diff --git a/src/ol/dom/tilelayerrenderer.js b/src/ol/dom/tilelayerrenderer.js
index d223ac623e..939c75e596 100644
--- a/src/ol/dom/tilelayerrenderer.js
+++ b/src/ol/dom/tilelayerrenderer.js
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ ol.dom.TileLayerRenderer.prototype.removeInvisibleTiles_ = function(
     tileBounds, z) {
   var key, tileCoord, prune, tile;
   for (key in this.renderedTiles_) {
-    tileCoord = ol.TileCoord.fromString(key);
+    tileCoord = ol.TileCoord.createFromString(key);
     prune = z !== tileCoord.z ||
             tileCoord.x < tileBounds.minX ||
             tileCoord.x > tileBounds.maxX ||
diff --git a/src/ol/tile/tilecoord.js b/src/ol/tile/tilecoord.js
index 63431965df..967a6c68af 100644
--- a/src/ol/tile/tilecoord.js
+++ b/src/ol/tile/tilecoord.js
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ ol.TileCoord.createFromQuadKey = function(quadKey) {
 };
 
 
+/**
+ * @param {string} str String.
+ * @return {ol.TileCoord} Tile coord.
+ */
+ol.TileCoord.createFromString = function(str) {
+  var v = str.split('/');
+  v = goog.array.map(v, function(e, i, a) {
+    return parseInt(e, 10);
+  });
+  return new ol.TileCoord(v[0], v[1], v[2]);
+};
+
+
 /**
  * @return {ol.TileCoord} Clone.
  */
@@ -107,16 +120,3 @@ ol.TileCoord.prototype.toQuadKey = function() {
 ol.TileCoord.prototype.toString = function() {
   return [this.z, this.x, this.y].join('/');
 };
-
-
-/**
- * @param {string} str String.
- * @return {ol.TileCoord} Tile coord.
- */
-ol.TileCoord.fromString = function(str) {
-  var v = str.split('/');
-  v = goog.array.map(v, function(e, i, a) {
-    return parseInt(e, 10);
-  });
-  return new ol.TileCoord(v[0], v[1], v[2]);
-};
diff --git a/src/ol/tile/tilecoord_test.js b/src/ol/tile/tilecoord_test.js
index 815e90a90c..1311694d1c 100644
--- a/src/ol/tile/tilecoord_test.js
+++ b/src/ol/tile/tilecoord_test.js
@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@ goog.require('goog.testing.jsunit');
 goog.require('ol.TileCoord');
 
 
-function testCreateFromQuadKey() {
-  var tileCoord = ol.TileCoord.createFromQuadKey('213');
-  assertEquals(3, tileCoord.z);
-  assertEquals(3, tileCoord.x);
-  assertEquals(5, tileCoord.y);
-}
-
-
 function testConstructorOrderZXY() {
   var tc1 = new ol.TileCoord(1, 2, 3);
   assertEquals(1, tc1.z);
@@ -18,16 +10,17 @@ function testConstructorOrderZXY() {
 }
 
 
-function testHashX() {
-  var tc1 = new ol.TileCoord(3, 2, 1);
-  var tc2 = new ol.TileCoord(3, 1, 1);
-  assertTrue(tc1.hash() != tc2.hash());
+function testCreateFromQuadKey() {
+  var tileCoord = ol.TileCoord.createFromQuadKey('213');
+  assertEquals(3, tileCoord.z);
+  assertEquals(3, tileCoord.x);
+  assertEquals(5, tileCoord.y);
 }
 
 
-function testFromString() {
+function testCreateFromString() {
   var str = '1/2/3';
-  var tc = ol.TileCoord.fromString(str);
+  var tc = ol.TileCoord.createFromString(str);
   assertEquals(1, tc.z);
   assertEquals(2, tc.x);
   assertEquals(3, tc.y);
@@ -37,3 +30,10 @@ function testFromString() {
 function testToQuadKey() {
   assertEquals('213', (new ol.TileCoord(3, 3, 5)).toQuadKey());
 }
+
+
+function testHash() {
+  var tc1 = new ol.TileCoord(3, 2, 1);
+  var tc2 = new ol.TileCoord(3, 1, 1);
+  assertTrue(tc1.hash() != tc2.hash());
+}