diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
index 2c44508b12..2413126e3a 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/editor_ops.cc
@@ -7215,7 +7215,7 @@ Editor::remove_time (framepos_t pos, framecnt_t frames, InsertTimeOption opt,
 	if (tempo_too) {
 		XMLNode& before (_session->tempo_map().get_state());
 
-		if (_session->tempo_map().cut_time (pos, frames) ) {
+		if (_session->tempo_map().remove_time (pos, frames) ) {
 			XMLNode& after (_session->tempo_map().get_state());
 			_session->add_command (new MementoCommand<TempoMap>(_session->tempo_map(), &before, &after));
 			commit = true;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/ardour/tempo.h b/libs/ardour/ardour/tempo.h
index 24a3f53fe9..d5ae2959c6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/ardour/tempo.h
+++ b/libs/ardour/ardour/tempo.h
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ class LIBARDOUR_API TempoMap : public PBD::StatefulDestructible
 	void change_initial_tempo (double bpm, double note_type);
 
 	void insert_time (framepos_t, framecnt_t);
-	bool cut_time (framepos_t where, framecnt_t amount);  //returns true if anything was moved
+	bool remove_time (framepos_t where, framecnt_t amount);  //returns true if anything was moved
 	
 	int n_tempos () const;
 	int n_meters () const;
diff --git a/libs/ardour/tempo.cc b/libs/ardour/tempo.cc
index 244c050834..c7e46ba327 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/tempo.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/tempo.cc
@@ -1903,7 +1903,7 @@ TempoMap::insert_time (framepos_t where, framecnt_t amount)
 	PropertyChanged (PropertyChange ());
 }
 bool
-TempoMap::cut_time (framepos_t where, framecnt_t amount)
+TempoMap::remove_time (framepos_t where, framecnt_t amount)
 {
 	bool moved = false;