diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
index 1f5b2b92f97..312c6cc16f7 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/base.rs
@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@ fn syntax_expander_table() -> HashMap<~str, syntax_extension> {
         ~"quote_tokens", builtin_normal_tt(ext::quote::expand_quote_tokens));
     syntax_expanders.insert(~"quote_expr",
                             builtin_normal_tt(ext::quote::expand_quote_expr));
-    syntax_expanders.insert(~"quote_type",
-                            builtin_normal_tt(ext::quote::expand_quote_type));
+    syntax_expanders.insert(~"quote_ty",
+                            builtin_normal_tt(ext::quote::expand_quote_ty));
     syntax_expanders.insert(~"quote_item",
                             builtin_normal_tt(ext::quote::expand_quote_item));
     syntax_expanders.insert(~"quote_pat",
diff --git a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
index d1761ea5110..68797f25d0b 100644
--- a/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
+++ b/src/libsyntax/ext/quote.rs
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ pub fn expand_quote_pat(cx: ext_ctxt,
                                     ~[e_refutable], tts))
 }
 
-pub fn expand_quote_type(cx: ext_ctxt,
-                         sp: span,
-                         tts: ~[ast::token_tree]) -> base::mac_result {
+pub fn expand_quote_ty(cx: ext_ctxt,
+                       sp: span,
+                       tts: ~[ast::token_tree]) -> base::mac_result {
     let e_param_colons = build::mk_lit(cx, sp, ast::lit_bool(false));
-    base::mr_expr(expand_parse_call(cx, sp, ~"parse_type",
+    base::mr_expr(expand_parse_call(cx, sp, ~"parse_ty",
                                     ~[e_param_colons], tts))
 }