diff --git a/core/util.inc.php b/core/util.inc.php
index 736174ca..efa245d4 100644
--- a/core/util.inc.php
+++ b/core/util.inc.php
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ function _get_query_parts() {
 	return split('/', $path);
 }
 
-function get_page_request($page_object) {
+function _get_page_request($page_object) {
 	global $config;
 	$args = _get_query_parts();
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ function get_page_request($page_object) {
 	return new PageRequestEvent($page, $args, $page_object);
 }
 
-function get_user() {
+function _get_user() {
 	global $database;
 	global $config;
 	
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 02f397e4..2c501b54 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ require_once "themes/$_theme/page.class.php";
 require_once "themes/$_theme/layout.class.php";
 require_once "themes/$_theme/themelet.class.php";
 $page = new Page();
-$user = get_user();
+$user = _get_user();
 send_event(new InitExtEvent());
-send_event(get_page_request($page));
+send_event(_get_page_request($page));
 $page->display();
 ?>