diff --git a/anki/utils.py b/anki/utils.py
index 60b13f91d..6259583fa 100644
--- a/anki/utils.py
+++ b/anki/utils.py
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def minimizeHTML(s):
                '<u>\\1</u>', s)
     return s
 
-def fmtQA(s):
+def htmlToTextLine(s):
     s = s.replace("<br>", " ")
     s = s.replace("<br />", " ")
     s = s.replace("<div>", " ")
diff --git a/aqt/addcards.py b/aqt/addcards.py
index be156acc7..8f82e92e1 100644
--- a/aqt/addcards.py
+++ b/aqt/addcards.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from aqt.utils import saveGeom, restoreGeom, showWarning, askUser, shortcut, \
     tooltip, openHelp, addCloseShortcut, downArrow
 from anki.sound import clearAudioQueue
 from anki.hooks import addHook, remHook, runHook
-from anki.utils import stripHTMLMedia, fmtQA, isMac
+from anki.utils import stripHTMLMedia, htmlToTextLine, isMac
 import aqt.editor, aqt.modelchooser, aqt.deckchooser
 
 class AddCards(QDialog):
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ class AddCards(QDialog):
         for nid in self.history:
             if self.mw.col.findNotes("nid:%s" % nid):
                 fields = self.mw.col.getNote(nid).fields
-                txt = fmtQA(", ".join(fields))
+                txt = htmlToTextLine(", ".join(fields))
                 if len(txt) > 30:
                     txt = txt[:30] + "..."
                 a = m.addAction(_("Edit \"%s\"") % txt)
diff --git a/aqt/browser.py b/aqt/browser.py
index 97c833c7d..cbdc61d0b 100644
--- a/aqt/browser.py
+++ b/aqt/browser.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from anki.lang import ngettext
 from aqt.qt import *
 import anki
 import aqt.forms
-from anki.utils import fmtTimeSpan, ids2str, stripHTMLMedia, fmtQA, isWin, intTime, isMac
+from anki.utils import fmtTimeSpan, ids2str, stripHTMLMedia, htmlToTextLine, isWin, intTime, isMac
 from aqt.utils import saveGeom, restoreGeom, saveSplitter, restoreSplitter, \
     saveHeader, restoreHeader, saveState, restoreState, applyStyles, getTag, \
     showInfo, askUser, tooltip, openHelp, showWarning, shortcut, mungeQA
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class DataModel(QAbstractTableModel):
             return self.answer(c)
         elif type == "noteFld":
             f = c.note()
-            return fmtQA(f.fields[self.col.models.sortIdx(f.model())])
+            return htmlToTextLine(f.fields[self.col.models.sortIdx(f.model())])
         elif type == "template":
             t = c.template()['name']
             if c.model()['type'] == MODEL_CLOZE:
@@ -283,16 +283,16 @@ class DataModel(QAbstractTableModel):
             return self.browser.mw.col.decks.name(c.did)
 
     def question(self, c):
-        return fmtQA(c.q(browser=True))
+        return htmlToTextLine(c.q(browser=True))
 
     def answer(self, c):
         if c.template().get('bafmt'):
             # they have provided a template, use it verbatim
             c.q(browser=True)
-            return fmtQA(c.a())
+            return htmlToTextLine(c.a())
         # need to strip question from answer
         q = self.question(c)
-        a = fmtQA(c.a())
+        a = htmlToTextLine(c.a())
         if a.startswith(q):
             return a[len(q):].strip()
         return a