diff --git a/lib/formats/json/parser.js b/lib/formats/json/parser.js
index 66e5419..c68290f 100644
--- a/lib/formats/json/parser.js
+++ b/lib/formats/json/parser.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ function JSONParser() {
 /**
  * Level 0 of validation: is that string? is that JSON?
  */
-function validate_and_parse_as_json(payload) {
+function validateAndParse(payload) {
   var json = payload;
 
   if(payload) {
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function validate_and_parse_as_json(payload) {
 /*
  * Level 1 of validation: is that follow a spec?
  */
-function validate_spec(payload, spec) {
+function validateSpec(payload, spec) {
 
   // is that follow the spec?
   spec.check(payload);
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function validate_spec(payload, spec) {
 JSONParser.prototype.parse = function(payload) {
 
   //is that string? is that JSON?
-  var valid = validate_and_parse_as_json(payload);
+  var valid = validateAndParse(payload);
 
   return valid;
 }