diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/widgets.php b/wp-admin/includes/widgets.php
index ac3cd05c2..47dfec524 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/widgets.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/widgets.php
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ function wp_widget_control( $sidebar_args ) {
 
 	<div class="widget-control-actions">
 		<div class="alignleft">
-		<a class="widget-control-remove" href="#remove"><?php _e('Remove'); ?></a> |
+		<a class="widget-control-remove" href="#remove"><?php _e('Delete'); ?></a> |
 		<a class="widget-control-close" href="#close"><?php _e('Close'); ?></a>
 		</div>
 		<div class="alignright<?php if ( 'noform' === $has_form ) echo ' widget-control-noform'; ?>">
diff --git a/wp-admin/widgets.php b/wp-admin/widgets.php
index 56b205123..e28f46ae9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/widgets.php
+++ b/wp-admin/widgets.php
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ if ( isset($_GET['editwidget']) && $_GET['editwidget'] ) {
 <?php	if ( isset($_GET['addnew']) ) { ?>
 	<a href="widgets.php" class="button alignleft"><?php _e('Cancel'); ?></a>
 <?php	} else { ?>
-	<input type="submit" name="removewidget" class="button alignleft" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Remove'); ?>" />
+	<input type="submit" name="removewidget" class="button alignleft" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Delete'); ?>" />
 <?php	} ?>
 	<input type="submit" name="savewidget" class="button-primary alignright" value="<?php esc_attr_e('Save Widget'); ?>" />
 	<input type="hidden" name="widget-id" class="widget-id" value="<?php echo esc_attr($widget_id); ?>" />