diff --git a/AppKit/CPCollectionView.j b/AppKit/CPCollectionView.j
index e6976c3ba..cf91c32cd 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPCollectionView.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPCollectionView.j
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@
     [self _scrollToSelection];
 }
 
-- (void)deleteBackwards:(id)sender
+- (void)deleteBackward:(id)sender
 {
     if ([[self delegate] respondsToSelector:@selector(collectionView:shouldDeleteItemsAtIndexes:)])
     {
diff --git a/AppKit/CPTextField.j b/AppKit/CPTextField.j
index e70984296..7459fa772 100644
--- a/AppKit/CPTextField.j
+++ b/AppKit/CPTextField.j
@@ -813,7 +813,7 @@ CPTextFieldStatePlaceholder = CPThemeState("placeholder");
     if (![CPPlatform isBrowser])
     {
         [self copy:sender];
-        [self deleteBackwards:sender];
+        [self deleteBackward:sender];
     }
 }
 
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ CPTextFieldStatePlaceholder = CPThemeState("placeholder");
         if (![[pasteboard types] containsObject:CPStringPboardType])
             return;
 
-        [self deleteBackwards:sender];
+        [self deleteBackward:sender];
 
         var selectedRange = [self selectedRange],
             stringValue = [self stringValue],
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ CPTextFieldStatePlaceholder = CPThemeState("placeholder");
     [self selectText:sender];
 }
 
-- (void)deleteBackwards:(id)sender
+- (void)deleteBackward:(id)sender
 {
     var selectedRange = [self selectedRange],
         stringValue = [self stringValue],