diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_translation.py b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_translation.py
index 2ab93e2b11b..c9eaa1c53e4 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_translation.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/ir/ir_translation.py
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ class ir_translation(osv.osv):
         """
         return ir_translation_import_cursor(cr, uid, self, context=context)
 
-    def load(self, cr, modules, langs, context=None):
+    def load_module_terms(self, cr, modules, langs, context=None):
         context = dict(context or {}) # local copy
         for module_name in modules:
             modpath = openerp.modules.get_module_path(module_name)
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/module/module.py b/openerp/addons/base/module/module.py
index 6279a5fe6ae..d55061c3900 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/module/module.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/module/module.py
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ class module(osv.osv):
         elif not isinstance(filter_lang, (list, tuple)):
             filter_lang = [filter_lang]
         modules = [m.name for m in self.browse(cr, uid, ids) if m.state == 'installed']
-        self.pool.get('ir.translation').load(cr, modules, filter_lang, context=context)
+        self.pool.get('ir.translation').load_module_terms(cr, modules, filter_lang, context=context)
 
     def check(self, cr, uid, ids, context=None):
         for mod in self.browse(cr, uid, ids, context=context):
diff --git a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_base.py b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_base.py
index 1ca66f57943..4cc54aeaf9d 100644
--- a/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/openerp/addons/base/tests/test_base.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ class test_translation(common.TransactionCase):
         self.res_category = self.registry('res.partner.category')
         self.ir_translation = self.registry('ir.translation')
         cr, uid = self.cr, self.uid
-        self.registry('ir.translation').load(cr, ['base'], ['fr_FR'])
+        self.registry('ir.translation').load_module_terms(cr, ['base'], ['fr_FR'])
         self.cat_id = self.res_category.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'Customers'})
         self.ir_translation.create(cr, uid, {'name': 'res.partner.category,name', 'module':'base', 
             'value': 'Clients', 'res_id': self.cat_id, 'lang':'fr_FR', 'state':'translated', 'type': 'model'})