diff --git a/lib/hdb/common.c b/lib/hdb/common.c
index a2a2c27dc..5a0de29b1 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/common.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/common.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ _hdb_store(krb5_context context, HDB *db, int replace, hdb_entry *entry)
 }
 
 krb5_error_code
-_hdb_delete(krb5_context context, HDB *db, hdb_entry *entry)
+_hdb_remove(krb5_context context, HDB *db, hdb_entry *entry)
 {
     krb5_data key;
     int code;
diff --git a/lib/hdb/db.c b/lib/hdb/db.c
index ec89bd0cd..55bfa1f5b 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/db.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/db.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ hdb_db_create(krb5_context context, HDB **db,
     (*db)->close = DB_close;
     (*db)->fetch = _hdb_fetch;
     (*db)->store = _hdb_store;
-    (*db)->delete = _hdb_delete;
+    (*db)->remove = _hdb_remove;
     (*db)->firstkey = DB_firstkey;
     (*db)->nextkey= DB_nextkey;
     (*db)->lock = DB_lock;
diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb.h b/lib/hdb/hdb.h
index 4fed35631..43d56546e 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb.h
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ typedef struct HDB{
     krb5_error_code (*close)(krb5_context, struct HDB*);
     krb5_error_code (*fetch)(krb5_context, struct HDB*, hdb_entry*);
     krb5_error_code (*store)(krb5_context, struct HDB*, int, hdb_entry*);
-    krb5_error_code (*delete)(krb5_context, struct HDB*, hdb_entry*);
+    krb5_error_code (*remove)(krb5_context, struct HDB*, hdb_entry*);
     krb5_error_code (*firstkey)(krb5_context, struct HDB*, hdb_entry*);
     krb5_error_code (*nextkey)(krb5_context, struct HDB*, hdb_entry*);
     krb5_error_code (*lock)(krb5_context, struct HDB*, int operation);
diff --git a/lib/hdb/hdb_locl.h b/lib/hdb/hdb_locl.h
index 9ae8f08e5..27e244a2a 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/hdb_locl.h
+++ b/lib/hdb/hdb_locl.h
@@ -81,6 +81,6 @@ krb5_error_code hdb_unlock(int);
 
 krb5_error_code _hdb_fetch(krb5_context, HDB*, hdb_entry*);
 krb5_error_code _hdb_store(krb5_context, HDB*, int, hdb_entry*);
-krb5_error_code _hdb_delete(krb5_context, HDB*, hdb_entry*);
+krb5_error_code _hdb_remove(krb5_context, HDB*, hdb_entry*);
 
 #endif /* __HDB_LOCL_H__ */
diff --git a/lib/hdb/ndbm.c b/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
index 4334ccb11..f16d056d9 100644
--- a/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
+++ b/lib/hdb/ndbm.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ hdb_ndbm_create(krb5_context context, HDB **db,
     (*db)->close = NDBM_close;
     (*db)->fetch = _hdb_fetch;
     (*db)->store = _hdb_store;
-    (*db)->delete = _hdb_delete;
+    (*db)->remove = _hdb_remove;
     (*db)->firstkey = NDBM_firstkey;
     (*db)->nextkey= NDBM_nextkey;
     (*db)->lock = NDBM_lock;