diff --git a/lib/toy/attributes.rb b/lib/toy/attributes.rb
index 7c49265..24c3291 100644
--- a/lib/toy/attributes.rb
+++ b/lib/toy/attributes.rb
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ def attribute?(key)
     end
 
     def initialize(attrs={})
-      initialize_attributes_with_defaults
+      initialize_attributes
       self.attributes = attrs
       write_attribute :id, self.class.next_key(self) unless id?
     end
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def attribute?(key)
       read_attribute(key).present?
     end
 
-    def initialize_attributes_with_defaults
+    def initialize_attributes
       @attributes ||= {}
       self.class.defaulted_attributes.each do |attribute|
         @attributes[attribute.name.to_s] = attribute.default
diff --git a/lib/toy/persistence.rb b/lib/toy/persistence.rb
index 55a0bf6..5422017 100644
--- a/lib/toy/persistence.rb
+++ b/lib/toy/persistence.rb
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ def initialize(attrs={})
 
     def initialize_from_database(attrs={})
       @_new_record = false
-      initialize_attributes_with_defaults
+      initialize_attributes
       send("attributes=", attrs, false)
       self
     end
diff --git a/lib/toy/reloadable.rb b/lib/toy/reloadable.rb
index f49c422..f40f53e 100644
--- a/lib/toy/reloadable.rb
+++ b/lib/toy/reloadable.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ def reload
       if attrs = adapter.read(id)
         attrs['id'] = id
         instance_variables.each        { |ivar| instance_variable_set(ivar, nil) }
-        initialize_attributes_with_defaults
+        initialize_attributes
         send(:attributes=, attrs, new_record?)
         self.class.lists.each_key      { |name| send(name).reset }
         self.class.references.each_key { |name| send("reset_#{name}") }