diff --git a/anki/deck.py b/anki/deck.py
index b5dfbafd6..aa5490715 100644
--- a/anki/deck.py
+++ b/anki/deck.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import time, os, random, re, stat, simplejson
 
 from anki.lang import _, ngettext
 from anki.utils import parseTags, tidyHTML, ids2str, hexifyID, \
-     checksum, fieldChecksum, addTags, deleteTags, stripHTML, intTime, \
+     checksum, fieldChecksum, addTags, delTags, stripHTML, intTime, \
      splitFields
 from anki.hooks import runHook, runFilter
 from anki.sched import Scheduler
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ qconf=?, conf=?, data=?""",
             ncards += 1
         return ncards
 
-    def _deleteFacts(self, ids):
+    def _delFacts(self, ids):
         "Bulk delete facts by ID. Don't call this directly."
         if not ids:
             return
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ qconf=?, conf=?, data=?""",
         self.db.execute("delete from facts where id in %s" % strids)
         self.db.execute("delete from fsums where fid in %s" % strids)
 
-    def _deleteDanglingFacts(self):
+    def _delDanglingFacts(self):
         "Delete any facts without cards. Don't call this directly."
         ids = self.db.list("""
 select id from facts where id not in (select distinct fid from cards)""")
-        self._deleteFacts(ids)
+        self._delFacts(ids)
         return ids
 
     # Card creation
@@ -304,11 +304,11 @@ select id from facts where id not in (select distinct fid from cards)""")
     def cardCount(self):
         return self.db.scalar("select count() from cards where crt != 0")
 
-    def deleteCard(self, id):
+    def delCard(self, id):
         "Delete a card given its id. Delete any unused facts."
-        self.deleteCards([id])
+        self.delCards([id])
 
-    def deleteCards(self, ids):
+    def delCards(self, ids):
         "Bulk delete cards by ID."
         if not ids:
             return
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ select id from facts where id not in (select distinct fid from cards)""")
             self.db.execute("delete from cards where id in %s" % sids)
             self.db.execute("delete from revlog where cid in %s" % sids)
             # remove any dangling facts
-            self._deleteDanglingFacts()
+            self._delDanglingFacts()
         else:
             # trash
             sfids = ids2str(
@@ -426,12 +426,12 @@ where id = :id""", vals)
         model.flush()
         self.conf['currentModelId'] = model.id
 
-    def deleteModel(self, mid):
+    def delModel(self, mid):
         "Delete MODEL, and all its cards/facts."
         # do a direct delete
         self.modSchema()
         # delete facts/cards
-        self.deleteCards(self.db.list("""
+        self.delCards(self.db.list("""
 select id from cards where fid in (select id from facts where mid = ?)""",
                                       mid))
         # then the model
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ insert or ignore into tags (mod, name) values (%d, :t)""" % intTime(),
             fn = addTags
         else:
             l = "tags "
-            fn = deleteTags
+            fn = delTags
         lim = " or ".join(
             [l+"like :_%d" % c for c, t in enumerate(newTags)])
         res = self.db.all(
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ update facts set tags = :t, mod = :n where id = :id""", [fix(row) for row in res
         self.registerTags(parseTags(tags))
         self.finishProgress()
 
-    def deleteTags(self, ids, tags):
+    def delTags(self, ids, tags):
         self.addTags(ids, tags, False)
 
     # Finding cards
diff --git a/anki/facts.py b/anki/facts.py
index 757b44355..b363ee9ef 100644
--- a/anki/facts.py
+++ b/anki/facts.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import time
 from anki.errors import AnkiError
 from anki.utils import stripHTMLMedia, fieldChecksum, intTime, \
-    addTags, deleteTags, joinFields, splitFields, ids2str, parseTags
+    addTags, delTags, joinFields, splitFields, ids2str, parseTags
 
 class Fact(object):
 
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ insert or replace into facts values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
     def addTags(self, tags):
         self.tags = addTags(tags, self.tags)
 
-    def deleteTags(self, tags):
-        self.tags = deleteTags(tags, self.tags)
+    def delTags(self, tags):
+        self.tags = delTags(tags, self.tags)
 
     # Unique/duplicate checks
     ##################################################
diff --git a/anki/models.py b/anki/models.py
index 96530b581..2f47a6501 100644
--- a/anki/models.py
+++ b/anki/models.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ insert or replace into models values (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)""",
         cids = self.deck.db.list("""
 select c.id from cards c, facts f where c.fid=f.id and mid = ? and ord = ?""",
                                  self.id, ord)
-        self.deck.deleteCards(cids)
+        self.deck.delCards(cids)
         # shift ordinals
         self.deck.db.execute("""
 update cards set ord = ord - 1 where fid in (select id from facts
diff --git a/anki/utils.py b/anki/utils.py
index 732b6fb64..5f7ed5efe 100644
--- a/anki/utils.py
+++ b/anki/utils.py
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ def addTags(addtags, tags):
             currentTags.append(tag)
     return joinTags(currentTags)
 
-def deleteTags(deltags, tags):
+def delTags(deltags, tags):
     "Delete tags if they don't exists."
     currentTags = parseTags(tags)
     for tag in parseTags(deltags):
diff --git a/tests/test_cards.py b/tests/test_cards.py
index af7d7d5ea..60d010f93 100644
--- a/tests/test_cards.py
+++ b/tests/test_cards.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ def test_delete():
     deck.reset()
     deck.sched.answerCard(deck.sched.getCard(), 2)
     assert deck.db.scalar("select count() from revlog") == 1
-    deck.deleteCard(cid)
+    deck.delCard(cid)
     assert deck.cardCount() == 0
     assert deck.factCount() == 0
     assert deck.db.scalar("select count() from facts") == 0
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def test_delete():
     deck.lastSync = deck.schema + 1
     # cards/facts should go in the deletion log instead
     cid = f.cards()[0].id
-    deck.deleteCard(cid)
+    deck.delCard(cid)
     assert deck.cardCount() == 0
     assert deck.factCount() == 0
     assert deck.db.scalar("select count() from facts") == 1
diff --git a/tests/test_deck.py b/tests/test_deck.py
index 4520f4199..0cacd6709 100644
--- a/tests/test_deck.py
+++ b/tests/test_deck.py
@@ -74,11 +74,11 @@ def test_factAddDelete():
     id1 = cards[0].id; id2 = cards[1].id
     assert deck.cardCount() == 2
     assert deck.factCount() == 1
-    deck.deleteCard(id1)
+    deck.delCard(id1)
     assert deck.cardCount() == 1
     assert deck.factCount() == 1
     # and the second should clear the fact
-    deck.deleteCard(id2)
+    deck.delCard(id2)
     assert deck.cardCount() == 0
     assert deck.factCount() == 0
 
diff --git a/tests/test_find.py b/tests/test_find.py
index 92f55a89a..6239de11b 100644
--- a/tests/test_find.py
+++ b/tests/test_find.py
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ def test_findCards():
     assert (len(deck.findCards("tag:foo")) ==
             len(deck.findCards("tag:bar")) ==
             3)
-    deck.deleteTags(deck.db.list("select id from cards"), "foo")
+    deck.delTags(deck.db.list("select id from cards"), "foo")
     assert len(deck.findCards("tag:foo")) == 0
     assert len(deck.findCards("tag:bar")) == 3
diff --git a/tests/test_models.py b/tests/test_models.py
index d40b4bcea..22fc607d1 100644
--- a/tests/test_models.py
+++ b/tests/test_models.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_modelDelete():
     f['Back'] = u'2'
     deck.addFact(f)
     assert deck.cardCount() == 1
-    deck.deleteModel(deck.conf['currentModelId'])
+    deck.delModel(deck.conf['currentModelId'])
     assert deck.cardCount() == 0
 
 def test_modelCopy():