diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/AddressbookMain.java b/examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/AddressbookMain.java
index 92791a2..612268d 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/AddressbookMain.java
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/org/capnproto/examples/AddressbookMain.java
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ public class AddressbookMain {
         bobPhones.get(1).setType(Person.PhoneNumber.Type.WORK);
         bob.getEmployment().setUnemployed(org.capnproto.Void.VOID);
 
-        org.capnproto.SerializePacked.writeUnbuffered(
+        org.capnproto.SerializePacked.writeToUnbuffered(
             (new FileOutputStream(FileDescriptor.out)).getChannel(),
             message);
     }
 
     public static void printAddressBook() throws java.io.IOException {
         org.capnproto.MessageReader message =
-            org.capnproto.SerializePacked.readUnbuffered(
+            org.capnproto.SerializePacked.readFromUnbuffered(
                 (new FileInputStream(FileDescriptor.in)).getChannel());
         AddressBook.Reader addressbook = message.getRoot(AddressBook.factory);
         for(Person.Reader person : addressbook.getPeople()) {
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/SerializePacked.java b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/SerializePacked.java
index caf10dc..1a107eb 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/SerializePacked.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/org/capnproto/SerializePacked.java
@@ -32,12 +32,12 @@ public final class SerializePacked {
         return Serialize.read(packedInput, options);
     }
 
-    public static MessageReader readUnbuffered(java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel input) throws java.io.IOException {
-        return readUnbuffered(input, ReaderOptions.DEFAULT_READER_OPTIONS);
+    public static MessageReader readFromUnbuffered(java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel input) throws java.io.IOException {
+        return readFromUnbuffered(input, ReaderOptions.DEFAULT_READER_OPTIONS);
     }
 
-    public static MessageReader readUnbuffered(java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel input,
-                                               ReaderOptions options) throws java.io.IOException {
+    public static MessageReader readFromUnbuffered(java.nio.channels.ReadableByteChannel input,
+                                                   ReaderOptions options) throws java.io.IOException {
         PackedInputStream packedInput = new PackedInputStream(new BufferedInputStreamWrapper(input));
         return Serialize.read(packedInput, options);
     }
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public final class SerializePacked {
         Serialize.write(packedOutputStream, message);
     }
 
-    public static void writeUnbuffered(java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel output,
+    public static void writeToUnbuffered(java.nio.channels.WritableByteChannel output,
                                        MessageBuilder message) throws java.io.IOException {
         BufferedOutputStreamWrapper buffered = new BufferedOutputStreamWrapper(output);
         write(buffered, message);