diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index fd3f963..9d7e072 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 	function escape_str($str)	
 	{	
 		// Escape single quotes
-		return str_replace("'", "''", $this->input->_remove_invisible_characters($str));
+		return str_replace("'", "''", $this->CI->input->_remove_invisible_characters($str));
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index 9d91932..98c9932 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@
 	 */
 	function escape_str($str)
 	{
-		return $this->input->_remove_invisible_characters($str);
+		return $this->input->CI->_remove_invisible_characters($str);
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index 06282e5..a64eb56 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
 	function escape_str($str)	
 	{
 		// ODBC doesn't require escaping
-		return $this->input->_remove_invisible_characters($str);
+		return $this->input->CI->_remove_invisible_characters($str);
 	}
 	
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------