diff --git a/phpBB/includes/extension/controller.php b/phpBB/includes/extension/controller.php
index 6e47948156..8861ec2696 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/extension/controller.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/extension/controller.php
@@ -74,11 +74,4 @@ abstract class phpbb_extension_controller implements phpbb_extension_controller_
 		$this->phpEx = $phpEx;
 		$this->phpbb_root_path = $phpbb_root_path;
 	}
-
-	/**
-	* Handle the request to display a page from an extension
-	*
-	* @return	null
-	*/
-	abstract public function handle();
 }
diff --git a/phpBB/includes/extension/controller_interface.php b/phpBB/includes/extension/controller_interface.php
index bcc8972db4..2b88925388 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/extension/controller_interface.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/extension/controller_interface.php
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if (!defined('IN_PHPBB'))
 interface phpbb_extension_controller_interface
 {
 	/**
-	* handle the request to display a page from an extension
+	* Handle the request to display a page from an extension
 	*
 	* @return	null
 	*/
diff --git a/phpBB/index.php b/phpBB/index.php
index 8b73f0008f..d71878a885 100644
--- a/phpBB/index.php
+++ b/phpBB/index.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if ($ext = $request->variable('ext', ''))
 
 	$controller = new $class;
 
-	if (!($controller instanceof phpbb_extension_controller))
+	if (!($controller instanceof phpbb_extension_controller_interface))
 	{
 		send_status_line(500, 'Internal Server Error');
 		trigger_error($user->lang('EXTENSION_CLASS_WRONG_TYPE', $class));