diff --git a/lib/Modeler.js b/lib/Modeler.js
index ef5dff8c..e76e35ff 100644
--- a/lib/Modeler.js
+++ b/lib/Modeler.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ var IdSupport = require('bpmn-moddle/lib/id-support'),
 
 var Viewer = require('./Viewer');
 
-var initialTemplate =
+var initialDiagram =
   '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>' +
   '<bpmn:definitions xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" ' +
                     'xmlns:bpmn="http://www.omg.org/spec/BPMN/20100524/MODEL" ' +
@@ -106,8 +106,8 @@ function Modeler(options) {
 
 inherits(Modeler, Viewer);
 
-Modeler.prototype.createTemplate = function(done) {
-  return this.importXML(initialTemplate, done);
+Modeler.prototype.createDiagram = function(done) {
+  return this.importXML(initialDiagram, done);
 };
 
 Modeler.prototype.createModdle = function() {
diff --git a/test/integration/SimpleModelingSpec.js b/test/integration/SimpleModelingSpec.js
index 8cd32f1f..05dfafac 100644
--- a/test/integration/SimpleModelingSpec.js
+++ b/test/integration/SimpleModelingSpec.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('scenario - simple modeling', function() {
     var modeler = new Modeler({ container: container });
 
     // when
-    modeler.createTemplate(function(err) {
+    modeler.createDiagram(function(err) {
 
       done(err);
     });
diff --git a/test/spec/ModelerSpec.js b/test/spec/ModelerSpec.js
index 97c6e8e4..732817ec 100644
--- a/test/spec/ModelerSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/ModelerSpec.js
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe('Modeler', function() {
 
   it('should create new diagram', function(done) {
     var modeler = new Modeler({ container: container });
-    modeler.createTemplate(done);
+    modeler.createDiagram(done);
   });