diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/component.php b/cake/libs/controller/component.php
index c426fd8b7..c0d4b57a6 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/component.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/component.php
@@ -93,9 +93,8 @@ class Component extends Object {
  */
 	public function __get($name) {
 		if (isset($this->_componentMap[$name]) && !isset($this->{$name})) {
-			$this->{$name} = $this->_Collection->load(
-				$this->_componentMap[$name]['class'], $this->_componentMap[$name]['settings'], false
-			);
+			$settings = array_merge((array)$this->_componentMap[$name]['settings'], array('enabled' => false));
+			$this->{$name} = $this->_Collection->load($this->_componentMap[$name]['class'], $settings);
 		}
 		if (isset($this->{$name})) {
 			return $this->{$name};
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/component_collection.php b/cake/libs/controller/component_collection.php
index af27989b1..90ec17f17 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/component_collection.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/component_collection.php
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ class ComponentCollection extends ObjectCollection {
 
 /**
  * Loads/constructs a component.  Will return the instance in the registry if it already exists.
- * You can use `$settings['callbacks'] = false` to disable callbacks on a component when loading it. 
- * Callbacks default to on.
+ * You can use `$settings['enabled'] = false` to disable callbacks on a component when loading it.
+ * Callbacks default to on.  Disabled component methods work as normal, only callbacks are disabled.
  * 
  * @param string $component Component name to load
  * @param array $settings Settings for the component.
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class ComponentCollection extends ObjectCollection {
 			}
 		}
 		$this->_loaded[$name] = new $componentClass($this, $settings);
-		$enable = isset($settings['callbacks']) ? $settings['callbacks'] : true;
+		$enable = isset($settings['enabled']) ? $settings['enabled'] : true;
 		if ($enable === true) {
 			$this->_enabled[] = $name;
 		}
diff --git a/cake/libs/model/behavior_collection.php b/cake/libs/model/behavior_collection.php
index 2df40a978..9820d568b 100644
--- a/cake/libs/model/behavior_collection.php
+++ b/cake/libs/model/behavior_collection.php
@@ -81,8 +81,9 @@ class BehaviorCollection extends ObjectCollection {
 	}
 
 /**
- * Loads a behavior into the collection. You can use use `$config['callbacks'] = false`
- * to load a behavior with callbacks disabled. By default callbacks are enabled.
+ * Loads a behavior into the collection. You can use use `$config['enabled'] = false`
+ * to load a behavior with callbacks disabled. By default callbacks are enabled. Disable behaviors
+ * can still be used as normal.
  *
  * @param string $behavior CamelCased name of the behavior to load
  * @param array $config Behavior configuration parameters
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ class BehaviorCollection extends ObjectCollection {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$configDisabled = isset($config['callbacks']) && $config['callbacks'] === false;
+		$configDisabled = isset($config['enabled']) && $config['enabled'] === false;
 		if (!in_array($name, $this->_enabled) && !$configDisabled) {
 			$this->enable($name);
 		} elseif ($configDisabled) {
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helper.php b/cake/libs/view/helper.php
index 2b0be4091..68466a25f 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helper.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helper.php
@@ -140,9 +140,8 @@ class Helper extends Object {
  */
 	public function __get($name) {
 		if (isset($this->_helperMap[$name]) && !isset($this->{$name})) {
-			$this->{$name} = $this->_View->loadHelper(
-				$this->_helperMap[$name]['class'], $this->_helperMap[$name]['settings'], false
-			);
+			$settings = array_merge((array)$this->_helperMap[$name]['settings'], array('enabled' => false));
+			$this->{$name} = $this->_View->loadHelper($this->_helperMap[$name]['class'], $settings);
 		}
 		if (isset($this->{$name})) {
 			return $this->{$name};
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helper_collection.php b/cake/libs/view/helper_collection.php
index 61567c811..18b700812 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helper_collection.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helper_collection.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class HelperCollection extends ObjectCollection {
 /**
  * Loads/constructs a helper.  Will return the instance in the registry if it already exists.
  * By setting `$enable` to false you can disable callbacks for a helper.  Alternatively you 
- * can set `$settings['callbacks'] = false` to disable callbacks.  This alias is provided so that when
+ * can set `$settings['enabled'] = false` to disable callbacks.  This alias is provided so that when
  * declaring $helpers arrays you can disable callbacks on helpers.
  * 
  * @param string $helper Helper name to load
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class HelperCollection extends ObjectCollection {
 		foreach ($vars as $var) {
 			$this->_loaded[$name]->{$var} = $this->_View->{$var};
 		}
-		$enable = isset($settings['callbacks']) ? $settings['callbacks'] : false;
+		$enable = isset($settings['enabled']) ? $settings['enabled'] : true;
 		if ($enable === true) {
 			$this->_enabled[] = $name;
 		}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helper_collection.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helper_collection.test.php
index 5d6dda543..8d60f0109 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helper_collection.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helper_collection.test.php
@@ -58,25 +58,12 @@ class HelperCollectionTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	}
 
 /**
- * test load and enable = false
+ * test that the enabled setting disables the helper.
  *
  * @return void
  */
-	function testLoadWithEnableFalse() {
-		$result = $this->Helpers->load('Html', array(), false);
-		$this->assertType('HtmlHelper', $result);
-		$this->assertType('HtmlHelper', $this->Helpers->Html);
-
-		$this->assertFalse($this->Helpers->enabled('Html'), 'Html should be disabled');
-	}
-
-/**
- * test that the callbacks setting disables the helper.
- *
- * @return void
- */
-	function testLoadWithCallbacksFalse() {
-		$result = $this->Helpers->load('Html', array('callbacks' => false));
+	function testLoadWithEnabledFalse() {
+		$result = $this->Helpers->load('Html', array('enabled' => false));
 		$this->assertType('HtmlHelper', $result);
 		$this->assertType('HtmlHelper', $this->Helpers->Html);