diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bfba4de..036f1f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Curl::buildPostData($data)
 Curl::call()
 Curl::close()
 Curl::complete($callback)
-Curl::delete($url, $data = array())
+Curl::delete($url, $query_parameters = array())
 Curl::download($url, $mixed_filename)
 Curl::downloadComplete($fh)
 Curl::error($callback)
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ Curl::is_array_assoc($array)
 Curl::is_array_multidim($array)
 MultiCurl::__construct($base_url = null)
 MultiCurl::__destruct()
-MultiCurl::addDelete($url, $data = array())
+MultiCurl::addDelete($url, $query_parameters = array())
 MultiCurl::addDownload($url, $mixed_filename)
 MultiCurl::addGet($url, $data = array())
 MultiCurl::addHead($url, $data = array())
diff --git a/src/Curl/Curl.php b/src/Curl/Curl.php
index 5276900..c33b9b1 100644
--- a/src/Curl/Curl.php
+++ b/src/Curl/Curl.php
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ class Curl
         $this->setOpt(CURLOPT_NOPROGRESS, false);
     }
 
-    public function delete($url, $data = array())
+    public function delete($url, $query_parameters = array())
     {
         if (is_array($url)) {
-            $data = $url;
+            $query_parameters = $url;
             $url = $this->base_url;
         }
-        $this->setURL($url, $data);
+        $this->setURL($url, $query_parameters);
         $this->unsetHeader('Content-Length');
         $this->setOpt(CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
         return $this->exec();
diff --git a/src/Curl/MultiCurl.php b/src/Curl/MultiCurl.php
index e84efb7..6590d83 100644
--- a/src/Curl/MultiCurl.php
+++ b/src/Curl/MultiCurl.php
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ class MultiCurl
         $this->setURL($base_url);
     }
 
-    public function addDelete($url, $data = array())
+    public function addDelete($url, $query_parameters = array())
     {
         if (is_array($url)) {
-            $data = $url;
+            $query_parameters = $url;
             $url = $this->base_url;
         }
         $curl = new Curl();
-        $curl->setURL($url, $data);
+        $curl->setURL($url, $query_parameters);
         $curl->unsetHeader('Content-Length');
         $curl->setOpt(CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST, 'DELETE');
         $this->addHandle($curl);