diff --git a/libyasm/bc-data.c b/libyasm/bc-data.c
index 92b16060..3f3e5533 100644
--- a/libyasm/bc-data.c
+++ b/libyasm/bc-data.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static void
 bc_data_destroy(void *contents)
 {
     bytecode_data *bc_data = (bytecode_data *)contents;
-    yasm_dvs_destroy(&bc_data->datahead);
+    yasm_dvs_delete(&bc_data->datahead);
     yasm_xfree(contents);
 }
 
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ yasm_dv_create_raw(unsigned char *contents, unsigned long len)
 }
 
 void
-yasm_dvs_destroy(yasm_datavalhead *headp)
+yasm_dvs_delete(yasm_datavalhead *headp)
 {
     yasm_dataval *cur, *next;
 
diff --git a/libyasm/bytecode.h b/libyasm/bytecode.h
index 1a4fb6de..1f1be6aa 100644
--- a/libyasm/bytecode.h
+++ b/libyasm/bytecode.h
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ void yasm_dvs_initialize(yasm_datavalhead *headp);
 /** Delete (free allocated memory for) a list of data values.
  * \param headp	list of data values
  */
-void yasm_dvs_destroy(yasm_datavalhead *headp);
+void yasm_dvs_delete(yasm_datavalhead *headp);
 
 /** Add data value to the end of a list of data values.
  * \note Does not make a copy of the data value; so don't pass this function