diff --git a/lib/kadm5/log.c b/lib/kadm5/log.c
index 33db243f1..0d17c3905 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/log.c
+++ b/lib/kadm5/log.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ kadm5_log_replay_delete (kadm5_server_context *context,
 
     krb5_ret_principal (sp, &ent.principal);
 
-    ret = context->db->delete(context->context, context->db, &ent);
+    ret = context->db->remove(context->context, context->db, &ent);
     krb5_free_principal (context->context, ent.principal);
     return ret;
 }
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ kadm5_log_replay_rename (kadm5_server_context *context,
 	return ret;
     }
     source_ent.principal = source;
-    ret = context->db->delete (context->context, context->db, &source_ent);
+    ret = context->db->remove (context->context, context->db, &source_ent);
     krb5_free_principal (context->context, source);
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/lib/kadm5/rename_s.c b/lib/kadm5/rename_s.c
index d25bd3812..ff3326a97 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/rename_s.c
+++ b/lib/kadm5/rename_s.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ kadm5_s_rename_principal(void *server_handle,
 	ent.principal = ent2.principal;
 	goto out2;
     }
-    ret = context->db->delete(context->context, context->db, &ent2);
+    ret = context->db->rename(context->context, context->db, &ent2);
     ent.principal = ent2.principal;
 out2:
     context->db->close(context->context, context->db);