diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1cdc24..b636050 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ static void on_connection(ev_tcp_handle *server) {
 
 int main(void) {
 
-    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_ev_context();
+    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_context();
     ev_tcp_server server;
     int err = 0;
     if ((err = ev_tcp_server_init(&server, ctx, 128)) < 0) {
diff --git a/ev.h b/ev.h
index aa6b2a8..42e146d 100644
--- a/ev.h
+++ b/ev.h
@@ -191,10 +191,10 @@ int ev_is_running(const ev_context *);
 
 /*
  * By design ev library can instantiate a default `ev_context`, calling
- * `ev_get_ev_context` the first time will create the loop as a singleton,
+ * `ev_get_context` the first time will create the loop as a singleton,
  * subsequent calls will retrieve the same first context allocated
  */
-ev_context *ev_get_ev_context(void);
+ev_context *ev_get_context(void);
 
 /*
  * Call custom destroy function based on the api type set up calling `ev_init`
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@ static inline int ev_get_event_type(ev_context *ctx, int idx) {
     return ev_api_get_event_type(ctx, idx);
 }
 
-ev_context *ev_get_ev_context(void) {
+ev_context *ev_get_context(void) {
     if (ev_default_ctx_inited == 0) {
 #ifdef __linux__
         quit_sig = eventfd(0, EFD_NONBLOCK);
diff --git a/examples/ev_tcp_client.c b/examples/ev_tcp_client.c
index c0014f6..1fd0676 100644
--- a/examples/ev_tcp_client.c
+++ b/examples/ev_tcp_client.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ static void on_stdin(ev_context *ctx, void *ptr) {
 
 int main(void) {
 
-    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_ev_context();
+    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_context();
     ev_tcp_handle client = {.ctx = ctx, .addr = HOST, .port = PORT};
 
     int err = 0;
diff --git a/examples/ev_tcp_server.c b/examples/ev_tcp_server.c
index f22a46b..c1aef19 100644
--- a/examples/ev_tcp_server.c
+++ b/examples/ev_tcp_server.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static void on_connection(ev_tcp_handle *server) {
 
 int main(void) {
 
-    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_ev_context();
+    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_context();
     ev_tcp_server server;
     int err = 0;
     if ((err = ev_tcp_server_init(&server, ctx, BACKLOG)) < 0) {
diff --git a/examples/ev_tcp_server_stats.c b/examples/ev_tcp_server_stats.c
index fe9c499..de5de10 100644
--- a/examples/ev_tcp_server_stats.c
+++ b/examples/ev_tcp_server_stats.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static void on_connection(ev_tcp_handle *server) {
 
 int main(void) {
 
-    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_ev_context();
+    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_context();
     ev_register_cron(ctx, print_stats, NULL, STATS_PERIOD, 0);
     ev_tcp_server server;
     int err = 0;
diff --git a/examples/ev_tls_tcp_server.c b/examples/ev_tls_tcp_server.c
index a9040bf..5e6b5bf 100644
--- a/examples/ev_tls_tcp_server.c
+++ b/examples/ev_tls_tcp_server.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void on_connection(ev_tcp_handle *server) {
 
 int main(void) {
 
-    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_ev_context();
+    ev_context *ctx = ev_get_context();
     ev_tcp_server server;
     struct ev_tls_options tls_opt = {
         .ca = CA,