diff --git a/doc/destructors.rst b/doc/destructors.rst
index 3c50241ebc..ff6ceaf5e3 100644
--- a/doc/destructors.rst
+++ b/doc/destructors.rst
@@ -676,25 +676,25 @@ moveMem(addr y[0], addr x[0], 3)
 ```
 
 The program fails because we need to prepare a fresh copy for the variable `y`.
-`prepareStrMutation` should be called before the address operation.
+`prepareMutation` should be called before the address operation.
 
 ```nim
 var x = "abc"
 var y = x
 
-prepareStrMutation(y)
+prepareMutation(y)
 moveMem(addr y[0], addr x[0], 3)
 assert y == "abc"
 ```
 
-Now `prepareStrMutation` solves the problem.
+Now `prepareMutation` solves the problem.
 It manually creates a fresh copy and makes the variable `y` mutable.
 
 ```nim
 var x = "abc"
 var y = x
 
-prepareStrMutation(y)
+prepareMutation(y)
 moveMem(addr y[0], addr x[0], 3)
 moveMem(addr y[0], addr x[0], 3)
 moveMem(addr y[0], addr x[0], 3)
diff --git a/lib/std/strbasics.nim b/lib/std/strbasics.nim
index 0ea5a28174..9232204abe 100644
--- a/lib/std/strbasics.nim
+++ b/lib/std/strbasics.nim
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func setSlice*(s: var string, slice: Slice[int]) =
         impl()
       else:
         when defined(nimSeqsV2):
-          prepareStrMutation(s)
+          prepareMutation(s)
         moveMem(addr s[0], addr s[first], last - first + 1)
   s.setLen(last - first + 1)
 
diff --git a/lib/system.nim b/lib/system.nim
index 605670f446..559c71f01a 100644
--- a/lib/system.nim
+++ b/lib/system.nim
@@ -3122,14 +3122,14 @@ when not defined(createNimHcr) and not defined(nimscript):
   include nimhcr
 
 when notJSnotNims and not defined(nimSeqsV2):
-  proc prepareStrMutation*(s: var string) {.inline.} =
+  proc prepareMutation*(s: var string) {.inline.} =
     ## String literals (e.g. "abc", etc) in the ARC/ORC mode are "copy on write",
-    ## therefore you should call `prepareStrMutation` before modifying the strings
+    ## therefore you should call `prepareMutation` before modifying the strings
     ## via `addr`.
     runnableExamples("--gc:arc"):
       var x = "abc"
       var y = "defgh"
-      prepareStrMutation(y) # without this, you may get a `SIGBUS` or `SIGSEGV`
+      prepareMutation(y) # without this, you may get a `SIGBUS` or `SIGSEGV`
       moveMem(addr y[0], addr x[0], x.len)
       assert y == "abcgh"
     discard
diff --git a/lib/system/strs_v2.nim b/lib/system/strs_v2.nim
index 2647f7dccd..6944cdc589 100644
--- a/lib/system/strs_v2.nim
+++ b/lib/system/strs_v2.nim
@@ -169,9 +169,9 @@ proc nimPrepareStrMutationV2(s: var NimStringV2) {.compilerRtl, inline.} =
   if s.p != nil and (s.p.cap and strlitFlag) == strlitFlag:
     nimPrepareStrMutationImpl(s)
 
-proc prepareStrMutation*(s: var string) {.inline.} =
+proc prepareMutation*(s: var string) {.inline.} =
   # string literals are "copy on write", so you need to call
-  # `prepareStrMutation` before modifying the strings via `addr`.
+  # `prepareMutation` before modifying the strings via `addr`.
   {.cast(noSideEffect).}:
     let s = unsafeAddr s
     nimPrepareStrMutationV2(cast[ptr NimStringV2](s)[])