diff --git a/src/LyX.cpp b/src/LyX.cpp
index a433a21ebf..c056d03107 100644
--- a/src/LyX.cpp
+++ b/src/LyX.cpp
@@ -732,7 +732,7 @@ bool LyX::init()
 	if (!LyXSetStyle())
 		return false;
 	//...and the modules
-	moduleList.load();
+	moduleList.read();
 
 	// read keymap and ui files in batch mode as well
 	// because InsetInfo needs to know these to produce
diff --git a/src/ModuleList.cpp b/src/ModuleList.cpp
index 7efd0cdd92..e2471ed5e5 100644
--- a/src/ModuleList.cpp
+++ b/src/ModuleList.cpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
 
 
 //Much of this is borrowed from LayoutFileList::read()
-bool ModuleList::load()
+bool ModuleList::read()
 {
 	FileName const real_file = libFileSearch("", "lyxmodules.lst");
 	LYXERR(Debug::TCLASS, "Reading modules from `" << real_file << '\'');
diff --git a/src/ModuleList.h b/src/ModuleList.h
index 66353affe3..adee145254 100644
--- a/src/ModuleList.h
+++ b/src/ModuleList.h
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ public:
 	///
 	ModuleList() {}
 	/// reads the modules from a file generated by configure.py
-	bool load();
+	bool read();
 	///
 	LyXModuleList::const_iterator begin() const;
 	///