diff --git a/system/libraries/Controller.php b/system/libraries/Controller.php
index 5fdbd9f..da5f2e0 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Controller.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Controller.php
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@
 	 * @param	bool	whether to return the object
 	 * @return	void
 	 */
-	function _ci_init_dbutils($db = '', $return = FALSE)
+	function _ci_init_dbutil($db = '', $return = FALSE)
 	{
 		if ($this->_ci_is_loaded('dbutils') == TRUE AND $return == FALSE)
 		{
diff --git a/system/libraries/Loader.php b/system/libraries/Loader.php
index b69d3f0..833e376 100644
--- a/system/libraries/Loader.php
+++ b/system/libraries/Loader.php
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
 	 * @param	bool	whether to return the DB object
 	 * @return	object
 	 */	
-	function dbutils($db = '', $return = FALSE)
+	function dbutil($db = '', $return = FALSE)
 	{
 		$obj =& get_instance();
 		
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 			$return = FALSE;
 		}
 	
-		return $obj->_ci_init_dbutils($db, $return);
+		return $obj->_ci_init_dbutil($db, $return);
 	}
 	// END dbutils()