diff --git a/radicale/auth/__init__.py b/radicale/auth/__init__.py
index 415c91b..fcd6c90 100644
--- a/radicale/auth/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/auth/__init__.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ INTERNAL_TYPES = ("none", "remote_user", "http_x_remote_user", "htpasswd")
 
 def load(configuration):
     """Load the authentication module chosen in configuration."""
-    return utils.loader(INTERNAL_TYPES, "auth", "Auth", configuration)
+    return utils.load_plugin(INTERNAL_TYPES, "auth", "Auth", configuration)
 
 
 class BaseAuth:
diff --git a/radicale/rights/__init__.py b/radicale/rights/__init__.py
index f775261..bf76158 100644
--- a/radicale/rights/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/rights/__init__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ INTERNAL_TYPES = ("authenticated", "owner_write", "owner_only", "from_file")
 
 def load(configuration):
     """Load the rights module chosen in configuration."""
-    return utils.loader(INTERNAL_TYPES, "rights", "Rights", configuration)
+    return utils.load_plugin(INTERNAL_TYPES, "rights", "Rights", configuration)
 
 
 def intersect_permissions(a, b="RrWw"):
diff --git a/radicale/storage/__init__.py b/radicale/storage/__init__.py
index cea629a..7526d3d 100644
--- a/radicale/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/storage/__init__.py
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ CACHE_VERSION = (";".join(pkg_resources.get_distribution(pkg).version
 
 def load(configuration):
     """Load the storage module chosen in configuration."""
-    return utils.loader(INTERNAL_TYPES, "storage", "Storage", configuration)
+    return utils.load_plugin(
+        INTERNAL_TYPES, "storage", "Storage", configuration)
 
 
 class ComponentExistsError(ValueError):
diff --git a/radicale/utils.py b/radicale/utils.py
index cb63f5e..74b9bad 100644
--- a/radicale/utils.py
+++ b/radicale/utils.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from importlib import import_module
 from radicale.log import logger
 
 
-def loader(internal_types, module_name, class_name, configuration):
+def load_plugin(internal_types, module_name, class_name, configuration):
     type_ = configuration.get(module_name, "type")
     if type_ in internal_types:
         module = "radicale.%s.%s" % (module_name, type_)
diff --git a/radicale/web/__init__.py b/radicale/web/__init__.py
index dda2260..0a40285 100644
--- a/radicale/web/__init__.py
+++ b/radicale/web/__init__.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ INTERNAL_TYPES = ("none", "internal")
 
 def load(configuration):
     """Load the web module chosen in configuration."""
-    return utils.loader(INTERNAL_TYPES, "web", "Web", configuration)
+    return utils.load_plugin(INTERNAL_TYPES, "web", "Web", configuration)
 
 
 class BaseWeb: