diff --git a/axios.d.ts b/axios.d.ts
index 79aa476..5895c01 100644
--- a/axios.d.ts
+++ b/axios.d.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ declare module axios {
 
   interface AxiosStatic extends AxiosRequestMethods {
     (options: axios.RequestOptions): axios.Promise;
-    createNew(defaultOptions?: axios.InstanceOptions): AxiosInstance;
+    create(defaultOptions?: axios.InstanceOptions): AxiosInstance;
     all(iterable: any): axios.Promise;
     spread(callback: any): axios.Promise;
   }
diff --git a/lib/axios.js b/lib/axios.js
index dddd867..5c2727a 100644
--- a/lib/axios.js
+++ b/lib/axios.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ var defaultInstance = new Axios();
 
 var axios = module.exports = bind(Axios.prototype.request, defaultInstance);
 
-axios.createNew = function (defaultConfig) {
+axios.create = function (defaultConfig) {
   return new Axios(defaultConfig);
 };
 
diff --git a/test/specs/api.spec.js b/test/specs/api.spec.js
index ae52c3e..583b2bf 100644
--- a/test/specs/api.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/api.spec.js
@@ -33,12 +33,12 @@ describe('static api', function () {
   });
 
   it('should have factory method', function () {
-    expect(typeof axios.createNew).toEqual('function');
+    expect(typeof axios.create).toEqual('function');
   });
 });
 
 describe('instance api', function () {
-  var instance = axios.createNew();
+  var instance = axios.create();
 
   it('should have request methods', function () {
     expect(typeof instance.request).toEqual('function');
diff --git a/test/specs/instance.spec.js b/test/specs/instance.spec.js
index 8ca7d2a..99c93d6 100644
--- a/test/specs/instance.spec.js
+++ b/test/specs/instance.spec.js
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe('instance', function () {
   });
 
   it('should make an http request', function (done) {
-    var instance = axios.createNew();
+    var instance = axios.create();
 
     instance.request({
       url: '/foo'
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('instance', function () {
   });
 
   it('should use instance options', function (done) {
-    var instance = axios.createNew({ timeout: 1000 });
+    var instance = axios.create({ timeout: 1000 });
 
     instance.request({
       url: '/foo'
diff --git a/test/typescript/axios.ts b/test/typescript/axios.ts
index 0369c6f..83146a6 100644
--- a/test/typescript/axios.ts
+++ b/test/typescript/axios.ts
@@ -110,9 +110,9 @@ axios({
   xsrfHeaderName: 'X-XSRF-TOKEN' // default
 });
 
-var instance = axios.createNew();
+var instance = axios.create();
 
-axios.createNew({
+axios.create({
   transformRequest: (data) => {
     return data.doSomething();
   },