diff --git a/jmespath/functions.py b/jmespath/functions.py
index 1b40fba2..5e54eb56 100644
--- a/jmespath/functions.py
+++ b/jmespath/functions.py
@@ -184,10 +184,6 @@ def _func_to_array(self, arg):
         else:
             return [arg]
 
-    @signature({'types': ['array']})
-    def _func_to_object(self, pairs):
-        return dict(pairs)
-
     @signature({'types': []})
     def _func_to_string(self, arg):
         if isinstance(arg, STRING_TYPE):
@@ -288,6 +284,10 @@ def _func_sum(self, arg):
     def _func_items(self, arg):
         return list(map(list, iteritems(arg)))
 
+    @signature({'types': ['array']})
+    def _func_from_items(self, items):
+        return dict(items)
+
     @signature({"types": ['object']})
     def _func_keys(self, arg):
         # To be consistent with .values()
diff --git a/tests/compliance/functions.json b/tests/compliance/functions.json
index e843f58a..0de78865 100644
--- a/tests/compliance/functions.json
+++ b/tests/compliance/functions.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "empty_list": [],
     "empty_hash": {},
     "objects": {"foo": "bar", "bar": "baz"},
-    "pairs": [["a", "first"], ["b", "second"], ["c", "third"]],
+    "items": [["a", "first"], ["b", "second"], ["c", "third"]],
     "null_key": null
   },
   "cases": [
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@
       "expression": "items(numbers)",
       "error": "invalid-type"
     },
+    {
+      "expression": "from_items(items)",
+      "result": {"a": "first", "b": "second", "c": "third"}
+    },
     {
       "expression": "length('abc')",
       "result": 3
@@ -488,10 +492,6 @@
       "expression": "to_array(false)",
       "result": [false]
     },
-    {
-      "expression": "to_object(pairs)",
-      "result": {"a": "first", "b": "second", "c": "third"}
-    },
     {
       "expression": "to_string('foo')",
       "result": "foo"