diff --git a/mod/hovercard.php b/mod/hovercard.php
index 1e2e14afb6..d35de1a7fa 100644
--- a/mod/hovercard.php
+++ b/mod/hovercard.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use Friendica\Database\DBA;
 use Friendica\Model\Contact;
 use Friendica\Model\GContact;
 use Friendica\Util\Proxy as ProxyUtils;
+use Friendica\Util\Strings;
 
 function hovercard_init(App $a)
 {
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ function hovercard_content()
 		'location' => $contact['location'],
 		'gender'   => $contact['gender'],
 		'about'    => $contact['about'],
-		'network'  => format_network_name($contact['network'], $contact['url']),
+		'network'  => Strings::formatNetworkName($contact['network'], $contact['url']),
 		'tags'     => $contact['keywords'],
 		'bd'       => $contact['birthday'] <= '0001-01-01' ? '' : $contact['birthday'],
 		'account_type' => Contact::getAccountType($contact),
diff --git a/src/Model/Profile.php b/src/Model/Profile.php
index b6a1e40a4e..4fc7b3ab4b 100644
--- a/src/Model/Profile.php
+++ b/src/Model/Profile.php
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ class Profile
 		$profile['picdate'] = urlencode(defaults($profile, 'picdate', ''));
 
 		if (($profile['network'] != '') && ($profile['network'] != Protocol::DFRN)) {
-			$profile['network_name'] = format_network_name($profile['network'], $profile['url']);
+			$profile['network_name'] = Strings::formatNetworkName($profile['network'], $profile['url']);
 		} else {
 			$profile['network_name'] = '';
 		}
diff --git a/src/Module/Contact.php b/src/Module/Contact.php
index 75e2af7b27..8600b115d6 100644
--- a/src/Module/Contact.php
+++ b/src/Module/Contact.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class Contact extends BaseModule
 			$a->data['contact'] = $contact;
 
 			if (($contact['network'] != '') && ($contact['network'] != Protocol::DFRN)) {
-				$networkname = format_network_name($contact['network'], $contact['url']);
+				$networkname = Strings::formatNetworkName($contact['network'], $contact['url']);
 			} else {
 				$networkname = '';
 			}
diff --git a/src/Util/Strings.php b/src/Util/Strings.php
index 07acb4586d..34ca143644 100644
--- a/src/Util/Strings.php
+++ b/src/Util/Strings.php
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class Strings
      * 
      * @return string   Formatted network name
      */
-    public static function formatNetworkName($network, $url = 0) // format_network_name()
+    public static function formatNetworkName($network, $url = 0)
     {
         if ($network != "") {
             if ($url != "") {
diff --git a/tests/include/TextTest.php b/tests/include/TextTest.php
index d4c9c1ec47..f5da662f70 100644
--- a/tests/include/TextTest.php
+++ b/tests/include/TextTest.php
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class TextTest extends TestCase
 	 */
 	public function testAutonameEven()
 	{
-		$autoname1=autoname(10);
-		$autoname2=autoname(10);
+		$autoname1= Friendica\Util\Strings::getRandomName(10);
+		$autoname2= Friendica\Util\Strings::getRandomName(10);
 
 		$this->assertNotEquals($autoname1, $autoname2);
 	}
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ class TextTest extends TestCase
 	 */
 	public function testAutonameOdd()
 	{
-		$autoname1=autoname(9);
-		$autoname2=autoname(9);
+		$autoname1= Friendica\Util\Strings::getRandomName(9);
+		$autoname2= Friendica\Util\Strings::getRandomName(9);
 
 		$this->assertNotEquals($autoname1, $autoname2);
 	}
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class TextTest extends TestCase
 	 */
 	public function testAutonameNoLength()
 	{
-		$autoname1=autoname(0);
+		$autoname1= Friendica\Util\Strings::getRandomName(0);
 		$this->assertEquals(0, strlen($autoname1));
 	}
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class TextTest extends TestCase
 	 */
 	public function testAutonameNegativeLength()
 	{
-		$autoname1=autoname(-23);
+		$autoname1= Friendica\Util\Strings::getRandomName(-23);
 		$this->assertEquals(0, strlen($autoname1));
 	}
 
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ class TextTest extends TestCase
 	 */
 	public function testAutonameLength1()
 	{
-		$autoname1=autoname(1);
+		$autoname1= Friendica\Util\Strings::getRandomName(1);
 		$this->assertEquals(1, strlen($autoname1));
 
-		$autoname2=autoname(1);
+		$autoname2= Friendica\Util\Strings::getRandomName(1);
 		$this->assertEquals(1, strlen($autoname2));
 	}