this->method === $this->fetch_class()) ? 'index' : $this->method;
+		return $this->method;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -466,6 +468,7 @@
 	 * Feches the sub-directory (if any) that contains the requested
 	 * controller class.
 	 *
+	 * @deprecated	3.0.0	Read the 'directory' property instead
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
 	public function fetch_directory()
diff --git a/system/libraries/Profiler.php b/system/libraries/Profiler.php
index 470688f..3c7ce54 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Profiler.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Profiler.php
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
 			.'<fieldset id="ci_profiler_controller_info" style="border:1px solid #995300;padding:6px 10px 10px 10px;margin:20px 0 20px 0;background-color:#eee;">'
 			."\n"
 			.'<legend style="color:#995300;">&nbsp;&nbsp;'.$this->CI->lang->line('profiler_controller_info')."&nbsp;&nbsp;</legend>\n"
-			.'<div style="color:#995300;font-weight:normal;padding:4px 0 4px 0;">'.$this->CI->router->fetch_class().'/'.$this->CI->router->fetch_method()
+			.'<div style="color:#995300;font-weight:normal;padding:4px 0 4px 0;">'.$this->CI->router->class.'/'.$this->CI->router->method
 			.'</div></fieldset>';
 	}