diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/Coding.h b/Headers/gnustep/base/Coding.h
index 78dcf18ae..46ac170b5 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/Coding.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/Coding.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 @protocol CommonCoding
 - (BOOL) isDecoding;
-- (void) closeCoding;
+- (void) close;
 - (BOOL) isClosed;
 + (int) defaultFormatVersion;
 - cStream;
diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/Streaming.h b/Headers/gnustep/base/Streaming.h
index 30de63e8b..3a62d9838 100644
--- a/Headers/gnustep/base/Streaming.h
+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/Streaming.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 /* We must separate the idea of "closing" a stream and "deallocating" a
    stream because of delays in deallocation due to -autorelease. */
-- (void) closeStream;
+- (void) close;
 - (BOOL) isClosed;
 
 - (BOOL) isWritable;
diff --git a/Source/objects/Coding.h b/Source/objects/Coding.h
index 78dcf18ae..46ac170b5 100644
--- a/Source/objects/Coding.h
+++ b/Source/objects/Coding.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 @protocol CommonCoding
 - (BOOL) isDecoding;
-- (void) closeCoding;
+- (void) close;
 - (BOOL) isClosed;
 + (int) defaultFormatVersion;
 - cStream;
diff --git a/Source/objects/Streaming.h b/Source/objects/Streaming.h
index 30de63e8b..3a62d9838 100644
--- a/Source/objects/Streaming.h
+++ b/Source/objects/Streaming.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 
 /* We must separate the idea of "closing" a stream and "deallocating" a
    stream because of delays in deallocation due to -autorelease. */
-- (void) closeStream;
+- (void) close;
 - (BOOL) isClosed;
 
 - (BOOL) isWritable;