diff --git a/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee b/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
index f53f407fd..899a73ba5 100644
--- a/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/app/editor-spec.coffee
@@ -2589,14 +2589,14 @@ describe "Editor", ->
           expect(buffer.lineForRow(15)).toBeUndefined()
           expect(editor.getCursorBufferPosition()).toEqual [14, 0]
 
-  describe ".moveEditSessionAtIndex(fromIndex, toIndex)", ->
+  describe ".moveEditSessionToIndex(fromIndex, toIndex)", ->
     it "updates the edit session order", ->
       jsPath = editor.getPath()
       rootView.open("sample.txt")
       txtPath = editor.getPath()
       expect(editor.editSessions[0].getPath()).toBe jsPath
       expect(editor.editSessions[1].getPath()).toBe txtPath
-      editor.moveEditSessionAtIndex(0, 1)
+      editor.moveEditSessionToIndex(0, 1)
       expect(editor.editSessions[0].getPath()).toBe txtPath
       expect(editor.editSessions[1].getPath()).toBe jsPath
 
@@ -2604,7 +2604,7 @@ describe "Editor", ->
       eventHandler = jasmine.createSpy("eventHandler")
       rootView.open("sample.txt")
       editor.on "editor:edit-session-order-changed", eventHandler
-      editor.moveEditSessionAtIndex(0, 1)
+      editor.moveEditSessionToIndex(0, 1)
       expect(eventHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
 
     it "sets the moved session as the editor's active session", ->
@@ -2612,5 +2612,5 @@ describe "Editor", ->
       rootView.open("sample.txt")
       txtPath = editor.getPath()
       expect(editor.activeEditSession.getPath()).toBe txtPath
-      editor.moveEditSessionAtIndex(0, 1)
+      editor.moveEditSessionToIndex(0, 1)
       expect(editor.activeEditSession.getPath()).toBe jsPath
diff --git a/src/app/editor.coffee b/src/app/editor.coffee
index c6fbcc44d..80ed42943 100644
--- a/src/app/editor.coffee
+++ b/src/app/editor.coffee
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ class Editor extends View
       "Cancel"
     )
 
-  moveEditSessionAtIndex: (fromIndex, toIndex) ->
+  moveEditSessionToIndex: (fromIndex, toIndex) ->
     return if fromIndex is toIndex
     editSession = @editSessions.splice(fromIndex, 1)
     @editSessions.splice(toIndex, 0, editSession[0])
@@ -561,10 +561,7 @@ class Editor extends View
     toEditSession = fromEditSession.copy()
     @destroyEditSessionIndex(fromIndex)
     toEditor.edit(toEditSession)
-    toEditor.moveEditSessionAtIndex(toEditor.getActiveEditSessionIndex(), toIndex)
-
-  transferEditSessionAtIndex: (fromIndex, toIndex, toEditor) ->
-    toEditor.editSessions.splice(toIndex, 0, @editSessions.splice(fromIndex, 1)[0])
+    toEditor.moveEditSessionToIndex(toEditor.getActiveEditSessionIndex(), toIndex)
 
   activateEditSessionForPath: (path) ->
     for editSession, index in @editSessions
diff --git a/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee b/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee
index 6cc84b63a..b15fb40ef 100644
--- a/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/tabs/lib/tab-view.coffee
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class TabView extends SortableList
       fromIndex = draggedTab.index()
       toIndex = droppedNearTab.index()
       toIndex++ if fromIndex > toIndex
-      fromEditor.moveEditSessionAtIndex(fromIndex, toIndex)
+      fromEditor.moveEditSessionToIndex(fromIndex, toIndex)
     else
       toPane = $(rootView.find('.pane')[toPaneIndex])
       toEditor = toPane.find('.editor').view()
diff --git a/src/packages/tabs/spec/tabs-spec.coffee b/src/packages/tabs/spec/tabs-spec.coffee
index 1db15106e..31aff09e6 100644
--- a/src/packages/tabs/spec/tabs-spec.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/tabs/spec/tabs-spec.coffee
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ describe "TabView", ->
       expect(tabs.find('.tab:eq(0) .file-name').text()).toBe "sample.js"
       expect(tabs.find('.tab:eq(1) .file-name').text()).toBe "sample.txt"
 
-      editor.moveEditSessionAtIndex(0, 1)
+      editor.moveEditSessionToIndex(0, 1)
       expect(tabs.find('.tab:eq(0) .file-name').text()).toBe "sample.txt"
       expect(tabs.find('.tab:eq(1) .file-name').text()).toBe "sample.js"
 
-      editor.moveEditSessionAtIndex(1, 0)
+      editor.moveEditSessionToIndex(1, 0)
       expect(tabs.find('.tab:eq(0) .file-name').text()).toBe "sample.js"
       expect(tabs.find('.tab:eq(1) .file-name').text()).toBe "sample.txt"