diff --git a/src/database.rs b/src/database.rs
index ae8b48f..59c3d90 100644
--- a/src/database.rs
+++ b/src/database.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use {Result, Statement};
 /// A database.
 pub struct Database<'l> {
     raw: *mut raw::sqlite3,
-    _phantom: PhantomData<&'l raw::sqlite3>,
+    phantom: PhantomData<&'l raw::sqlite3>,
 }
 
 /// A callback triggered for each row of an executed SQL query.
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ impl<'l> Database<'l> {
         unsafe {
             success!(raw::sqlite3_open(path_to_c_str!(path), &mut raw));
         }
-        Ok(Database { raw: raw, _phantom: PhantomData })
+        Ok(Database { raw: raw, phantom: PhantomData })
     }
 
     /// Execute an SQL statement.
diff --git a/src/statement.rs b/src/statement.rs
index 65f8fb6..87f99df 100644
--- a/src/statement.rs
+++ b/src/statement.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use {Database, Result, ResultCode};
 /// A prepared statement.
 pub struct Statement<'l> {
     raw: *mut raw::sqlite3_stmt,
-    _phantom: PhantomData<&'l raw::sqlite3_stmt>,
+    phantom: PhantomData<&'l raw::sqlite3_stmt>,
 }
 
 /// A binding of a prepared statement.
@@ -107,5 +107,5 @@ pub fn new<'l>(database: &mut Database<'l>, sql: &str) -> Result<Statement<'l>>
         success!(database, raw::sqlite3_prepare(::database::as_raw(database), str_to_c_str!(sql),
                                                 -1, &mut raw, 0 as *mut _));
     }
-    Ok(Statement { raw: raw, _phantom: PhantomData })
+    Ok(Statement { raw: raw, phantom: PhantomData })
 }