diff --git a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
index bcff039..8eec42f 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/notebook/js/notebook.js
@@ -1918,7 +1918,7 @@ define([
         var start =  new Date().getTime();
 
         var that = this;
-        this.contents.save_file(this.notebook_path, this.notebook_name, model, {
+        this.contents.save(this.notebook_path, this.notebook_name, model, {
                 extra_settings: extra_settings,
                 success: $.proxy(this.save_notebook_success, this, start),
                 error: function (error) {
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ define([
 
     Notebook.prototype.copy_notebook = function(){
         var base_url = this.base_url;
-        this.contents.copy_file(this.notebook_path, null, this.notebook_name, {
+        this.contents.copy(this.notebook_path, null, this.notebook_name, {
             // synchronous so we can open a new window on success
             extra_settings: {async: false},
             success: function (data) {
@@ -2058,8 +2058,8 @@ define([
         }
 
         var that = this;
-        this.contents.rename_file(this.notebook_path, this.notebook_name,
-                                  this.notebook_path, new_name, {
+        this.contents.rename(this.notebook_path, this.notebook_name,
+                             this.notebook_path, new_name, {
             success: function (json) {
                 var name = that.notebook_name = json.name;
                 that.session.rename_notebook(name, json.path);
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ define([
     };
 
     Notebook.prototype.delete = function () {
-        this.contents.delete_file(this.notebook_name, this.notebook_path);
+        this.contents.delete(this.notebook_name, this.notebook_path);
     };
 
     Notebook.prototype.rename_error = function (error) {
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/services/contents.js b/IPython/html/static/services/contents.js
index b9971c5..305798f 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/services/contents.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/services/contents.js
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ define([
         $.ajax(this.api_url(path), settings);
     };
 
-    Contents.prototype.delete_file = function(name, path, options) {
+    Contents.prototype.delete = function(name, path, options) {
         var error_callback = options.error || function() {};
         var that = this;
         var settings = {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ define([
         $.ajax(url, settings);
     };
 
-    Contents.prototype.rename_file = function(path, name, new_path, new_name, options) {
+    Contents.prototype.rename = function(path, name, new_path, new_name, options) {
         var data = {name: new_name, path: new_path};
         var settings = {
             processData : false,
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ define([
         $.ajax(url, settings);
     };
 
-    Contents.prototype.save_file = function(path, name, model, options) {
+    Contents.prototype.save = function(path, name, model, options) {
         // We do the call with settings so we can set cache to false.
         var settings = {
             processData : false,
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ define([
         $.ajax(url, settings);
     };
     
-    Contents.prototype.copy_file = function(to_path, to_name, from, options) {
+    Contents.prototype.copy = function(to_path, to_name, from, options) {
         var url, method;
         if (to_name) {
             url = this.api_url(to_path, to_name);
diff --git a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
index a044025..7d2b064 100644
--- a/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
+++ b/IPython/html/static/tree/js/notebooklist.js
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ define([
                         Delete : {
                             class: "btn-danger",
                             click: function() {
-                                notebooklist.contents.delete_file(name, path, {
+                                notebooklist.contents.delete(name, path, {
                                     success: function() {
                                         notebooklist.notebook_deleted(path, name);
                                     }