diff --git a/sanic/views.py b/sanic/views.py
index 2c4dcce2..980a5f74 100644
--- a/sanic/views.py
+++ b/sanic/views.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from .exceptions import InvalidUsage
 
 
-class MethodView:
+class HTTPMethodView:
     """ Simple class based implementation of view for the sanic.
     You should implement methods(get, post, put, patch, delete) for the class
     to every HTTP method you want to support.
diff --git a/tests/test_views.py b/tests/test_views.py
index 251b7a10..59acb847 100644
--- a/tests/test_views.py
+++ b/tests/test_views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from sanic import Sanic
 from sanic.response import text, HTTPResponse
-from sanic.views import MethodView
+from sanic.views import HTTPMethodView
 from sanic.blueprints import Blueprint
 from sanic.request import Request
 from sanic.utils import sanic_endpoint_test
@@ -9,21 +9,21 @@ from sanic.utils import sanic_endpoint_test
 def test_methods():
     app = Sanic('test_methods')
 
-    class DummyView(MethodView):
+    class DummyView(HTTPMethodView):
 
-        def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def get(self, request):
             return text('I am get method')
 
-        def post(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def post(self, request):
             return text('I am post method')
 
-        def put(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def put(self, request):
             return text('I am put method')
 
-        def patch(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def patch(self, request):
             return text('I am patch method')
 
-        def delete(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def delete(self, request):
             return text('I am delete method')
 
     app.add_route(DummyView(), '/')
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ def test_methods():
 def test_unexisting_methods():
     app = Sanic('test_unexisting_methods')
 
-    class DummyView(MethodView):
+    class DummyView(HTTPMethodView):
 
-        def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def get(self, request):
             return text('I am get method')
 
     app.add_route(DummyView(), '/')
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ def test_unexisting_methods():
 def test_argument_methods():
     app = Sanic('test_argument_methods')
 
-    class DummyView(MethodView):
+    class DummyView(HTTPMethodView):
 
-        def get(self, request, my_param_here, *args, **kwargs):
+        def get(self, request, my_param_here):
             return text('I am get method with %s' % my_param_here)
 
     app.add_route(DummyView(), '/<my_param_here>')
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ def test_with_bp():
     app = Sanic('test_with_bp')
     bp = Blueprint('test_text')
 
-    class DummyView(MethodView):
+    class DummyView(HTTPMethodView):
 
-        def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def get(self, request):
             return text('I am get method')
 
     bp.add_route(DummyView(), '/')
@@ -91,9 +91,9 @@ def test_with_bp_with_url_prefix():
     app = Sanic('test_with_bp_with_url_prefix')
     bp = Blueprint('test_text', url_prefix='/test1')
 
-    class DummyView(MethodView):
+    class DummyView(HTTPMethodView):
 
-        def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def get(self, request):
             return text('I am get method')
 
     bp.add_route(DummyView(), '/')
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ def test_with_bp_with_url_prefix():
 def test_with_middleware():
     app = Sanic('test_with_middleware')
 
-    class DummyView(MethodView):
+    class DummyView(HTTPMethodView):
 
-        def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def get(self, request):
             return text('I am get method')
 
     app.add_route(DummyView(), '/')
@@ -140,9 +140,9 @@ def test_with_middleware_response():
         results.append(request)
         results.append(response)
 
-    class DummyView(MethodView):
+    class DummyView(HTTPMethodView):
 
-        def get(self, request, *args, **kwargs):
+        def get(self, request):
             return text('I am get method')
 
     app.add_route(DummyView(), '/')