diff --git a/lib/util.c b/lib/util.c
index 315b00989..732a18afb 100644
--- a/lib/util.c
+++ b/lib/util.c
@@ -393,20 +393,7 @@ fake_name_quote (const char *s, int quote_percent)
 
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /**
- * Remove the middle part of the string to fit given length.
- * Use "~" to show where the string was truncated.
- * Return static buffer, no need to free() it.
- */
-
-const char *
-name_trunc (const char *txt, size_t trunc_len)
-{
-    return str_trunc (txt, trunc_len);
-}
-
-/* --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-/**
- * path_trunc() is the same as name_trunc() above but
+ * path_trunc() is the same as str_trunc() but
  * it deletes possible password from path for security
  * reasons.
  */
diff --git a/lib/util.h b/lib/util.h
index 71cc6473a..b5e1bdada 100644
--- a/lib/util.h
+++ b/lib/util.h
@@ -115,12 +115,7 @@ char *name_quote (const char *c, int quote_percent);
 /* returns a duplicate of c. */
 char *fake_name_quote (const char *c, int quote_percent);
 
-/* Remove the middle part of the string to fit given length.
- * Use "~" to show where the string was truncated.
- * Return static buffer, no need to free() it. */
-const char *name_trunc (const char *txt, size_t trunc_len);
-
-/* path_trunc() is the same as name_trunc() above but
+/* path_trunc() is the same as str_trunc() but
  * it deletes possible password from path for security
  * reasons. */
 const char *path_trunc (const char *path, size_t trunc_len);
diff --git a/src/chmod.c b/src/chmod.c
index b55e9c040..1063089e2 100644
--- a/src/chmod.c
+++ b/src/chmod.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static int c_file, end_chmod;
 
 static mode_t and_mask, or_mask, c_stat;
 
-/* FIXME: these variables are superfluous, aren't they? (hint: name_trunc
+/* FIXME: these variables are superfluous, aren't they? (hint: str_trunc
  * returns a pointer to a static buffer, and label_new creates its own copy
  * of its argument)
  * --rillig, 2004-08-29 */
diff --git a/src/file.c b/src/file.c
index 5fd182cda..afe74b28f 100644
--- a/src/file.c
+++ b/src/file.c
@@ -1604,7 +1604,7 @@ compute_dir_size_update_ui (const void *ui, const char *dirname)
     if (ui == NULL)
         return FILE_CONT;
 
-    label_set_text (this->dirname, name_trunc (dirname, this->dlg->cols - 6));
+    label_set_text (this->dirname, str_trunc (dirname, this->dlg->cols - 6));
 
     event.x = -1;               /* Don't show the GPM cursor */
     c = tty_get_event (&event, FALSE, FALSE);