diff --git a/panda/src/express/textEncoder.I b/panda/src/express/textEncoder.I
index 75895a0562..03834a4d8a 100644
--- a/panda/src/express/textEncoder.I
+++ b/panda/src/express/textEncoder.I
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ upper(const string &source, TextEncoder::Encoding encoding) {
   TextEncoder encoder;
   encoder.set_encoding(encoding);
   encoder.set_text(source);
-  encoder.toupper_text();
+  encoder.make_upper();
   return encoder.get_text();
 }
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ lower(const string &source, TextEncoder::Encoding encoding) {
   TextEncoder encoder;
   encoder.set_encoding(encoding);
   encoder.set_text(source);
-  encoder.tolower_text();
+  encoder.make_lower();
   return encoder.get_text();
 }
 
diff --git a/panda/src/express/textEncoder.cxx b/panda/src/express/textEncoder.cxx
index ec79d9efb5..508de36c56 100644
--- a/panda/src/express/textEncoder.cxx
+++ b/panda/src/express/textEncoder.cxx
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ TypeHandle TextEncoder::_type_handle;
 TextEncoder::Encoding TextEncoder::_default_encoding;
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: TextEncoder::toupper_text
+//     Function: TextEncoder::make_upper
 //       Access: Published
 //  Description: Adjusts the text stored within the encoder to all
 //               uppercase letters (preserving accent marks
 //               correctly).
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void TextEncoder::
-toupper_text() {
+make_upper() {
   get_wtext();
   wstring::iterator si;
   for (si = _wtext.begin(); si != _wtext.end(); ++si) {
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ toupper_text() {
 }
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//     Function: TextEncoder::tolower_text
+//     Function: TextEncoder::make_lower
 //       Access: Published
 //  Description: Adjusts the text stored within the encoder to all
 //               lowercase letters (preserving accent marks
 //               correctly).
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 void TextEncoder::
-tolower_text() {
+make_lower() {
   get_wtext();
   wstring::iterator si;
   for (si = _wtext.begin(); si != _wtext.end(); ++si) {
diff --git a/panda/src/express/textEncoder.h b/panda/src/express/textEncoder.h
index 37b6c5c42b..73cc245348 100644
--- a/panda/src/express/textEncoder.h
+++ b/panda/src/express/textEncoder.h
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ PUBLISHED:
   INLINE void clear_text();
   INLINE bool has_text() const;
 
-  void toupper_text();
-  void tolower_text();
+  void make_upper();
+  void make_lower();
 
   INLINE string get_text() const;
   INLINE string get_text(Encoding encoding) const;