diff --git a/spec/extensions/editor-command-spec.coffee b/spec/extensions/editor-command-spec.coffee
index e6d8e4234..27912bd71 100644
--- a/spec/extensions/editor-command-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/extensions/editor-command-spec.coffee
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe "EditorCommand", ->
   afterEach ->
     rootView.remove()
 
-  describe "@editSelectedText()", ->
+  describe "@replaceSelectedText()", ->
     it "returns true when transformed text is non-empty", ->
       transformed = false
       edited = false
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe "EditorCommand", ->
           'meta-V': 'custom'
 
         @execute: (editor, event) ->
-          edited = @editSelectedText editor, (text) ->
+          edited = @replaceSelectedText editor, (text) ->
             transformed = true
             'new'
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe "EditorCommand", ->
           'meta-V': 'custom'
 
         @execute: (editor, event) ->
-          edited = @editSelectedText editor, (text) ->
+          edited = @replaceSelectedText editor, (text) ->
             transformed = true
             null
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe "EditorCommand", ->
           'meta-V': 'custom'
 
         @execute: (editor, event) ->
-          edited = @editSelectedText editor, (text) ->
+          edited = @replaceSelectedText editor, (text) ->
             transformed = true
             undefined
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe "EditorCommand", ->
           'meta-V': 'devowel'
 
         @execute: (editor, event) ->
-          @editSelectedText editor, (text) ->
+          @replaceSelectedText editor, (text) ->
             text.replace(/[aeiouy]/gi, '')
 
       VowelRemover.activate(rootView)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe "EditorCommand", ->
            'meta-V': 'custom'
 
          @execute: (editor, event) ->
-           @editSelectedText editor, (text) ->
+           @replaceSelectedText editor, (text) ->
              callbackCount++
              text
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ describe "EditorCommand", ->
           'meta-B': 'custom2'
 
         @execute: (editor, event) ->
-          @editSelectedText editor, (text) ->
+          @replaceSelectedText editor, (text) ->
             callbackCount++
             text
 
diff --git a/src/extensions/editor-command.coffee b/src/extensions/editor-command.coffee
index f3310b2ff..22d11adda 100644
--- a/src/extensions/editor-command.coffee
+++ b/src/extensions/editor-command.coffee
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ class EditorCommand
     for key, event of keymaps
       editor.on event, => @execute(editor, event)
 
-  @editSelectedText: (editor, transform) ->
+  @replaceSelectedText: (editor, replace) ->
      selection = editor.getSelection()
      return false if selection.isEmpty()
 
      range = selection.getBufferRange()
      reverse = selection.isReversed()
-     text = transform(editor.getTextInRange(range))
+     text = replace(editor.getTextInRange(range))
      return false if text is null or text is undefined
      editor.insertText(text)
      selection.setBufferRange(range, {reverse})
diff --git a/src/extensions/lowercase-command.coffee b/src/extensions/lowercase-command.coffee
index 51bc9654a..1dd6d7a33 100644
--- a/src/extensions/lowercase-command.coffee
+++ b/src/extensions/lowercase-command.coffee
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ class LowerCaseCommand extends EditorCommand
     'meta-Y': 'lowercase'
 
   @execute: (editor, event) ->
-    @editSelectedText editor, (text) ->
+    @replaceSelectedText editor, (text) ->
       text.toLowerCase()
diff --git a/src/extensions/uppercase-command.coffee b/src/extensions/uppercase-command.coffee
index 2bc7e8e18..a79b1969b 100644
--- a/src/extensions/uppercase-command.coffee
+++ b/src/extensions/uppercase-command.coffee
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@ class UpperCaseCommand extends EditorCommand
     'meta-X': 'uppercase'
 
   @execute: (editor, event) ->
-    @editSelectedText editor, (text) ->
+    @replaceSelectedText editor, (text) ->
       text.toUpperCase()