diff --git a/youtube-dl b/youtube-dl
index 7a014f804..a3b21e13a 100755
--- a/youtube-dl
+++ b/youtube-dl
@@ -3186,7 +3186,7 @@ class ComedyCentralIE(InfoExtractor):
 				'uploader': showId,
 				'upload_date': officialDate,
 				'title': effTitle,
-				'stitle': self._simplify_title(effTitle),
+				'stitle': _simplify_title(effTitle),
 				'ext': 'mp4',
 				'format': format,
 				'thumbnail': None,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index 7a014f804..a3b21e13a 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -3186,7 +3186,7 @@ class ComedyCentralIE(InfoExtractor):
 				'uploader': showId,
 				'upload_date': officialDate,
 				'title': effTitle,
-				'stitle': self._simplify_title(effTitle),
+				'stitle': _simplify_title(effTitle),
 				'ext': 'mp4',
 				'format': format,
 				'thumbnail': None,