diff --git a/coremods/control.py b/coremods/control.py
index 380ca34..8f99052 100644
--- a/coremods/control.py
+++ b/coremods/control.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def shutdown(irc=None):
     _kill_plugins(irc=irc)
 
     # Remove our main PyLink bot as well.
-    utils.unregisterService('pylink')
+    utils.unregister_service('pylink')
 
     for ircobj in world.networkobjects.copy().values():
         # Disconnect all our networks.
diff --git a/coremods/service_support.py b/coremods/service_support.py
index 5ba0350..6305c50 100644
--- a/coremods/service_support.py
+++ b/coremods/service_support.py
@@ -145,4 +145,4 @@ utils.add_hook(handle_commands, 'PRIVMSG')
 # TODO: be more specific, and possibly allow plugins to modify this to mention
 # their features?
 mydesc = "\x02PyLink\x02 provides extended network services for IRC."
-utils.registerService('pylink', default_nick="PyLink", desc=mydesc, manipulatable=True)
+utils.register_service('pylink', default_nick="PyLink", desc=mydesc, manipulatable=True)
diff --git a/plugins/automode.py b/plugins/automode.py
index 98c2f1b..17a0f4b 100644
--- a/plugins/automode.py
+++ b/plugins/automode.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ mydesc = ("The \x02Automode\x02 plugin provides simple channel ACL management by
           "to users matching hostmasks or exttargets.")
 
 # Register ourselves as a service.
-modebot = utils.registerService("automode", default_nick="Automode", desc=mydesc)
+modebot = utils.register_service("automode", default_nick="Automode", desc=mydesc)
 reply = modebot.reply
 error = modebot.error
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ def die(irc=None):
     """Saves the Automode database and quit."""
     datastore.die()
     permissions.remove_default_permissions(default_permissions)
-    utils.unregisterService('automode')
+    utils.unregister_service('automode')
 
 def _check_automode_access(irc, uid, channel, command):
     """Checks the caller's access to Automode."""
diff --git a/plugins/games.py b/plugins/games.py
index d1c3bf2..0297843 100644
--- a/plugins/games.py
+++ b/plugins/games.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ from pylinkirc.log import log
 
 mydesc = "The \x02Games\x02 plugin provides simple games for IRC."
 
-gameclient = utils.registerService("Games", default_nick="Games", manipulatable=True, desc=mydesc)
+gameclient = utils.register_service("Games", default_nick="Games", manipulatable=True, desc=mydesc)
 reply = gameclient.reply  # TODO find a better syntax for ServiceBot.reply()
 error = gameclient.error  # TODO find a better syntax for ServiceBot.error()
 # commands
@@ -71,4 +71,4 @@ def eightball(irc, source, args):
 gameclient.add_cmd(eightball, featured=True, aliases=('8ball', '8b'))
 
 def die(irc=None):
-    utils.unregisterService('games')
+    utils.unregister_service('games')