diff --git a/include/libtorrent/storage.hpp b/include/libtorrent/storage.hpp
index f15bafffe..f06accb5a 100755
--- a/include/libtorrent/storage.hpp
+++ b/include/libtorrent/storage.hpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		// this will close all open files that are opened for
 		// writing. This is called when a torrent has finished
 		// downloading.
-		void release();
+		void release_files();
 
 #ifndef NDEBUG
 		// overwrites some slots with the
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		  , detail::piece_checker_data& data
 		  , std::vector<bool>& pieces);
 
-		void release();
+		void release_files();
 
 		void allocate_slots(int num_slots);
 		void mark_failed(int index);
diff --git a/src/storage.cpp b/src/storage.cpp
index dd188f591..eefe6beaa 100755
--- a/src/storage.cpp
+++ b/src/storage.cpp
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		assert(info.begin_files() != info.end_files());
 	}
 
-	void storage::release()
+	void storage::release_files()
 	{
 		m_pimpl->files.release();
 	}
@@ -578,7 +578,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		  , detail::piece_checker_data& data
 		  , std::vector<bool>& pieces);
 
-		void release();
+		void release_files();
 
 		void allocate_slots(int num_slots);
 		void mark_failed(int index);
@@ -695,14 +695,14 @@ namespace libtorrent
 	{
 	}
 
-	void piece_manager::release()
+	void piece_manager::release_files()
 	{
-		m_pimpl->release();
+		m_pimpl->release_files();
 	}
 
-	void piece_manager::impl::release()
+	void piece_manager::impl::release_files()
 	{
-		m_storage.release();
+		m_storage.release_files();
 	}
 
 	void piece_manager::impl::export_piece_map(
diff --git a/src/torrent.cpp b/src/torrent.cpp
index 53b9bf9fe..7ac1afc15 100755
--- a/src/torrent.cpp
+++ b/src/torrent.cpp
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		// disconnect all peers and close all
 		// files belonging to the torrent
 		disconnect_all();
-		m_storage.release();
+		m_storage->release_files();
 	}
 
 	void torrent::announce_piece(int index)
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 				i->second->disconnect();
 		}
 
-		m_storage->release();
+		m_storage->release_files();
 
 		// make the next tracker request
 		// be a completed-event
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@ namespace libtorrent
 		m_just_paused = true;
 		// this will make the storage close all
 		// files and flush all cached data
-		if (m_storage.get()) m_storage->release();
+		if (m_storage.get()) m_storage->release_files();
 	}
 
 	void torrent::resume()