diff --git a/src/libcore/option.rs b/src/libcore/option.rs
index eff29d1e55b..db0d0030f83 100644
--- a/src/libcore/option.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/option.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ pure fn is_some<T>(opt: option<T>) -> bool {
     !is_none(opt)
 }
 
-pure fn get_or_default<T: copy>(opt: option<T>, def: T) -> T {
+pure fn get_default<T: copy>(opt: option<T>, def: T) -> T {
     #[doc = "Returns the contained value or a default"];
 
     alt opt { some(x) { x } none { def } }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl extensions<T:copy> for option<T> {
     "]
     fn chain<U>(f: fn(T) -> option<U>) -> option<U> { chain(self, f) }
     #[doc = "Returns the contained value or a default"]
-    fn get_or_default(def: T) -> T { get_or_default(self, def) }
+    fn get_default(def: T) -> T { get_default(self, def) }
     #[doc = "Applies a function to the contained value or returns a default"]
     fn map_default<U: copy>(def: U, f: fn(T) -> U) -> U
         { map_default(self, def, f) }
diff --git a/src/librustsyntax/parse/eval.rs b/src/librustsyntax/parse/eval.rs
index bf4e9f798d6..59305bfd244 100644
--- a/src/librustsyntax/parse/eval.rs
+++ b/src/librustsyntax/parse/eval.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ fn eval_crate_directives_to_mod(cx: ctx, cdirs: [@ast::crate_directive],
     -> (ast::_mod, [ast::attribute]) {
     #debug("eval crate prefix: %s", prefix);
     #debug("eval crate suffix: %s",
-           option::get_or_default(suffix, "none"));
+           option::get_default(suffix, "none"));
     let (cview_items, citems, cattrs)
         = parse_companion_mod(cx, prefix, suffix);
     let mut view_items: [@ast::view_item] = [];
diff --git a/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs b/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs
index 39de3a72949..4e7f495909e 100644
--- a/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs
+++ b/src/rustc/middle/trans/base.rs
@@ -2017,7 +2017,7 @@ fn monomorphic_fn(ccx: @crate_ctxt, fn_id: ast::def_id, real_substs: [ty::t],
             // ctors don't have attrs, at least not right now
             let tp_tys: [ty::t] = ty::ty_params_to_tys(ccx.tcx, tps);
             trans_class_ctor(ccx, pt, ctor.node.dec, ctor.node.body, lldecl,
-                 option::get_or_default(psubsts,
+                 option::get_default(psubsts,
                    {tys:tp_tys, vtables: none, bounds: @[]}),
               fn_id.node, parent_id, ctor.span);
           }
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/attr_pass.rs b/src/rustdoc/attr_pass.rs
index 674d7a7fc3b..232b72d369a 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/attr_pass.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/attr_pass.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ fn fold_crate(
     {
         topmod: {
             item: {
-                name: option::get_or_default(attrs.name, doc.topmod.name())
+                name: option::get_default(attrs.name, doc.topmod.name())
                 with doc.topmod.item
             }
             with doc.topmod
diff --git a/src/rustdoc/config.rs b/src/rustdoc/config.rs
index 3c2a11b0516..fc8bbf09a65 100644
--- a/src/rustdoc/config.rs
+++ b/src/rustdoc/config.rs
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ fn config_from_opts(
     let result = result::chain(result) {|config|
         let output_dir = getopts::opt_maybe_str(match, opt_output_dir());
         result::ok({
-            output_dir: option::get_or_default(output_dir, config.output_dir)
+            output_dir: option::get_default(output_dir, config.output_dir)
             with config
         })
     };