diff --git a/src/ol/format/gml/gml3.js b/src/ol/format/gml/gml3.js
index ca4a77488e..fc53a3bdde 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gml/gml3.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gml/gml3.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ ol.format.GML3.prototype.curveMemberParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
   goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'curveMember' ||
       node.localName == 'curveMembers');
-  ol.xml.parse(this.CURVEMEMBER_PARSERS_, node, objectStack, this);
+  ol.xml.parseNode(this.CURVEMEMBER_PARSERS_, node, objectStack, this);
 };
 
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ ol.format.GML3.prototype.surfaceMemberParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
   goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'surfaceMember' ||
       node.localName == 'surfaceMembers');
-  ol.xml.parse(this.SURFACEMEMBER_PARSERS_,
+  ol.xml.parseNode(this.SURFACEMEMBER_PARSERS_,
       node, objectStack, this);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/format/gml/gmlbase.js b/src/ol/format/gml/gmlbase.js
index 83b33f63ed..b957ed2385 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gml/gmlbase.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gml/gmlbase.js
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ ol.format.GMLBase.prototype.pointMemberParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
   goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'pointMember' ||
       node.localName == 'pointMembers');
-  ol.xml.parse(this.POINTMEMBER_PARSERS_,
+  ol.xml.parseNode(this.POINTMEMBER_PARSERS_,
       node, objectStack, this);
 };
 
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ ol.format.GMLBase.prototype.lineStringMemberParser_ =
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
   goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'lineStringMember' ||
       node.localName == 'lineStringMembers');
-  ol.xml.parse(this.LINESTRINGMEMBER_PARSERS_,
+  ol.xml.parseNode(this.LINESTRINGMEMBER_PARSERS_,
       node, objectStack, this);
 };
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ ol.format.GMLBase.prototype.polygonMemberParser_ =
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
   goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'polygonMember' ||
       node.localName == 'polygonMembers');
-  ol.xml.parse(this.POLYGONMEMBER_PARSERS_, node,
+  ol.xml.parseNode(this.POLYGONMEMBER_PARSERS_, node,
       objectStack, this);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ol/format/gpxformat.js b/src/ol/format/gpxformat.js
index 23492bbccd..ad40a92393 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/gpxformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/gpxformat.js
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ ol.format.GPX.parseLink_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   if (!goog.isNull(href)) {
     goog.object.set(values, 'link', href);
   }
-  ol.xml.parse(ol.format.GPX.LINK_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  ol.xml.parseNode(ol.format.GPX.LINK_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
 };
 
 
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ ol.format.GPX.parseTrkSeg_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
   goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'trkseg');
   var values = /** @type {Object} */ (objectStack[objectStack.length - 1]);
-  ol.xml.parse(ol.format.GPX.TRKSEG_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  ol.xml.parseNode(ol.format.GPX.TRKSEG_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
   var flatCoordinates = /** @type {Array.<number>} */
       (goog.object.get(values, 'flatCoordinates'));
   var ends = /** @type {Array.<number>} */ (goog.object.get(values, 'ends'));
diff --git a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
index 42f088ae7a..85d28a228e 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/kmlformat.js
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ ol.format.KML.DataParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 ol.format.KML.ExtendedDataParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
   goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'ExtendedData');
-  ol.xml.parse(ol.format.KML.EXTENDED_DATA_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  ol.xml.parseNode(ol.format.KML.EXTENDED_DATA_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
 };
 
 
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ ol.format.KML.PlacemarkStyleMapParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
 ol.format.KML.SchemaDataParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
   goog.asserts.assert(node.nodeType == goog.dom.NodeType.ELEMENT);
   goog.asserts.assert(node.localName == 'SchemaData');
-  ol.xml.parse(ol.format.KML.SCHEMA_DATA_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  ol.xml.parseNode(ol.format.KML.SCHEMA_DATA_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/format/wfsformat.js b/src/ol/format/wfsformat.js
index 51e2ae9905..055efdf447 100644
--- a/src/ol/format/wfsformat.js
+++ b/src/ol/format/wfsformat.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ ol.format.WFS.OGC_FID_PARSERS_ = {
  * @private
  */
 ol.format.WFS.fidParser_ = function(node, objectStack) {
-  ol.xml.parse(ol.format.WFS.OGC_FID_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
+  ol.xml.parseNode(ol.format.WFS.OGC_FID_PARSERS_, node, objectStack);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/ol/xml.js b/src/ol/xml.js
index 97ede601e7..d4844472ae 100644
--- a/src/ol/xml.js
+++ b/src/ol/xml.js
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ ol.xml.makeStructureNS = function(namespaceURIs, structure, opt_structureNS) {
  * @param {Array.<*>} objectStack Object stack.
  * @param {*=} opt_this The object to use as `this`.
  */
-ol.xml.parse = function(parsersNS, node, objectStack, opt_this) {
+ol.xml.parseNode = function(parsersNS, node, objectStack, opt_this) {
   var n;
   for (n = node.firstElementChild; !goog.isNull(n); n = n.nextElementSibling) {
     var parsers = parsersNS[n.namespaceURI];
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ ol.xml.parse = function(parsersNS, node, objectStack, opt_this) {
 ol.xml.pushParseAndPop = function(
     object, parsersNS, node, objectStack, opt_this) {
   objectStack.push(object);
-  ol.xml.parse(parsersNS, node, objectStack, opt_this);
+  ol.xml.parseNode(parsersNS, node, objectStack, opt_this);
   return objectStack.pop();
 };