diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/HelpController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/HelpController.php
index c2057ccb7f..5c03c30456 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/HelpController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/HelpController.php
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class HelpController extends Controller
             return Response::json($content);
         }
 
-        if ($this->_inCache($route)) {
+        if ($this->inCache($route)) {
             $content = [
                 'text'  => Cache::get('help.' . $route . '.text'),
                 'title' => Cache::get('help.' . $route . '.title'),
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class HelpController extends Controller
 
             return Response::json($content);
         }
-        $content = $this->_getFromGithub($route);
+        $content = $this->getFromGithub($route);
 
 
         Cache::put('help.' . $route . '.text', $content['text'], 10080); // a week.
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class HelpController extends Controller
      *
      * @return bool
      */
-    protected function _inCache($route)
+    protected function inCache($route)
     {
         return Cache::has('help.' . $route . '.title') && Cache::has('help.' . $route . '.text');
     }
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class HelpController extends Controller
      *
      * @return array
      */
-    protected function _getFromGithub($route)
+    protected function getFromGithub($route)
     {
         $uri     = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/JC5/firefly-iii-help/master/' . e($route) . '.md';
         $content = [
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
index e9e6daadef..a74e6a0960 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProfileController.php
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
 
             return Redirect::route('change-password');
         }
-        $result = $this->_validatePassword($request->get('current_password'), $request->get('new_password'), $request->get('new_password_confirmation'));
+        $result = $this->validatePassword($request->get('current_password'), $request->get('new_password'), $request->get('new_password_confirmation'));
         if (!($result === true)) {
             Session::flash('error', $result);
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class ProfileController extends Controller
      *
      * @return string|bool
      */
-    protected function _validatePassword($old, $new1, $new2)
+    protected function validatePassword($old, $new1, $new2)
     {
         if (strlen($new1) == 0 || strlen($new2) == 0) {
             return 'Do fill in a password!';
diff --git a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
index 8a4ec3279e..6ea2ec97a8 100644
--- a/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
+++ b/app/Repositories/Account/AccountRepository.php
@@ -201,8 +201,8 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      */
     public function store(array $data)
     {
-        $newAccount = $this->_store($data);
-        $this->_storeMetadata($newAccount, $data);
+        $newAccount = $this->storeAccount($data);
+        $this->storeMetadata($newAccount, $data);
 
 
         // continue with the opposing account:
@@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
                 'name'        => $data['name'] . ' initial balance',
                 'active'      => false,
             ];
-            $opposing     = $this->_store($opposingData);
-            $this->_storeInitialBalance($newAccount, $opposing, $data);
+            $opposing     = $this->storeAccount($opposingData);
+            $this->storeInitialBalance($newAccount, $opposing, $data);
 
         }
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
         $account->save();
 
         // update meta data:
-        $this->_updateMetadata($account, $data);
+        $this->updateMetadata($account, $data);
 
         $openingBalance = $this->openingBalanceTransaction($account);
 
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
             // if opening balance, do an update:
             if ($openingBalance) {
                 // update existing opening balance.
-                $this->_updateInitialBalance($account, $openingBalance, $data);
+                $this->updateInitialBalance($account, $openingBalance, $data);
             } else {
                 // create new opening balance.
                 $type         = $data['openingBalance'] < 0 ? 'expense' : 'revenue';
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
                     'name'        => $data['name'] . ' initial balance',
                     'active'      => false,
                 ];
-                $opposing     = $this->_store($opposingData);
-                $this->_storeInitialBalance($account, $opposing, $data);
+                $opposing     = $this->storeAccount($opposingData);
+                $this->storeInitialBalance($account, $opposing, $data);
             }
 
         } else {
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      *
      * @return Account
      */
-    protected function _store(array $data)
+    protected function storeAccount(array $data)
     {
         $type        = Config::get('firefly.accountTypeByIdentifier.' . $data['accountType']);
         $accountType = AccountType::whereType($type)->first();
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      * @param Account $account
      * @param array   $data
      */
-    protected function _storeMetadata(Account $account, array $data)
+    protected function storeMetadata(Account $account, array $data)
     {
         $metaData = new AccountMeta(
             [
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      *
      * @return TransactionJournal
      */
-    protected function _storeInitialBalance(Account $account, Account $opposing, array $data)
+    protected function storeInitialBalance(Account $account, Account $opposing, array $data)
     {
         $type            = $data['openingBalance'] < 0 ? 'Withdrawal' : 'Deposit';
         $transactionType = TransactionType::whereType($type)->first();
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      * @param Account $account
      * @param array   $data
      */
-    protected function _updateMetadata(Account $account, array $data)
+    protected function updateMetadata(Account $account, array $data)
     {
         $metaEntries = $account->accountMeta()->get();
         $updated     = false;
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ class AccountRepository implements AccountRepositoryInterface
      *
      * @return TransactionJournal
      */
-    protected function _updateInitialBalance(Account $account, TransactionJournal $journal, array $data)
+    protected function updateInitialBalance(Account $account, TransactionJournal $journal, array $data)
     {
         $journal->date = $data['openingBalanceDate'];