diff --git a/libs/bytestream/gstbytestream.c b/libs/bytestream/gstbytestream.c
index 3335f79d6b..7c2a9f449d 100644
--- a/libs/bytestream/gstbytestream.c
+++ b/libs/bytestream/gstbytestream.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ gst_bytestream_destroy (GstByteStream *bs)
 }
 
 GstBuffer*
-gst_bytestream_bytes_peek (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len)
+gst_bytestream_peek (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len)
 {
   GstBuffer *buf;
 
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ gst_bytestream_bytes_peek (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len)
 }
 
 GstBuffer*                    
-gst_bytestream_bytes_read (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len)
+gst_bytestream_read (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len)
 {
   GstBuffer *buf;
 
-  buf = gst_bytestream_bytes_peek (bs, len);
+  buf = gst_bytestream_peek (bs, len);
   bs->index += len;
   bs->pos += len;
 
@@ -93,16 +93,16 @@ gst_bytestream_bytes_read (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len)
 }
 
 gboolean
-gst_bytestream_bytes_seek (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 offset)
+gst_bytestream_seek (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 offset)
 {
   return FALSE;
 }
 
 gint
-gst_bytestream_bytes_flush (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len)
+gst_bytestream_flush (GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len)
 {
   if (len == 0)
     return len;
   
-  return GST_BUFFER_SIZE (gst_bytestream_bytes_read (bs, len));
+  return GST_BUFFER_SIZE (gst_bytestream_read (bs, len));
 }
diff --git a/libs/bytestream/gstbytestream.h b/libs/bytestream/gstbytestream.h
index 76256334c9..4bcbdcb53c 100644
--- a/libs/bytestream/gstbytestream.h
+++ b/libs/bytestream/gstbytestream.h
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ struct _GstByteStream
 GstByteStream*		gst_bytestream_new		(GstPad *pad);
 void			gst_bytestream_destroy		(GstByteStream *bs);
 
-GstBuffer*		gst_bytestream_bytes_peek	(GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len);
-GstBuffer*		gst_bytestream_bytes_read	(GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len);
-gboolean		gst_bytestream_bytes_seek	(GstByteStream *bs, guint64 offset);
-gint			gst_bytestream_bytes_flush	(GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len);
+GstBuffer*		gst_bytestream_peek		(GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len);
+GstBuffer*		gst_bytestream_read		(GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len);
+gboolean		gst_bytestream_seek		(GstByteStream *bs, guint64 offset);
+gint			gst_bytestream_flush		(GstByteStream *bs, guint64 len);
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus