diff --git a/wp-admin/categories.php b/wp-admin/categories.php
index d44ca684f4..65358c1866 100644
--- a/wp-admin/categories.php
+++ b/wp-admin/categories.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ case 'delete':
 	if ( !current_user_can('manage_categories') )
 		wp_die(__('Cheatin’ uh?'));
 
-	$cat_name = get_catname($cat_ID);
+	$cat_name = get_cat_name($cat_ID);
 
 	// Don't delete the default cats.
 	if ( $cat_ID == get_option('default_category') )
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ case 'bulk-delete':
 		wp_die( __('You are not allowed to delete categories.') );
 
 	foreach ( (array) $_GET['delete'] as $cat_ID ) {
-		$cat_name = get_catname($cat_ID);
+		$cat_name = get_cat_name($cat_ID);
 
 		// Don't delete the default cats.
 		if ( $cat_ID == get_option('default_category') )
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ if ( $page_links )
 </form>
 
 <div class="form-wrap">
-<p><?php printf(__('<strong>Note:</strong><br />Deleting a category does not delete the posts in that category. Instead, posts that were only assigned to the deleted category are set to the category <strong>%s</strong>.'), apply_filters('the_category', get_catname(get_option('default_category')))) ?></p>
+<p><?php printf(__('<strong>Note:</strong><br />Deleting a category does not delete the posts in that category. Instead, posts that were only assigned to the deleted category are set to the category <strong>%s</strong>.'), apply_filters('the_category', get_cat_name(get_option('default_category')))) ?></p>
 <p><?php printf(__('Categories can be selectively converted to tags using the <a href="%s">category to tag converter</a>.'), 'admin.php?import=wp-cat2tag') ?></p>
 </div>
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index f3c4d2e2a9..8ac12fb02a 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -2244,8 +2244,8 @@ function wp_explain_nonce( $action ) {
 		$trans['update']['attachment'] = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this attachment: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_the_title' );
 
 		$trans['add']['category']      = array( __( 'Your attempt to add this category has failed.' ), false );
-		$trans['delete']['category']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this category: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_catname' );
-		$trans['update']['category']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this category: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_catname' );
+		$trans['delete']['category']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this category: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_cat_name' );
+		$trans['update']['category']   = array( __( 'Your attempt to edit this category: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'get_cat_name' );
 
 		$trans['delete']['comment']    = array( __( 'Your attempt to delete this comment: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );
 		$trans['unapprove']['comment'] = array( __( 'Your attempt to unapprove this comment: &quot;%s&quot; has failed.' ), 'use_id' );