diff --git a/classes/api.php b/classes/api.php
index 4d1c15598..62ce1764c 100755
--- a/classes/api.php
+++ b/classes/api.php
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class API extends Handler {
 
 	/* Method added for ttrss-reader for Android */
 	function getCounters() {
-		$this->wrap(self::STATUS_OK, Counters::getAllCounters());
+		$this->wrap(self::STATUS_OK, Counters::get_all());
 	}
 
 	function getFeeds() {
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ class API extends Handler {
 
 			/* API only: -4 All feeds, including virtual feeds */
 			if ($cat_id == -4 || $cat_id == -2) {
-				$counters = Counters::getLabelCounters(true);
+				$counters = Counters::get_labels(true);
 
 				foreach (array_values($counters) as $cv) {
 
diff --git a/classes/counters.php b/classes/counters.php
index 29ced3d6c..e8c179a95 100644
--- a/classes/counters.php
+++ b/classes/counters.php
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?php
 class Counters {
 
-	static function getAllCounters() {
-		$data = self::getGlobalCounters();
+	static function get_all() {
+		$data = self::get_global();
 
-		$data = array_merge($data, self::getVirtCounters());
-		$data = array_merge($data, self::getLabelCounters());
-		$data = array_merge($data, self::getFeedCounters());
-		$data = array_merge($data, self::getCategoryCounters());
+		$data = array_merge($data, self::get_virt(),
+			self::get_labels(),
+			self::get_feeds(),
+			self::get_cats());
 
 		return $data;
 	}
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Counters {
 		return [$unread, $marked];
 	}
 
-	static function getCategoryCounters() {
+	private static function get_cats() {
 		$ret = [];
 
 		/* Labels category */
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class Counters {
 	}
 
 
-	static function getFeedCounters($active_feed = false) {
+	private static function get_feeds($active_feed = false) {
 
 		$ret = [];
 
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class Counters {
 		return $ret;
 	}
 
-	static function getGlobalCounters($global_unread = -1) {
+	private static function get_global($global_unread = -1) {
 		$ret = [];
 
 		if ($global_unread == -1) {
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class Counters {
 		return $ret;
 	}
 
-	static function getVirtCounters() {
+	private static function get_virt() {
 
 		$ret = [];
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Counters {
 		return $ret;
 	}
 
-	static function getLabelCounters($descriptions = false) {
+	static function get_labels($descriptions = false) {
 
 		$ret = [];
 
diff --git a/classes/rpc.php b/classes/rpc.php
index 7edc59921..b91684bcd 100755
--- a/classes/rpc.php
+++ b/classes/rpc.php
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ class RPC extends Handler_Protected {
 		@$seq = (int) $_REQUEST['seq'];
 
 		$reply = [
-			'counters' => Counters::getAllCounters(),
+			'counters' => Counters::get_all(),
 			'seq' => $seq
 		];
 
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class RPC extends Handler_Protected {
 		Feeds::_catchup($feed_id, $is_cat, false, $mode, [$search_query, $search_lang]);
 
 		// return counters here synchronously so that frontend can figure out next unread feed properly
-		print json_encode(['counters' => Counters::getAllCounters()]);
+		print json_encode(['counters' => Counters::get_all()]);
 
 		//print json_encode(array("message" => "UPDATE_COUNTERS"));
 	}