diff --git a/include/linux/pagemap.h b/include/linux/pagemap.h
index ea36ff29a51..29ebba54c23 100644
--- a/include/linux/pagemap.h
+++ b/include/linux/pagemap.h
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ int add_to_page_cache_locked(struct page *page, struct address_space *mapping,
 int add_to_page_cache_lru(struct page *page, struct address_space *mapping,
 				pgoff_t index, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 extern void delete_from_page_cache(struct page *page);
-extern void __remove_from_page_cache(struct page *page);
+extern void __delete_from_page_cache(struct page *page);
 int replace_page_cache_page(struct page *old, struct page *new, gfp_t gfp_mask);
 
 /*
diff --git a/mm/filemap.c b/mm/filemap.c
index 1cfb8fd84b2..cb476e70cf1 100644
--- a/mm/filemap.c
+++ b/mm/filemap.c
@@ -108,11 +108,11 @@
  */
 
 /*
- * Remove a page from the page cache and free it. Caller has to make
+ * Delete a page from the page cache and free it. Caller has to make
  * sure the page is locked and that nobody else uses it - or that usage
  * is safe.  The caller must hold the mapping's tree_lock.
  */
-void __remove_from_page_cache(struct page *page)
+void __delete_from_page_cache(struct page *page)
 {
 	struct address_space *mapping = page->mapping;
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ void delete_from_page_cache(struct page *page)
 
 	freepage = mapping->a_ops->freepage;
 	spin_lock_irq(&mapping->tree_lock);
-	__remove_from_page_cache(page);
+	__delete_from_page_cache(page);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&mapping->tree_lock);
 	mem_cgroup_uncharge_cache_page(page);
 
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ int replace_page_cache_page(struct page *old, struct page *new, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 		new->index = offset;
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&mapping->tree_lock);
-		__remove_from_page_cache(old);
+		__delete_from_page_cache(old);
 		error = radix_tree_insert(&mapping->page_tree, offset, new);
 		BUG_ON(error);
 		mapping->nrpages++;
diff --git a/mm/memory-failure.c b/mm/memory-failure.c
index 99ccb447262..e0af336530c 100644
--- a/mm/memory-failure.c
+++ b/mm/memory-failure.c
@@ -1130,7 +1130,7 @@ int __memory_failure(unsigned long pfn, int trapno, int flags)
 
 	/*
 	 * Now take care of user space mappings.
-	 * Abort on fail: __remove_from_page_cache() assumes unmapped page.
+	 * Abort on fail: __delete_from_page_cache() assumes unmapped page.
 	 */
 	if (hwpoison_user_mappings(p, pfn, trapno) != SWAP_SUCCESS) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "MCE %#lx: cannot unmap page, give up\n", pfn);
diff --git a/mm/truncate.c b/mm/truncate.c
index 7c617b5f03e..3d2ae1f423d 100644
--- a/mm/truncate.c
+++ b/mm/truncate.c
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ invalidate_complete_page2(struct address_space *mapping, struct page *page)
 
 	clear_page_mlock(page);
 	BUG_ON(page_has_private(page));
-	__remove_from_page_cache(page);
+	__delete_from_page_cache(page);
 	spin_unlock_irq(&mapping->tree_lock);
 	mem_cgroup_uncharge_cache_page(page);
 
diff --git a/mm/vmscan.c b/mm/vmscan.c
index 3b4a41d7248..665b090b6c7 100644
--- a/mm/vmscan.c
+++ b/mm/vmscan.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ static int __remove_mapping(struct address_space *mapping, struct page *page)
 
 		freepage = mapping->a_ops->freepage;
 
-		__remove_from_page_cache(page);
+		__delete_from_page_cache(page);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&mapping->tree_lock);
 		mem_cgroup_uncharge_cache_page(page);