diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index 8938d22..4e93e61 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@
 	 */
 	public $delete_hack = TRUE;
 
+	/**
+	 * Constructor
+	 *
+	 * @param	array
+	 * @return	void
+	 */
 	public function __construct($params)
 	{
 		parent::__construct($params);
@@ -74,6 +80,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	/**
 	 * Non-persistent database connection
 	 *
@@ -335,7 +343,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		$sql = 'SHOW TABLES FROM '.$this->_escape_char.$this->database.$this->_escape_char;
+		$sql = 'SHOW TABLES FROM '.$this->escape_identifiers($this->database);
 
 		if ($prefix_limit !== FALSE && $this->dbprefix !== '')
 		{
@@ -355,7 +363,7 @@
 	 * @param	string	the table name
 	 * @return	string
 	 */
-	public function _list_columns($table = '')
+	protected function _list_columns($table = '')
 	{
 		return 'SHOW COLUMNS FROM '.$this->protect_identifiers($table, TRUE, NULL, FALSE);
 	}
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index d3fb77a..1b30b6c 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@
 	 */
 	protected function _list_tables($prefix_limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		$sql = 'SHOW TABLES FROM '.$this->_escape_char.$this->database.$this->_escape_char;
+		$sql = 'SHOW TABLES FROM '.$this->escape_identifiers($this->database);
 
 		if ($prefix_limit !== FALSE && $this->dbprefix !== '')
 		{