diff --git a/administrator/components/com_contact/models/contact.php b/administrator/components/com_contact/models/contact.php
index c6e1393768866..74d0b80fa2621 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_contact/models/contact.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_contact/models/contact.php
@@ -526,35 +526,6 @@ public function featured($pks, $value = 0)
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Method to change the title & alias.
-	 *
-	 * @param   integer  $category_id  The id of the parent.
-	 * @param   string   $alias        The alias.
-	 * @param   string   $name         The title.
-	 *
-	 * @return  array  Contains the modified title and alias.
-	 *
-	 * @since   3.1
-	 */
-	protected function generateNewTitle($category_id, $alias, $name)
-	{
-		// Alter the title & alias
-		$table = $this->getTable();
-
-		while ($table->load(array('alias' => $alias, 'catid' => $category_id)))
-		{
-			if ($name == $table->name)
-			{
-				$name = StringHelper::increment($name);
-			}
-
-			$alias = StringHelper::increment($alias, 'dash');
-		}
-
-		return array($name, $alias);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Is the user allowed to create an on the fly category?
 	 *
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_contact/tables/contact.php b/administrator/components/com_contact/tables/contact.php
index af11346448e3a..911a871e49379 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_contact/tables/contact.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_contact/tables/contact.php
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ public function __construct(&$db)
 	{
 		parent::__construct('#__contact_details', 'id', $db);
 
+		$this->setColumnAlias('title', 'name');
+
 		JTableObserverTags::createObserver($this, array('typeAlias' => 'com_contact.contact'));
 		JTableObserverContenthistory::createObserver($this, array('typeAlias' => 'com_contact.contact'));
 	}
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/models/newsfeed.php b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/models/newsfeed.php
index d977387387e4c..9b4fba9d927fa 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/models/newsfeed.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/models/newsfeed.php
@@ -450,35 +450,6 @@ protected function preprocessForm(JForm $form, $data, $group = 'content')
 		parent::preprocessForm($form, $data, $group);
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Method to change the title & alias.
-	 *
-	 * @param   integer  $category_id  The id of the parent.
-	 * @param   string   $alias        The alias.
-	 * @param   string   $name         The title.
-	 *
-	 * @return  array  Contains the modified title and alias.
-	 *
-	 * @since   3.1
-	 */
-	protected function generateNewTitle($category_id, $alias, $name)
-	{
-		// Alter the title & alias
-		$table = $this->getTable();
-
-		while ($table->load(array('alias' => $alias, 'catid' => $category_id)))
-		{
-			if ($name == $table->name)
-			{
-				$name = StringHelper::increment($name);
-			}
-
-			$alias = StringHelper::increment($alias, 'dash');
-		}
-
-		return array($name, $alias);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Is the user allowed to create an on the fly category?
 	 *
diff --git a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/tables/newsfeed.php b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/tables/newsfeed.php
index af9e65206d20f..130f452cd3b4f 100644
--- a/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/tables/newsfeed.php
+++ b/administrator/components/com_newsfeeds/tables/newsfeed.php
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public function __construct(&$db)
 	{
 		parent::__construct('#__newsfeeds', 'id', $db);
 
+		$this->setColumnAlias('title', 'name');
+
 		JTableObserverTags::createObserver($this, array('typeAlias' => 'com_newsfeeds.newsfeed'));
 		JTableObserverContenthistory::createObserver($this, array('typeAlias' => 'com_newsfeeds.newsfeed'));
 	}
diff --git a/libraries/src/MVC/Model/AdminModel.php b/libraries/src/MVC/Model/AdminModel.php
index 935156c4d9e41..88972aec460e7 100644
--- a/libraries/src/MVC/Model/AdminModel.php
+++ b/libraries/src/MVC/Model/AdminModel.php
@@ -913,11 +913,18 @@ public function delete(&$pks)
 	protected function generateNewTitle($category_id, $alias, $title)
 	{
 		// Alter the title & alias
-		$table = $this->getTable();
+		$table      = $this->getTable();
+		$aliasField = $table->getColumnAlias('alias');
+		$catidField = $table->getColumnAlias('catid');
+		$titleField = $table->getColumnAlias('title');
 
-		while ($table->load(array('alias' => $alias, 'catid' => $category_id)))
+		while ($table->load(array($aliasField => $alias, $catidField => $category_id)))
 		{
-			$title = StringHelper::increment($title);
+			if ($title === $table->$titleField)
+			{
+				$title = StringHelper::increment($title);
+			}
+
 			$alias = StringHelper::increment($alias, 'dash');
 		}
 
@@ -1531,9 +1538,11 @@ protected function checkCategoryId($categoryId)
 	public function generateTitle($categoryId, $table)
 	{
 		// Alter the title & alias
-		$data = $this->generateNewTitle($categoryId, $table->alias, $table->title);
-		$table->title = $data['0'];
-		$table->alias = $data['1'];
+		$titleField         = $table->getColumnAlias('title');
+		$aliasField         = $table->getColumnAlias('alias');
+		$data               = $this->generateNewTitle($categoryId, $table->$aliasField, $table->$titleField);
+		$table->$titleField = $data['0'];
+		$table->$aliasField = $data['1'];
 	}
 
 	/**