diff --git a/src/rt/lifetime.d b/src/rt/lifetime.d
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ extern (C) Object _d_newclass(const ClassInfo ci)
          * function called by Release() when Release()'s reference count goes
          * to zero.
      */
-        p = malloc(ci.init.length);
+        p = malloc(ci.initializer.length);
         if (!p)
             onOutOfMemoryError();
     }
@@ -93,26 +93,26 @@ extern (C) Object _d_newclass(const ClassInfo ci)
             attr |= BlkAttr.FINALIZE;
         if (ci.m_flags & TypeInfo_Class.ClassFlags.noPointers)
             attr |= BlkAttr.NO_SCAN;
-        p = GC.malloc(ci.init.length, attr, ci);
+        p = GC.malloc(ci.initializer.length, attr, ci);
         debug(PRINTF) printf(" p = %p\n", p);
     }
 
     debug(PRINTF)
     {
         printf("p = %p\n", p);
-        printf("ci = %p, ci.init.ptr = %p, len = %llu\n", ci, ci.init.ptr, cast(ulong)ci.init.length);
-        printf("vptr = %p\n", *cast(void**) ci.init);
-        printf("vtbl[0] = %p\n", (*cast(void***) ci.init)[0]);
-        printf("vtbl[1] = %p\n", (*cast(void***) ci.init)[1]);
-        printf("init[0] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.init)[0]);
-        printf("init[1] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.init)[1]);
-        printf("init[2] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.init)[2]);
-        printf("init[3] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.init)[3]);
-        printf("init[4] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.init)[4]);
+        printf("ci = %p, ci.init.ptr = %p, len = %llu\n", ci, ci.initializer.ptr, cast(ulong)ci.initializer.length);
+        printf("vptr = %p\n", *cast(void**) ci.initializer);
+        printf("vtbl[0] = %p\n", (*cast(void***) ci.initializer)[0]);
+        printf("vtbl[1] = %p\n", (*cast(void***) ci.initializer)[1]);
+        printf("init[0] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.initializer)[0]);
+        printf("init[1] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.initializer)[1]);
+        printf("init[2] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.initializer)[2]);
+        printf("init[3] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.initializer)[3]);
+        printf("init[4] = %x\n", (cast(uint*) ci.initializer)[4]);
     }
 
     // initialize it
-    p[0 .. ci.init.length] = ci.init[];
+    p[0 .. ci.initializer.length] = ci.initializer[];
 
     debug(PRINTF) printf("initialization done\n");
     return cast(Object) p;
@@ -959,7 +959,7 @@ extern (C) void[] _d_newarrayiT(const TypeInfo ti, size_t length) pure nothrow
     auto tinext = unqualify(ti.next);
     auto size = tinext.tsize;
 
-    auto init = tinext.init();
+    auto init = tinext.initializer();
 
     switch (init.length)
     {
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ extern (C) void* _d_newitemT(in TypeInfo _ti)
 extern (C) void* _d_newitemiT(in TypeInfo _ti)
 {
     auto p = _d_newitemU(_ti);
-    auto init = _ti.init();
+    auto init = _ti.initializer();
     assert(init.length <= _ti.tsize);
     memcpy(p, init.ptr, init.length);
     return p;
@@ -1376,7 +1376,7 @@ extern (C) void rt_finalize2(void* p, bool det = true, bool resetMemory = true)
 
         if (resetMemory)
         {
-            auto w = (*pc).init;
+            auto w = (*pc).initializer;
             p[0 .. w.length] = w[];
         }
     }
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ body
     void* newdata;
     auto tinext = unqualify(ti.next);
     auto sizeelem = tinext.tsize;
-    auto initializer = tinext.init();
+    auto initializer = tinext.initializer();
     auto initsize = initializer.length;
 
     assert(sizeelem);

diff --git a/src/rt/sections_elf_shared.d b/src/rt/sections_elf_shared.d
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ extern(C) void _d_dso_registry(CompilerDSOData* data)
         if (firstDSO) initLocks();
 
         DSO* pdso = cast(DSO*).calloc(1, DSO.sizeof);
-        assert(typeid(DSO).init().ptr is null);
+        assert(typeid(DSO).initializer().ptr is null);
         *data._slot = pdso; // store backlink in library record
 
         pdso._moduleGroup = ModuleGroup(toRange(data._minfo_beg, data._minfo_end));

diff --git a/src/rt/tracegc.d b/src/rt/tracegc.d
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ extern (C) Object _d_newclassTrace(string file, int line, string funcname, const
             funcname.length, funcname.ptr
             );
     }
-    accumulate(file, line, funcname, ci.name, ci.init.length);
+    accumulate(file, line, funcname, ci.name, ci.initializer.length);
     return _d_newclass(ci);
 }
 

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_C.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_C.d
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class TypeInfo_C : TypeInfo
         return Object.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. Object.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_byte.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_byte.d
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TypeInfo_g : TypeInfo
         return byte.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. byte.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_cdouble.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_cdouble.d
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TypeInfo_r : TypeInfo
         *cast(F*)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable F r;
         return (&r)[0 .. 1];

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_cent.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_cent.d
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TypeInfo_zi : TypeInfo
         return cent.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. cent.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_cfloat.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_cfloat.d
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TypeInfo_q : TypeInfo
         *cast(F*)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable F r;
         return (&r)[0 .. 1];

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_char.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_char.d
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TypeInfo_a : TypeInfo
         *cast(char *)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable char c;
 

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_creal.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_creal.d
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TypeInfo_c : TypeInfo
         *cast(F*)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable F r;
         return (&r)[0 .. 1];

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_dchar.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_dchar.d
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TypeInfo_w : TypeInfo
         *cast(dchar *)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable dchar c;
 

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_delegate.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_delegate.d
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TypeInfo_D : TypeInfo
         *cast(dg *)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable dg d;
 

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_double.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_double.d
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TypeInfo_d : TypeInfo
         *cast(F*)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable F r;
         return (&r)[0 .. 1];

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_float.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_float.d
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TypeInfo_f : TypeInfo
         *cast(F*)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable F r;
         return (&r)[0 .. 1];

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_int.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_int.d
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TypeInfo_i : TypeInfo
         return int.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. int.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_long.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_long.d
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TypeInfo_l : TypeInfo
         return long.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. long.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ptr.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ptr.d
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TypeInfo_P : TypeInfo
         return (void*).sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. (void*).sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_real.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_real.d
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class TypeInfo_e : TypeInfo
         *cast(F*)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable F r;
         return (&r)[0 .. 1];

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_short.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_short.d
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TypeInfo_s : TypeInfo
         return short.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. short.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ubyte.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ubyte.d
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TypeInfo_h : TypeInfo
         return ubyte.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. ubyte.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ucent.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ucent.d
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class TypeInfo_zk : TypeInfo
         return ucent.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. ucent.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_uint.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_uint.d
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class TypeInfo_k : TypeInfo
         return uint.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. uint.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ulong.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ulong.d
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class TypeInfo_m : TypeInfo
         return ulong.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. ulong.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ushort.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_ushort.d
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TypeInfo_t : TypeInfo
         return ushort.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. ushort.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_void.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_void.d
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class TypeInfo_v : TypeInfo
         return void.sizeof;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         return (cast(void *)null)[0 .. void.sizeof];
     }

diff --git a/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_wchar.d b/src/rt/typeinfo/ti_wchar.d
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TypeInfo_u : TypeInfo
         *cast(wchar *)p2 = t;
     }
 
-    override const(void)[] init() const @trusted
+    override const(void)[] initializer() const @trusted
     {
         static immutable wchar c;
 

diff --git a/src/rt/util/container/common.d b/src/rt/util/container/common.d
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void destroy(T)(ref T t) if (!is(T == struct))
 void initialize(T)(ref T t) if (is(T == struct))
 {
     import core.stdc.string;
-    if(auto p = typeid(T).init().ptr)
+    if(auto p = typeid(T).initializer().ptr)
         memcpy(&t, p, T.sizeof);
     else
         memset(&t, 0, T.sizeof);