diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
index 387dc6608..4077314f1 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/Project.java
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class Project {
     private FileUtils fileUtils;
 
     public Project() {
-        fileUtils = FileUtils.getFileUtils();
+        fileUtils = FileUtils.newFileUtils();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
index 38ed808a5..28c962795 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Copy.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class Copy extends Task {
     private FileUtils fileUtils;
     
     public Copy() {
-        fileUtils = FileUtils.getFileUtils();
+        fileUtils = FileUtils.newFileUtils();
     }
 
     protected FileUtils getFileUtils() {return fileUtils;}
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java
index 2519559ba..6a170c602 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/Touch.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class Touch extends Task {
     private FileUtils fileUtils;
 
     public Touch() {
-        fileUtils = FileUtils.getFileUtils();
+        fileUtils = FileUtils.newFileUtils();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
index b230c9f34..2b42e9e37 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class FileUtils {
     /**
      * Factory method.
      */
-    public static FileUtils getFileUtils() {
+    public static FileUtils newFileUtils() {
         return new FileUtils();
     }