diff --git a/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py b/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
index 88e464be59..de8364b752 100644
--- a/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
+++ b/djangoapps/courseware/module_render.py
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ def get_module(user, request, xml_module, module_object_preload):
     ajax_url = settings.MITX_ROOT_URL + '/modx/'+module_type+'/'+module_id+'/'
     
     system = I4xSystem(track_function = make_track_function(request), 
-                       render_function = lambda x: render_module(user, request, x, module_object_preload), 
+                       render_function = lambda x: render_x_module(user, request, x, module_object_preload), 
                        ajax_url = ajax_url,
                        filestore = OSFS(data_root),
                        )
@@ -155,10 +155,6 @@ def render_x_module(user, request, xml_module, module_object_preload):
 
     return content
 
-def render_module(user, request, module, module_object_preload):
-    ''' Generic dispatch for internal modules. '''
-    return render_x_module(user, request, module, module_object_preload)
-
 
 def modx_dispatch(request, module=None, dispatch=None, id=None):
     ''' Generic view for extensions. '''
diff --git a/djangoapps/courseware/views.py b/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
index a098753728..869b3f96ae 100644
--- a/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
+++ b/djangoapps/courseware/views.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from django.views.decorators.cache import cache_control
 
 from lxml import etree
 
-from module_render import render_module, make_track_function, I4xSystem, modx_dispatch
+from module_render import render_x_module, make_track_function, I4xSystem
 from models import StudentModule
 from student.models import UserProfile
 from util.views import accepts
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ def render_section(request, section):
         module_object_preload = []
     
     try:
-        module = render_module(user, request, dom, module_object_preload)
+        module = render_x_module(user, request, dom, module_object_preload)
     except:
         log.exception("Unable to load module")
         context.update({
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ def index(request, course=None, chapter="Using the System", section="Hints"):
     }
 
     try:
-        module = render_module(user, request, module, module_object_preload)
+        module = render_x_module(user, request, module, module_object_preload)
     except:
         log.exception("Unable to load module")
         context.update({