diff --git a/src/ol/source/formatvectorsource.js b/src/ol/source/formatvectorsource.js
index 418e098f8a..cb7d08dfb9 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/formatvectorsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/formatvectorsource.js
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ ol.source.FormatVector.prototype.handleXhrIo_ = function(event) {
 /**
  * @param {goog.Uri|string} url URL.
  */
-ol.source.FormatVector.prototype.loadFeatures = function(url) {
+ol.source.FormatVector.prototype.loadFeaturesFromURL = function(url) {
   var xhrIo = new goog.net.XhrIo();
   var type = this.format.getType();
   var responseType;
diff --git a/src/ol/source/staticvectorsource.js b/src/ol/source/staticvectorsource.js
index 6070bc8afa..e13de2eef4 100644
--- a/src/ol/source/staticvectorsource.js
+++ b/src/ol/source/staticvectorsource.js
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ ol.source.StaticVector = function(options) {
   if (goog.isDef(options.url) || goog.isDef(options.urls)) {
     this.setState(ol.source.State.LOADING);
     if (goog.isDef(options.url)) {
-      this.loadFeatures(options.url);
+      this.loadFeaturesFromURL(options.url);
     }
     if (goog.isDef(options.urls)) {
       var urls = options.urls;
       var i, ii;
       for (i = 0, ii = urls.length; i < ii; ++i) {
-        this.loadFeatures(urls[i]);
+        this.loadFeaturesFromURL(urls[i]);
       }
     }
   }