diff --git a/cake/basics.php b/cake/basics.php
index 3235016d1..2735fdeee 100644
--- a/cake/basics.php
+++ b/cake/basics.php
@@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ if (!function_exists('clone')) {
  * @deprecated
  * @see App::import('View', 'ModelName');
  */
-	function loadView($viewClass) {
+	function loadView($name) {
 		return App::import('View', $name);
 	}
 /**
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/controller.php b/cake/libs/controller/controller.php
index 76568cdff..10b23fc52 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/controller.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/controller.php
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ class Controller extends Object {
 				list($plugin, $viewClass) = explode('.', $viewClass);
 			}
 			$viewClass = $viewClass . 'View';
-			loadView($this->view);
+			App::import('View', $this->view);
 		}
 
 		foreach ($this->components as $c) {