diff --git a/animator.cpp b/animator.cpp
index b9ec3b144..4612e7a80 100644
--- a/animator.cpp
+++ b/animator.cpp
@@ -36,19 +36,19 @@ Animator::~Animator()
 {
 }
 
-int Animator::animationFramesPerSecond(Plasma::Phase::Animation animation) const
+int Animator::animationFPS(Plasma::Phase::Animation animation) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(animation)
     return 0;
 }
 
-int Animator::movementAnimationFramesPerSecond(Plasma::Phase::Movement movement) const
+int Animator::movementAnimationFPS(Plasma::Phase::Movement movement) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(movement)
     return 20;
 }
 
-int Animator::elementAnimationFramesPerSecond(Plasma::Phase::ElementAnimation animation) const
+int Animator::elementAnimationFPS(Plasma::Phase::ElementAnimation animation) const
 {
     Q_UNUSED(animation)
     return 0;
diff --git a/animator.h b/animator.h
index 1d58f4a75..f343f6b9b 100644
--- a/animator.h
+++ b/animator.h
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ public:
     ~Animator();
 
     // Parameter definitions
-    virtual int animationFramesPerSecond(Plasma::Phase::Animation) const;
-    virtual int movementAnimationFramesPerSecond(Plasma::Phase::Movement) const;
-    virtual int elementAnimationFramesPerSecond(Plasma::Phase::ElementAnimation) const;
+    virtual int animationFPS(Plasma::Phase::Animation) const;
+    virtual int movementAnimationFPS(Plasma::Phase::Movement) const;
+    virtual int elementAnimationFPS(Plasma::Phase::ElementAnimation) const;
     virtual int animationDuration(Plasma::Phase::Animation) const;
     virtual int movementAnimationDuration(Plasma::Phase::Movement) const;
     virtual int elementAnimationDuration(Plasma::Phase::ElementAnimation) const;
diff --git a/phase.cpp b/phase.cpp
index 159db7b41..37e4d8077 100644
--- a/phase.cpp
+++ b/phase.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void Phase::animateItem(QGraphicsItem* item, Animation animation)
         d->animatedItems.erase(it);
     }
 
-    int frames = d->animator->animationFramesPerSecond(animation);
+    int frames = d->animator->animationFPS(animation);
 
     if (frames < 1) {
         // evidently this animator doesn't have an implementation
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ void Phase::moveItem(QGraphicsItem* item, Movement movement, const QPoint &desti
           d->movingItems.erase(it);
      }
 
-     int frames = d->animator->movementAnimationFramesPerSecond(movement);
+     int frames = d->animator->movementAnimationFPS(movement);
      if (frames <= 1) {
           // evidently this animator doesn't have an implementation
           // for this Animation
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ int Phase::animateElement(QGraphicsItem *item, ElementAnimation animation)
     state->curve = d->animator->elementAnimationCurve(animation);
     state->animation = animation;
     //TODO: variance in times based on the value of animation
-    state->frames = d->animator->elementAnimationFramesPerSecond(animation) / 5;
+    state->frames = d->animator->elementAnimationFPS(animation) / 5;
     state->currentFrame = 0;
     state->interval = d->animator->elementAnimationDuration(animation) / state->frames;
     state->interval = (state->interval / MIN_TICK_RATE) * MIN_TICK_RATE;