diff --git a/django/template/engine.py b/django/template/engine.py
index aa239f2148..027d034877 100644
--- a/django/template/engine.py
+++ b/django/template/engine.py
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ class Engine(object):
                 pass
         raise TemplateDoesNotExist(name)
 
+    def from_string(self, source, origin=None, name=None):
+        """
+        Returns a compiled Template object for the given template code,
+        handling template inheritance recursively.
+        """
+        return Template(source, origin, name)
+
     def get_template(self, template_name, dirs=_dirs_undefined):
         """
         Returns a compiled Template object for the given template name,
@@ -136,16 +143,9 @@ class Engine(object):
         template, origin = self.find_template(template_name, dirs)
         if not hasattr(template, 'render'):
             # template needs to be compiled
-            template = self.get_template_from_string(template, origin, template_name)
+            template = self.from_string(template, origin, template_name)
         return template
 
-    def get_template_from_string(self, source, origin=None, name=None):
-        """
-        Returns a compiled Template object for the given template code,
-        handling template inheritance recursively.
-        """
-        return Template(source, origin, name)
-
     def render_to_string(self, template_name, dictionary=None, context_instance=None,
                          dirs=_dirs_undefined):
         """
diff --git a/django/template/loader.py b/django/template/loader.py
index 7d3d9f5097..d7c42627d1 100644
--- a/django/template/loader.py
+++ b/django/template/loader.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def get_template(*args, **kwargs):
 
 
 def get_template_from_string(*args, **kwargs):
-    return Engine.get_default().get_template_from_string(*args, **kwargs)
+    return Engine.get_default().from_string(*args, **kwargs)
 
 
 def render_to_string(*args, **kwargs):