diff --git a/include/quadrature/quadrature.h b/include/quadrature/quadrature.h
index 294550ab9cc..aa66d5db852 100644
--- a/include/quadrature/quadrature.h
+++ b/include/quadrature/quadrature.h
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class QBase : public ReferenceCountedObject<QBase>
    * Initializes the data structures to contain a quadrature rule
    * for an object of type \p type.
    */
-  void init (const ElemType _type=INVALID_ELEM,
+  void init (const ElemType type=INVALID_ELEM,
 	     unsigned int p_level=0);
 
   /**
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class QBase : public ReferenceCountedObject<QBase>
    * weights vectors with the appropriate values.  Generally this
    * is just one point with weight 1.
    */
-  virtual void init_0D (const ElemType _type=INVALID_ELEM,
+  virtual void init_0D (const ElemType type=INVALID_ELEM,
 			unsigned int p_level=0);
 
   /**
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ class QBase : public ReferenceCountedObject<QBase>
    * It is assumed that derived quadrature rules will at least
    * define the init_1D function, therefore it is pure virtual.
    */
-  virtual void init_1D (const ElemType _type=INVALID_ELEM,
+  virtual void init_1D (const ElemType type=INVALID_ELEM,
 			unsigned int p_level=0) = 0;
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/quadrature/quadrature_clough_2D.C b/src/quadrature/quadrature_clough_2D.C
index c5278f46a20..ecfad61db8b 100644
--- a/src/quadrature/quadrature_clough_2D.C
+++ b/src/quadrature/quadrature_clough_2D.C
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace libMesh
 {
 
 
-void QClough::init_2D(const ElemType _type,
+void QClough::init_2D(const ElemType type_in,
                       unsigned int p)
 {
 #if LIBMESH_DIM > 1
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void QClough::init_2D(const ElemType _type,
 
   //-----------------------------------------------------------------------
   // 2D quadrature rules
-  switch (_type)
+  switch (type_in)
     {
 
       //---------------------------------------------
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void QClough::init_2D(const ElemType _type,
       // Unsupported type
     default:
       {
-	libMesh::err << "Element type not supported!:" << _type << std::endl;
+	libMesh::err << "Element type not supported!:" << type_in << std::endl;
 	libmesh_error();
       }
     }