diff --git a/bin/xbps-cmpver/main.c b/bin/xbps-cmpver/main.c
index 91960d4391..40bcf76077 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-cmpver/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-cmpver/main.c
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-	return xbps_cmpver_packages(argv[1], argv[2]);
+	return xbps_cmpver(argv[1], argv[2]);
 }
diff --git a/bin/xbps-repo/index.c b/bin/xbps-repo/index.c
index 152270c61f..1f93749fbd 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-repo/index.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-repo/index.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ repoidx_addpkg(const char *file, const char *filename, const char *pkgdir)
 		if (curpkgd) {
 			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(curpkgd,
 			    "version", &regver);
-			if (xbps_cmpver_versions(version, regver) <= 0) {
+			if (xbps_cmpver(version, regver) <= 0) {
 				printf("Skipping %s. Version %s already "
 				    "registered.\n", filename, regver);
 				prop_object_release(newpkgd);
diff --git a/include/xbps_api.h b/include/xbps_api.h
index caead1c4cf..777fa27ba6 100644
--- a/include/xbps_api.h
+++ b/include/xbps_api.h
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
 #endif
 
 /* from lib/cmpver.c */
-int		xbps_cmpver_packages(const char *, const char *);
-int		xbps_cmpver_versions(const char *, const char *);
+int		xbps_cmpver(const char *, const char *);
 
 /* From lib/fexec.c */
 int		xbps_file_exec(const char *, ...);
diff --git a/lib/cmpver.c b/lib/cmpver.c
index e3874332a4..5206c39a26 100644
--- a/lib/cmpver.c
+++ b/lib/cmpver.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ get_component(const char *position, version_component *component)
  * multiple components, separated by a period, including letters.
  */
 int
-xbps_cmpver_packages(const char *pkg1, const char *pkg2)
+xbps_cmpver(const char *pkg1, const char *pkg2)
 {
     const char *v1, *v2, *ve1, *ve2;
     unsigned long e1, e2, r1, r2;
@@ -281,11 +281,3 @@ xbps_cmpver_packages(const char *pkg1, const char *pkg2)
 
     return result;
 }
-
-int
-xbps_cmpver_versions(const char *inst, const char *req)
-{
-	int res = xbps_cmpver_packages(inst, req);
-
-	return res;
-}
diff --git a/lib/findpkg.c b/lib/findpkg.c
index 7b6b0cc8fb..d7015027c9 100644
--- a/lib/findpkg.c
+++ b/lib/findpkg.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ xbps_find_new_pkg(const char *pkgname, prop_dictionary_t instpkg)
 			    "version", &instver);
 			prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgrd,
 			    "version", &repover);
-			if (xbps_cmpver_versions(instver, repover) >= 0)
+			if (xbps_cmpver(instver, repover) >= 0)
 				goto out;
 
 			break;
diff --git a/lib/util.c b/lib/util.c
index d43301d25f..d8f29e799b 100644
--- a/lib/util.c
+++ b/lib/util.c
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ xbps_check_is_installed_pkg(const char *pkg)
 	prop_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(dict, "version", &instver);
 
 	/* Compare installed and required version. */
-	rv = xbps_cmpver_versions(instver, reqver);
+	rv = xbps_cmpver(instver, reqver);
 
 	free(pkgname);
 	prop_object_release(dict);