diff --git a/src/g_game.c b/src/g_game.c
index e6a28aa41..7ce68b497 100644
--- a/src/g_game.c
+++ b/src/g_game.c
@@ -2965,7 +2965,7 @@ void G_DoReborn(INT32 playernum)
 		}
 		if (!countdowntimeup && (mapheaderinfo[gamemap-1]->levelflags & LF_NORELOAD))
 		{
-			P_LoadThingsOnly();
+			P_RespawnThings();
 
 			for (i = 0; i < MAXPLAYERS; i++)
 			{
diff --git a/src/p_setup.c b/src/p_setup.c
index 0e298a954..ad1ae12ae 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.c
+++ b/src/p_setup.c
@@ -2206,12 +2206,8 @@ static void P_InitLevelSettings(void)
 		CV_SetValue(&cv_analog2, true);
 }
 
-//
-// P_LoadThingsOnly
-//
-// "Reloads" a level, but only reloads all of the mobjs.
-//
-void P_LoadThingsOnly(void)
+// Respawns all the mapthings and mobjs in the map from the already loaded map data.
+void P_RespawnThings(void)
 {
 	// Search through all the thinkers.
 	thinker_t *think;
diff --git a/src/p_setup.h b/src/p_setup.h
index de791677c..be3d220d8 100644
--- a/src/p_setup.h
+++ b/src/p_setup.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ void P_SetupLevelSky(INT32 skynum, boolean global);
 #ifdef SCANTHINGS
 void P_ScanThings(INT16 mapnum, INT16 wadnum, INT16 lumpnum);
 #endif
-void P_LoadThingsOnly(void);
+void P_RespawnThings(void);
 boolean P_LoadLevel(boolean fromnetsave);
 boolean P_AddWadFile(const char *wadfilename);
 boolean P_RunSOC(const char *socfilename);