diff --git a/Data/Text.hs b/Data/Text.hs
index 8e9a69d2..41853fb4 100644
--- a/Data/Text.hs
+++ b/Data/Text.hs
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ module Data.Text
     , isInfixOf
 
     -- ** View patterns
-    , prefixed
-    , suffixed
+    , stripPrefix
+    , stripSuffix
 
     -- * Searching
     , filter
@@ -1408,8 +1408,8 @@ isInfixOf needle haystack
 --
 -- Examples:
 --
--- > prefixed "foo" "foobar" == Just "bar"
--- > prefixed "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
+-- > stripPrefix "foo" "foobar" == Just "bar"
+-- > stripPrefix "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
 --
 -- This is particularly useful with the @ViewPatterns@ extension to
 -- GHC, as follows:
@@ -1418,10 +1418,10 @@ isInfixOf needle haystack
 -- > import Data.Text as T
 -- >
 -- > fnordLength :: Text -> Int
--- > fnordLength (prefixed "fnord" -> Just suf) = T.length suf
+-- > fnordLength (stripPrefix "fnord" -> Just suf) = T.length suf
 -- > fnordLength _                              = -1
-prefixed :: Text -> Text -> Maybe Text
-prefixed p@(Text _arr _off plen) t@(Text arr off len)
+stripPrefix :: Text -> Text -> Maybe Text
+stripPrefix p@(Text _arr _off plen) t@(Text arr off len)
     | p `isPrefixOf` t = Just $! textP arr (off+plen) (len-plen)
     | otherwise        = Nothing
 
@@ -1430,8 +1430,8 @@ prefixed p@(Text _arr _off plen) t@(Text arr off len)
 --
 -- Examples:
 --
--- > suffixed "bar" "foobar" == Just "foo"
--- > suffixed "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
+-- > stripSuffix "bar" "foobar" == Just "foo"
+-- > stripSuffix "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
 --
 -- This is particularly useful with the @ViewPatterns@ extension to
 -- GHC, as follows:
@@ -1440,10 +1440,10 @@ prefixed p@(Text _arr _off plen) t@(Text arr off len)
 -- > import Data.Text as T
 -- >
 -- > quuxLength :: Text -> Int
--- > quuxLength (suffixed "quux" -> Just pre) = T.length pre
+-- > quuxLength (stripSuffix "quux" -> Just pre) = T.length pre
 -- > quuxLength _                             = -1
-suffixed :: Text -> Text -> Maybe Text
-suffixed p@(Text _arr _off plen) t@(Text arr off len)
+stripSuffix :: Text -> Text -> Maybe Text
+stripSuffix p@(Text _arr _off plen) t@(Text arr off len)
     | p `isSuffixOf` t = Just $! textP arr off (len-plen)
     | otherwise        = Nothing
 
diff --git a/Data/Text/Lazy.hs b/Data/Text/Lazy.hs
index ed74c5ea..e640ee10 100644
--- a/Data/Text/Lazy.hs
+++ b/Data/Text/Lazy.hs
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ module Data.Text.Lazy
     , isInfixOf
 
     -- ** View patterns
-    , prefixed
-    , suffixed
+    , stripPrefix
+    , stripSuffix
 
     -- * Searching
     , filter
@@ -1217,8 +1217,8 @@ isInfixOf needle haystack
 --
 -- Examples:
 --
--- > prefixed "foo" "foobar" == Just "bar"
--- > prefixed "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
+-- > stripPrefix "foo" "foobar" == Just "bar"
+-- > stripPrefix "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
 --
 -- This is particularly useful with the @ViewPatterns@ extension to
 -- GHC, as follows:
@@ -1227,11 +1227,11 @@ isInfixOf needle haystack
 -- > import Data.Text as T
 -- >
 -- > fnordLength :: Text -> Int
--- > fnordLength (prefixed "fnord" -> Just suf) = T.length suf
+-- > fnordLength (stripPrefix "fnord" -> Just suf) = T.length suf
 -- > fnordLength _                              = -1
-prefixed :: Text -> Text -> Maybe Text
+stripPrefix :: Text -> Text -> Maybe Text
 -- Yes, this could be much more efficient.
-prefixed p t
+stripPrefix p t
     | p `isPrefixOf` t = Just (drop (length p) t)
     | otherwise        = Nothing
 
@@ -1240,8 +1240,8 @@ prefixed p t
 --
 -- Examples:
 --
--- > suffixed "bar" "foobar" == Just "foo"
--- > suffixed "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
+-- > stripSuffix "bar" "foobar" == Just "foo"
+-- > stripSuffix "foo" "quux"   == Nothing
 --
 -- This is particularly useful with the @ViewPatterns@ extension to
 -- GHC, as follows:
@@ -1250,11 +1250,11 @@ prefixed p t
 -- > import Data.Text as T
 -- >
 -- > quuxLength :: Text -> Int
--- > quuxLength (suffixed "quux" -> Just pre) = T.length pre
+-- > quuxLength (stripSuffix "quux" -> Just pre) = T.length pre
 -- > quuxLength _                             = -1
-suffixed :: Text -> Text -> Maybe Text
+stripSuffix :: Text -> Text -> Maybe Text
 -- Yes, this could be much more efficient.
-suffixed p t
+stripSuffix p t
     | p `isSuffixOf` t = Just (take (length t - length p) t)
     | otherwise        = Nothing
 
diff --git a/tests/Properties.hs b/tests/Properties.hs
index 5f952190..7a995e4e 100644
--- a/tests/Properties.hs
+++ b/tests/Properties.hs
@@ -583,18 +583,13 @@ tl_isSuffixOf s   = L.isSuffixOf s`eqP` TL.isSuffixOf (packS s)
 t_isInfixOf s     = L.isInfixOf s `eqP` T.isInfixOf (packS s)
 tl_isInfixOf s    = L.isInfixOf s `eqP` TL.isInfixOf (packS s)
 
-prefixed (p:ps) (t:ts)
-    | p == t = prefixed ps ts
-prefixed [] ts = Just ts
-prefixed _  _  = Nothing
+t_stripPrefix s      = (fmap packS . L.stripPrefix s) `eqP` T.stripPrefix (packS s)
+tl_stripPrefix s     = (fmap packS . L.stripPrefix s) `eqP` TL.stripPrefix (packS s)
 
-t_prefixed s      = (fmap packS . prefixed s) `eqP` T.prefixed (packS s)
-tl_prefixed s     = (fmap packS . prefixed s) `eqP` TL.prefixed (packS s)
+stripSuffix p t = reverse `fmap` L.stripPrefix (reverse p) (reverse t)
 
-suffixed p t = reverse `fmap` prefixed (reverse p) (reverse t)
-
-t_suffixed s      = (fmap packS . suffixed s) `eqP` T.suffixed (packS s)
-tl_suffixed s     = (fmap packS . suffixed s) `eqP` TL.suffixed (packS s)
+t_stripSuffix s      = (fmap packS . stripSuffix s) `eqP` T.stripSuffix (packS s)
+tl_stripSuffix s     = (fmap packS . stripSuffix s) `eqP` TL.stripSuffix (packS s)
 
 sf_elem p c       = (L.elem c . L.filter p) `eqP` (S.elem c . S.filter p)
 sf_filter q p     = (L.filter p . L.filter q) `eqP`
@@ -1086,10 +1081,10 @@ tests = [
     testProperty "tl_isInfixOf" tl_isInfixOf,
 
     testGroup "view" [
-      testProperty "t_prefixed" t_prefixed,
-      testProperty "tl_prefixed" tl_prefixed,
-      testProperty "t_suffixed" t_suffixed,
-      testProperty "tl_suffixed" tl_suffixed
+      testProperty "t_stripPrefix" t_stripPrefix,
+      testProperty "tl_stripPrefix" tl_stripPrefix,
+      testProperty "t_stripSuffix" t_stripSuffix,
+      testProperty "tl_stripSuffix" tl_stripSuffix
     ]
   ],