diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
index dc34fad85..108bdc870 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/crowd/server/PlaceManager.java
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import com.threerings.presents.server.PresentsDObjectMgr;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.AccessController;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DObject;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DObjectManager;
-import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DynamicEventDispatcher;
+import com.threerings.presents.dobj.DynamicListener;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.EntryUpdatedEvent;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.MessageEvent;
 import com.threerings.presents.dobj.MessageListener;
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class PlaceManager
      * events are received.
      *
      * @deprecated Use dynamically bound methods instead. See {@link
-     * DynamicEventDispatcher}.
+     * DynamicListener}.
      */
     public static interface MessageHandler
     {
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ public class PlaceManager
      * @param handler the handler to be registered.
      *
      * @deprecated Use dynamically bound methods instead. See {@link
-     * DynamicEventDispatcher}.
+     * DynamicListener}.
      */
     public void registerMessageHandler (String name, MessageHandler handler)
     {
@@ -724,8 +724,6 @@ public class PlaceManager
      * interval is currently registered. */
     protected Interval _shutdownInterval;
 
-    /** We use this to do our method lookup magic when we receive message
-     * events. */
-    protected DynamicEventDispatcher _dispatcher =
-        new DynamicEventDispatcher(this);
+    /** Used to do method lookup magic when we receive message events. */
+    protected DynamicListener _dispatcher = new DynamicListener(this);
 }
diff --git a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DynamicEventDispatcher.java b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DynamicListener.java
similarity index 96%
rename from src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DynamicEventDispatcher.java
rename to src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DynamicListener.java
index 5cf86db59..940a7b2d0 100644
--- a/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DynamicEventDispatcher.java
+++ b/src/java/com/threerings/presents/dobj/DynamicListener.java
@@ -34,13 +34,14 @@ import static com.threerings.presents.Log.log;
 /**
  * Maps distributed object events to methods using reflection.
  */
-public class DynamicEventDispatcher
+public class DynamicListener
     implements AttributeChangeListener, ElementUpdateListener, SetListener
 {
     /**
-     * Creates a dynamic event dispatcher on the supplied target.
+     * Creates a listener that dynamically dispatches events on the supplied
+     * target.
      */
-    public DynamicEventDispatcher (Object target)
+    public DynamicListener (Object target)
     {
         _target = target;
         _finder = new MethodFinder(target.getClass());