diff --git a/src/cut.c b/src/cut.c
index e7ddd976..9063152b 100644
--- a/src/cut.c
+++ b/src/cut.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ void chop_word(bool forward)
 
 	/* Now kill the marked region and a word is gone. */
 	add_undo(CUT);
-	do_cut_text(FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE);
+	do_snip(FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE);
 	update_undo(CUT);
 
 	/* Discard the cut word and restore the cutbuffer. */
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ void cut_to_eof(void)
  * If until_eof is TRUE, move all text from the current cursor
  * position to the end of the file into the cutbuffer.  If append
  * is TRUE (when zapping), always append the cut to the cutbuffer. */
-void do_cut_text(bool copying, bool marked, bool until_eof, bool append)
+void do_snip(bool copying, bool marked, bool until_eof, bool append)
 {
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	linestruct *was_bottom = NULL;
@@ -385,12 +385,12 @@ void cut_text(void)
 		add_undo(CUT);
 	}
 
-	do_cut_text(FALSE, openfile->mark != NULL, FALSE, FALSE);
+	do_snip(FALSE, openfile->mark != NULL, FALSE, FALSE);
 
 	update_undo(CUT);
 #else
 	if (is_cuttable(FALSE))
-		do_cut_text(FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
+		do_snip(FALSE, FALSE, FALSE, FALSE);
 #endif
 	wipe_statusbar();
 }
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void copy_text(void)
 	ssize_t is_current_lineno = openfile->current->lineno;
 	size_t is_current_x = openfile->current_x;
 
-	do_cut_text(TRUE, mark_is_set, FALSE, FALSE);
+	do_snip(TRUE, mark_is_set, FALSE, FALSE);
 
 	/* If the mark was set, restore the viewport and cursor position. */
 	if (mark_is_set) {
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ void cut_till_eof(void)
 	}
 
 	add_undo(CUT_TO_EOF);
-	do_cut_text(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE);
+	do_snip(FALSE, FALSE, TRUE, FALSE);
 	update_undo(CUT_TO_EOF);
 	wipe_statusbar();
 }
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ void zap_text(void)
 	/* Use the cutbuffer from the ZAP undo item, so the cut can be undone. */
 	cutbuffer = openfile->current_undo->cutbuffer;
 
-	do_cut_text(FALSE, openfile->mark != NULL, FALSE, TRUE);
+	do_snip(FALSE, openfile->mark != NULL, FALSE, TRUE);
 
 	update_undo(ZAP);
 	wipe_statusbar();
diff --git a/src/files.c b/src/files.c
index 5aaf33d3..0cc3e1e3 100644
--- a/src/files.c
+++ b/src/files.c
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ bool replace_buffer(const char *filename, undo_type action, bool marked)
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	add_undo(action);
 #endif
-	do_cut_text(FALSE, marked, !marked, FALSE);
+	do_snip(FALSE, marked, !marked, FALSE);
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
 	update_undo(action);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/proto.h b/src/proto.h
index c8cfb5f6..39af51f4 100644
--- a/src/proto.h
+++ b/src/proto.h
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ void chop_previous_word(void);
 void chop_next_word(void);
 void cut_marked(bool *right_side_up);
 #endif
-void do_cut_text(bool copying, bool marked, bool until_eof, bool append);
+void do_snip(bool copying, bool marked, bool until_eof, bool append);
 bool is_cuttable(bool test_cliff);
 void cut_text(void);
 #ifndef NANO_TINY
diff --git a/src/text.c b/src/text.c
index a9cd8227..9ec68573 100644
--- a/src/text.c
+++ b/src/text.c
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ void redo_cut(undo *u)
 	openfile->mark = line_from_number(u->mark_begin_lineno);
 	openfile->mark_x = (u->xflags & WAS_WHOLE_LINE) ? 0 : u->mark_begin_x;
 
-	do_cut_text(FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, u->type == ZAP);
+	do_snip(FALSE, TRUE, FALSE, u->type == ZAP);
 
 	free_lines(cutbuffer);
 	cutbuffer = oldcutbuffer;
@@ -992,7 +992,7 @@ bool execute_command(const char *command)
 		if (ISSET(MULTIBUFFER)) {
 			openfile = openfile->prev;
 			if (openfile->mark)
-				do_cut_text(TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE);
+				do_snip(TRUE, TRUE, FALSE, FALSE);
 		} else
 #endif
 		{
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ bool execute_command(const char *command)
 				openfile->current_x = 0;
 			}
 			add_undo(CUT);
-			do_cut_text(FALSE, openfile->mark != NULL, openfile->mark == NULL, FALSE);
+			do_snip(FALSE, openfile->mark != NULL, openfile->mark == NULL, FALSE);
 			update_undo(CUT);
 		}