diff --git a/src/selectize.js b/src/selectize.js
index 398371743..3dffaca45 100644
--- a/src/selectize.js
+++ b/src/selectize.js
@@ -2093,7 +2093,7 @@ $.extend(Selectize.prototype, {
 		var self = this;
 
 		direction = (e && e.keyCode === KEY_BACKSPACE) ? -1 : 1;
-		selection = getSelection(self.$control_input[0]);
+		selection = getInputSelection(self.$control_input[0]);
 
 		if (self.$activeOption && !self.settings.hideSelected) {
 			if (typeof self.settings.deselectBehavior === 'string' && self.settings.deselectBehavior === 'top') {
@@ -2172,7 +2172,7 @@ $.extend(Selectize.prototype, {
 		if (self.rtl) direction *= -1;
 
 		tail = direction > 0 ? 'last' : 'first';
-		selection = getSelection(self.$control_input[0]);
+		selection = getInputSelection(self.$control_input[0]);
 
 		if (self.isFocused && !self.isInputHidden) {
 			valueLength = self.$control_input.val().length;
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 89d18302d..357c0d596 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -187,10 +187,10 @@ var watchChildEvent = function ($parent, event, selector, fn) {
  * @param {object} input
  * @returns {object}
  */
-var getSelection = function (input) {
+var getInputSelection = function (input) {
   var result = {};
   if (input === undefined) {
-    console.warn('WARN getSelection cannot locate input control');
+    console.warn('WARN getInputSelection cannot locate input control');
     return result;
   }
   if ('selectionStart' in input) {
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ var autoGrow = function ($input) {
       );
 
       if (keyCode === KEY_DELETE || keyCode === KEY_BACKSPACE) {
-        selection = getSelection($input[0]);
+        selection = getInputSelection($input[0]);
         if (selection.length) {
           value = value.substring(0, selection.start) + value.substring(selection.start + selection.length);
         } else if (keyCode === KEY_BACKSPACE && selection.start) {
diff --git a/test/support/syn.js b/test/support/syn.js
index 0053e3f06..12b4ff345 100644
--- a/test/support/syn.js
+++ b/test/support/syn.js
@@ -1548,7 +1548,7 @@ define('syn/key', [
     'syn/typeable',
     'syn/browsers'
 ], function (syn) {
-    var h = syn.helpers, getSelection = function (el) {
+    var h = syn.helpers, getInputSelection = function (el) {
             var real, r, start;
             if (el.selectionStart !== undefined) {
                 if (document.activeElement && document.activeElement !== el && el.selectionStart === el.selectionEnd && el.selectionStart === 0) {
@@ -1752,7 +1752,7 @@ define('syn/key', [
         },
         getText: function (el) {
             if (syn.typeable.test(el)) {
-                var sel = getSelection(el);
+                var sel = getInputSelection(el);
                 return el.value.substring(sel.start, sel.end);
             }
             var win = syn.helpers.getWindow(el);
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ define('syn/key', [
                 syn.trigger(element, 'keyup', options.replace('-up', ''));
                 return callback(true, element);
             }
-            var activeElement = h.getWindow(element).document.activeElement, caret = syn.typeable.test(element) && getSelection(element), key = convert[options] || options, runDefaults = syn.trigger(element, 'keydown', key), getDefault = syn.key.getDefault, prevent = syn.key.browser.prevent, defaultResult, keypressOptions = syn.key.options(key, 'keypress');
+            var activeElement = h.getWindow(element).document.activeElement, caret = syn.typeable.test(element) && getInputSelection(element), key = convert[options] || options, runDefaults = syn.trigger(element, 'keydown', key), getDefault = syn.key.getDefault, prevent = syn.key.browser.prevent, defaultResult, keypressOptions = syn.key.options(key, 'keypress');
             if (runDefaults) {
                 if (!keypressOptions) {
                     defaultResult = getDefault(key).call(element, keypressOptions, h.getWindow(element), key, undefined, caret);