diff --git a/object-file.c b/object-file.c
index 196509b252..7b34a2b274 100644
--- a/object-file.c
+++ b/object-file.c
@@ -723,7 +723,7 @@ static void prepare_loose_object_transaction(struct odb_transaction *transaction
 	 * We lazily create the temporary object directory
 	 * the first time an object might be added, since
 	 * callers may not know whether any objects will be
-	 * added at the time they call object_file_transaction_begin.
+	 * added at the time they call odb_transaction_files_begin.
 	 */
 	if (!transaction || transaction->objdir)
 		return;
@@ -1985,7 +1985,7 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
-struct odb_transaction *object_file_transaction_begin(struct odb_source *source)
+struct odb_transaction *odb_transaction_files_begin(struct odb_source *source)
 {
 	struct object_database *odb = source->odb;
 
@@ -1998,7 +1998,7 @@ struct odb_transaction *object_file_transaction_begin(struct odb_source *source)
 	return odb->transaction;
 }
 
-void object_file_transaction_commit(struct odb_transaction *transaction)
+void odb_transaction_files_commit(struct odb_transaction *transaction)
 {
 	if (!transaction)
 		return;
diff --git a/object-file.h b/object-file.h
index 1229d5f675..b4a3341a89 100644
--- a/object-file.h
+++ b/object-file.h
@@ -202,16 +202,16 @@ struct odb_transaction;
 
 /*
  * Tell the object database to optimize for adding
- * multiple objects. object_file_transaction_commit must be called
+ * multiple objects. odb_transaction_files_commit must be called
  * to make new objects visible. If a transaction is already
  * pending, NULL is returned.
  */
-struct odb_transaction *object_file_transaction_begin(struct odb_source *source);
+struct odb_transaction *odb_transaction_files_begin(struct odb_source *source);
 
 /*
  * Tell the object database to make any objects from the
  * current transaction visible.
  */
-void object_file_transaction_commit(struct odb_transaction *transaction);
+void odb_transaction_files_commit(struct odb_transaction *transaction);
 
 #endif /* OBJECT_FILE_H */
diff --git a/odb.c b/odb.c
index ac70b6a099..a5e6fd01a9 100644
--- a/odb.c
+++ b/odb.c
@@ -1153,10 +1153,10 @@ void odb_reprepare(struct object_database *o)
 
 struct odb_transaction *odb_transaction_begin(struct object_database *odb)
 {
-	return object_file_transaction_begin(odb->sources);
+	return odb_transaction_files_begin(odb->sources);
 }
 
 void odb_transaction_commit(struct odb_transaction *transaction)
 {
-	object_file_transaction_commit(transaction);
+	odb_transaction_files_commit(transaction);
 }