diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index 7acd118..0b42398 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ impl Database {
 
     /// Create a prepared statement.
     #[inline]
-    pub fn statement<'l>(&'l self, sql: &str) -> Result<Statement<'l>> {
+    pub fn prepare_statement<'l>(&'l self, sql: &str) -> Result<Statement<'l>> {
         ::statement::new(self, sql)
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/lib.rs b/tests/lib.rs
index 08a11f1..67f6008 100644
--- a/tests/lib.rs
+++ b/tests/lib.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ fn workflow() {
 
     {
         let sql = r#"INSERT INTO `users` (id, name, age) VALUES (?, ?, ?);"#;
-        let mut statement = ok!(database.statement(sql));
+        let mut statement = ok!(database.prepare_statement(sql));
         ok!(statement.bind(&[Integer(1, 1), Text(2, "Alice"), Float(3, 20.99)]));
         assert!(statement.step() == ResultCode::Done);
     }
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ fn workflow() {
 
     {
         let sql = r#"SELECT * FROM `users`;"#;
-        let mut statement = ok!(database.statement(sql));
+        let mut statement = ok!(database.prepare_statement(sql));
         assert!(statement.step() == ResultCode::Row);
         assert!(ok!(statement.column::<i64>(0)) == 1);
         assert!(ok!(statement.column::<String>(1)) == String::from("Alice"));