diff --git a/src/hb-font.cc b/src/hb-font.cc
index bb8f84c25..c289f1486 100644
--- a/src/hb-font.cc
+++ b/src/hb-font.cc
@@ -394,8 +394,8 @@ _hb_face_for_data_get_table (hb_tag_t tag, void *user_data)
 }
 
 hb_face_t *
-hb_face_create_for_data (hb_blob_t    *blob,
-			 unsigned int  index)
+hb_face_create (hb_blob_t    *blob,
+		unsigned int  index)
 {
   if (unlikely (!blob || !hb_blob_get_length (blob)))
     return &_hb_face_nil;
diff --git a/src/hb-font.h b/src/hb-font.h
index 7f05144cf..17e7f91e3 100644
--- a/src/hb-font.h
+++ b/src/hb-font.h
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ typedef struct _hb_font_t hb_font_t;
  */
 
 hb_face_t *
-hb_face_create_for_data (hb_blob_t    *blob,
-			 unsigned int  index);
+hb_face_create (hb_blob_t    *blob,
+		unsigned int  index);
 
 typedef hb_blob_t * (*hb_get_table_func_t)  (hb_tag_t tag, void *user_data);
 
diff --git a/src/hb-ft.cc b/src/hb-ft.cc
index 2566c0551..3fe236515 100644
--- a/src/hb-ft.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ft.cc
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ hb_ft_face_create (FT_Face           ft_face,
 			   /* TODO: Check FT_FACE_FLAG_EXTERNAL_STREAM? */
 			   HB_MEMORY_MODE_READONLY_MAY_MAKE_WRITABLE,
 			   ft_face, destroy);
-    face = hb_face_create_for_data (blob, ft_face->face_index);
+    face = hb_face_create (blob, ft_face->face_index);
     hb_blob_destroy (blob);
   } else {
     face = hb_face_create_for_tables (get_table, ft_face, destroy);
diff --git a/src/test.cc b/src/test.cc
index 79d7841b4..e3747ce48 100644
--- a/src/test.cc
+++ b/src/test.cc
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   printf ("Opened font file %s: %u bytes long\n", argv[1], hb_blob_get_length (blob));
 
   /* Create the face */
-  face = hb_face_create_for_data (blob, 0 /* first face */);
+  face = hb_face_create (blob, 0 /* first face */);
 
   /* So, what now? */
 
diff --git a/test/test-object.c b/test/test-object.c
index 1ad3b8885..ccd0cabb8 100644
--- a/test/test-object.c
+++ b/test/test-object.c
@@ -61,14 +61,14 @@ static void *
 create_face (void)
 {
   hb_blob_t *blob = (hb_blob_t *) create_blob ();
-  hb_face_t *face = hb_face_create_for_data (blob, 0);
+  hb_face_t *face = hb_face_create (blob, 0);
   hb_blob_destroy (blob);
   return face;
 }
 static void *
 create_face_inert (void)
 {
-  return hb_face_create_for_data (hb_blob_get_empty (), 0);
+  return hb_face_create (hb_blob_get_empty (), 0);
 }
 
 static void *