diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php
index 844459fcc..5070815d3 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
 			if(is_array($name)) {
 				foreach($name as $key => $value) {
-					if ($this->writeSessionVar($key, $value) === false) {
+					if (parent::write($key, $value) === false) {
 						return false;
 					}
 				}
 				return true;
 			}
-			if ($this->writeSessionVar($name, $value) === false) {
+			if (parent::write($name, $value) === false) {
 				return false;
 			}
 			return true;
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function read($name = null) {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			return $this->readSessionVar($name);
+			return parent::read($name);
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function del($name) {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			return $this->delSessionVar($name);
+			return parent::del($name);
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function check($name) {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			return $this->checkSessionVar($name);
+			return parent::check($name);
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function error() {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			return $this->getLastError();
+			return parent::getLastError();
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function valid() {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			return $this->isValid();
+			return parent::isValid();
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function destroy() {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			$this->destroyInvalid();
+			parent::destroy();
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/cake/libs/session.php b/cake/libs/session.php
index 6d179c069..d29dda5f7 100644
--- a/cake/libs/session.php
+++ b/cake/libs/session.php
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ class CakeSession extends Object {
  * @return boolean True if variable is there
  * @access public
  */
-	function checkSessionVar($name) {
+	function check($name) {
 		$var = $this->__validateKeys($name);
 		if (empty($var)) {
 		  return false;
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ class CakeSession extends Object {
  * @return boolean Success
  * @access public
  */
-	function delSessionVar($name) {
-		if ($this->checkSessionVar($name)) {
+	function del($name) {
+		if ($this->check($name)) {
 			$var = $this->__sessionVarNames($name);
 			if (empty($var)) {
 				return false;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ class CakeSession extends Object {
  * @return mixed The value of the session variable
  * @access public
  */
-	function readSessionVar($name = null) {
+	function read($name = null) {
 		if (is_null($name)) {
 			return $this->returnSessionVars();
 		}
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ class CakeSession extends Object {
  * @param string $value
  * @return void
  */
-	function writeSessionVar($name, $value) {
+	function write($name, $value) {
 		$var = $this->__validateKeys($name);
 
 		if (empty($var)) {
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ class CakeSession extends Object {
  * @return void
  * @access private
  */
-	function destroyInvalid() {
+	function destroy() {
 		$sessionpath = session_save_path();
 		if (empty($sessionpath)) {
 			$sessionpath = "/tmp";
@@ -442,20 +442,20 @@ class CakeSession extends Object {
  *
  */
 	function __checkValid() {
-		if ($this->readSessionVar("Config")) {
-			if ($this->_userAgent == $this->readSessionVar("Config.userAgent") && $this->time <= $this->readSessionVar("Config.time")) {
-				$this->writeSessionVar("Config.time", $this->sessionTime);
+		if ($this->read("Config")) {
+			if ($this->_userAgent == $this->read("Config.userAgent") && $this->time <= $this->read("Config.time")) {
+				$this->write("Config.time", $this->sessionTime);
 				$this->valid = true;
 			} else {
 				$this->valid = false;
 				$this->__setError(1, "Session Highjacking Attempted !!!");
-				$this->destroyInvalid();
+				$this->destroy();
 			}
 		} else {
 			srand ((double)microtime() * 1000000);
-			$this->writeSessionVar("Config.userAgent", $this->_userAgent);
-			$this->writeSessionVar("Config.time", $this->sessionTime);
-			$this->writeSessionVar('Config.rand', rand());
+			$this->write("Config.userAgent", $this->_userAgent);
+			$this->write("Config.time", $this->sessionTime);
+			$this->write('Config.rand', rand());
 			$this->valid = true;
 			$this->__setError(1, "Session is valid");
 		}
diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/session.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/session.php
index 2bdb3c60e..9d5864d6c 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/session.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/session.php
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class SessionHelper extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function read($name = null) {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			return $this->readSessionVar($name);
+			return parent::read($name);
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class SessionHelper extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function check($name) {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			return $this->checkSessionVar($name);
+			return parent::check($name);
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class SessionHelper extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function error() {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			return $this->getLastError();
+			return parent::getLastError();
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -114,16 +114,15 @@ class SessionHelper extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function flash($key = 'flash') {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-			if ($this->checkSessionVar('Message.' . $key)) {
-				e($this->readSessionVar('Message.' . $key));
-				$this->delSessionVar('Message.' . $key);
+			if (parent::check('Message.' . $key)) {
+				e(parent::read('Message.' . $key));
+				parent::del('Message.' . $key);
 			} else {
 				return false;
 			}
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
-
 /**
  * Used to check is a session is valid in a view
  *
@@ -131,7 +130,7 @@ class SessionHelper extends CakeSession {
  */
 	function valid() {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
-		return $this->isValid();
+		return parent::isValid();
 		}
 	}
 }