diff --git a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
index 9b4a279384..87adb0c827 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/multipolygon.js
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ ol.geom.MultiPolygon.prototype.getSimplifiedGeometryInternal =
     function(squaredTolerance) {
   var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
   var simplifiedEndss = [];
-  simplifiedFlatCoordinates.length = ol.geom.simplify.schaubss(
+  simplifiedFlatCoordinates.length = ol.geom.simplify.quantizess(
       this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.endss_, this.stride,
       Math.sqrt(squaredTolerance),
       simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0, simplifiedEndss);
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
index a678b4e14b..b6d67d87fd 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/polygon.js
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ ol.geom.Polygon.prototype.getSimplifiedGeometryInternal =
     function(squaredTolerance) {
   var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
   var simplifiedEnds = [];
-  simplifiedFlatCoordinates.length = ol.geom.simplify.schaubs(
+  simplifiedFlatCoordinates.length = ol.geom.simplify.quantizes(
       this.flatCoordinates, 0, this.ends_, this.stride,
       Math.sqrt(squaredTolerance),
       simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0, simplifiedEnds);
diff --git a/src/ol/geom/simplifygeom.js b/src/ol/geom/simplifygeom.js
index cd60faf37d..427f8b22ce 100644
--- a/src/ol/geom/simplifygeom.js
+++ b/src/ol/geom/simplifygeom.js
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ ol.geom.simplify.snap = function(value, tolerance) {
  * @param {number} simplifiedOffset Simplified offset.
  * @return {number} Simplified offset.
  */
-ol.geom.simplify.schaub = function(flatCoordinates, offset, end, stride,
+ol.geom.simplify.quantize = function(flatCoordinates, offset, end, stride,
     tolerance, simplifiedFlatCoordinates, simplifiedOffset) {
   // do nothing if the line is empty
   if (offset == end) {
@@ -350,14 +350,14 @@ ol.geom.simplify.schaub = function(flatCoordinates, offset, end, stride,
  * @param {Array.<number>} simplifiedEnds Simplified ends.
  * @return {number} Simplified offset.
  */
-ol.geom.simplify.schaubs = function(
+ol.geom.simplify.quantizes = function(
     flatCoordinates, offset, ends, stride,
     tolerance,
     simplifiedFlatCoordinates, simplifiedOffset, simplifiedEnds) {
   var i, ii;
   for (i = 0, ii = ends.length; i < ii; ++i) {
     var end = ends[i];
-    simplifiedOffset = ol.geom.simplify.schaub(
+    simplifiedOffset = ol.geom.simplify.quantize(
         flatCoordinates, offset, end, stride,
         tolerance,
         simplifiedFlatCoordinates, simplifiedOffset);
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ ol.geom.simplify.schaubs = function(
  * @param {Array.<Array.<number>>} simplifiedEndss Simplified endss.
  * @return {number} Simplified offset.
  */
-ol.geom.simplify.schaubss = function(
+ol.geom.simplify.quantizess = function(
     flatCoordinates, offset, endss, stride,
     tolerance,
     simplifiedFlatCoordinates, simplifiedOffset, simplifiedEndss) {
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ ol.geom.simplify.schaubss = function(
   for (i = 0, ii = endss.length; i < ii; ++i) {
     var ends = endss[i];
     var simplifiedEnds = [];
-    simplifiedOffset = ol.geom.simplify.schaubs(
+    simplifiedOffset = ol.geom.simplify.quantizes(
         flatCoordinates, offset, ends, stride,
         tolerance,
         simplifiedFlatCoordinates, simplifiedOffset, simplifiedEnds);
diff --git a/test/spec/ol/geom/simplifygeom.test.js b/test/spec/ol/geom/simplifygeom.test.js
index ee2b9d3a12..a59f128304 100644
--- a/test/spec/ol/geom/simplifygeom.test.js
+++ b/test/spec/ol/geom/simplifygeom.test.js
@@ -287,32 +287,32 @@ describe('ol.geom.simplify', function() {
 
   });
 
-  describe('ol.geom.simplify.schaub', function() {
+  describe('ol.geom.simplify.quantize', function() {
 
     it('handles empty coordinates', function() {
       var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
-      expect(ol.geom.simplify.schaub(
+      expect(ol.geom.simplify.quantize(
           [], 0, 0, 2, 2, simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0)).to.be(0);
       expect(simplifiedFlatCoordinates).to.be.empty();
     });
 
     it('expands points to a zero-length line', function() {
       var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
-      expect(ol.geom.simplify.schaub(
+      expect(ol.geom.simplify.quantize(
           [0, 0, 0, 0], 0, 4, 2, 2, simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0)).to.be(4);
       expect(simplifiedFlatCoordinates).to.eql([0, 0, 0, 0]);
     });
 
     it('snaps near-by points to the same value', function() {
       var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
-      expect(ol.geom.simplify.schaub(
+      expect(ol.geom.simplify.quantize(
           [0.1, 0, 0, 0.1], 0, 4, 2, 2, simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0)).to.be(4);
       expect(simplifiedFlatCoordinates).to.eql([0, 0, 0, 0]);
     });
 
     it('eliminates duplicate snapped points', function() {
       var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
-      expect(ol.geom.simplify.schaub(
+      expect(ol.geom.simplify.quantize(
           [0.1, 0, 2, 0, 2.1, 0, 2, 0.1, 1.9, 0, 2, -0.1], 0, 12, 2, 2,
           simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0)).to.be(4);
       expect(simplifiedFlatCoordinates).to.eql([0, 0, 2, 0]);
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.simplify', function() {
 
     it('eliminates horizontal colinear points', function() {
       var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
-      expect(ol.geom.simplify.schaub(
+      expect(ol.geom.simplify.quantize(
           [0, 0, 2, 0, 4, 0, 6, 0], 0, 8, 2, 2,
           simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0)).to.be(4);
       expect(simplifiedFlatCoordinates).to.eql([0, 0, 6, 0]);
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.simplify', function() {
 
     it('eliminates vertical colinear points', function() {
       var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
-      expect(ol.geom.simplify.schaub(
+      expect(ol.geom.simplify.quantize(
           [0, 0, 0, -2, 0, -4, 0, -6], 0, 8, 2, 2,
           simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0)).to.be(4);
       expect(simplifiedFlatCoordinates).to.eql([0, 0, 0, -6]);
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.simplify', function() {
 
     it('eliminates diagonal colinear points', function() {
       var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
-      expect(ol.geom.simplify.schaub(
+      expect(ol.geom.simplify.quantize(
           [0, 0, 2, -2, 4, -4, 6, -6], 0, 8, 2, 2,
           simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0)).to.be(4);
       expect(simplifiedFlatCoordinates).to.eql([0, 0, 6, -6]);
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ describe('ol.geom.simplify', function() {
 
     it('handles switchbacks', function() {
       var simplifiedFlatCoordinates = [];
-      expect(ol.geom.simplify.schaub(
+      expect(ol.geom.simplify.quantize(
           [0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0], 0, 8, 2, 2,
           simplifiedFlatCoordinates, 0)).to.be(8);
       expect(simplifiedFlatCoordinates).to.eql([0, 0, 2, 0, 0, 0, 4, 0]);