diff --git a/cake/libs/cake_session.php b/cake/libs/cake_session.php
index 71a984178..8f75c6947 100644
--- a/cake/libs/cake_session.php
+++ b/cake/libs/cake_session.php
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-/* SVN FILE: $Id$ */
-
 /**
  * Session class for Cake.
  *
@@ -12,20 +10,17 @@
  * PHP versions 4 and 5
  *
  * CakePHP(tm) :  Rapid Development Framework (http://www.cakephp.org)
- * Copyright 2005-2008, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://www.cakefoundation.org)
+ * Copyright 2005-2009, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://www.cakefoundation.org)
  *
  * Licensed under The MIT License
  * Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
  *
  * @filesource
- * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2008, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://www.cakefoundation.org)
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2009, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://www.cakefoundation.org)
  * @link          http://www.cakefoundation.org/projects/info/cakephp CakePHP(tm) Project
  * @package       cake
  * @subpackage    cake.cake.libs
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v .0.10.0.1222
- * @version       $Revision$
- * @modifiedby    $LastChangedBy$
- * @lastmodified  $Date$
  * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php The MIT License
  */
 
@@ -243,6 +238,17 @@ class CakeSession extends Object {
 		}
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Remove a variable from the session
+ *
+ * @return boolean
+ * @deprecated Use CakeSession::delete instead
+ **/
+	function del($name) {
+		trigger_error('CakeSession::del() is deprecated, use CakeSession::delete() instead.', E_USER_WARNING);
+		return $this->delete($name);
+	}
+
 /**
  * Removes a variable from session.
  *
@@ -250,7 +256,7 @@ class CakeSession extends Object {
  * @return boolean Success
  * @access public
  */
-	function del($name) {
+	function delete($name) {
 		if ($this->check($name)) {
 			if ($var = $this->__validateKeys($name)) {
 				if (in_array($var, $this->watchKeys)) {
diff --git a/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php b/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php
index 5d3eb410f..3913fca75 100644
--- a/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php
+++ b/cake/libs/controller/components/session.php
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ class SessionComponent extends CakeSession {
 	function delete($name) {
 		if ($this->__active === true) {
 			$this->__start();
-			return parent::del($name);
+			return parent::delete($name);
 		}
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_session.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_session.test.php
index de5cda82c..76edd87d4 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_session.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/cake_session.test.php
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-/* SVN FILE: $Id$ */
-
 /**
  * SessionTest file
  *
@@ -9,20 +7,17 @@
  * PHP versions 4 and 5
  *
  * CakePHP(tm) Tests <https://trac.cakephp.org/wiki/Developement/TestSuite>
- * Copyright 2005-2008, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://www.cakefoundation.org)
+ * Copyright 2005-2009, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://www.cakefoundation.org)
  *
  *  Licensed under The Open Group Test Suite License
  *  Redistributions of files must retain the above copyright notice.
  *
  * @filesource
- * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2008, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://www.cakefoundation.org)
+ * @copyright     Copyright 2005-2009, Cake Software Foundation, Inc. (http://www.cakefoundation.org)
  * @link          https://trac.cakephp.org/wiki/Developement/TestSuite CakePHP(tm) Tests
  * @package       cake
  * @subpackage    cake.tests.cases.libs
  * @since         CakePHP(tm) v 1.2.0.4206
- * @version       $Revision$
- * @modifiedby    $LastChangedBy$
- * @lastmodified  $Date$
  * @license       http://www.opensource.org/licenses/opengroup.php The Open Group Test Suite License
  */
 if (!class_exists('CakeSession')) {
@@ -190,7 +185,7 @@ class SessionTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$result = $this->Session->error();
 		$this->assertEqual($result, "Does.not.exist doesn't exist");
 
-		$this->Session->del('Failing.delete');
+		$this->Session->delete('Failing.delete');
 		$result = $this->Session->error();
 		$this->assertEqual($result, "Failing.delete doesn't exist");
 	}
@@ -201,14 +196,14 @@ class SessionTest extends CakeTestCase {
  * @access public
  * @return void
  */
-	function testDel() {
+	function testDelete() {
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->write('Delete.me', 'Clearing out'));
-		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->del('Delete.me'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->delete('Delete.me'));
 		$this->assertFalse($this->Session->check('Delete.me'));
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->check('Delete'));
 
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->write('Clearing.sale', 'everything must go'));
-		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->del('Clearing'));
+		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->delete('Clearing'));
 		$this->assertFalse($this->Session->check('Clearing.sale'));
 		$this->assertFalse($this->Session->check('Clearing'));
 	}
@@ -228,7 +223,7 @@ class SessionTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->Session->write('Watching', 'They found us!');
 
 		$this->expectError('Deleting session key {Watching}');
-		$this->Session->del('Watching');
+		$this->Session->delete('Watching');
 
 		$this->assertFalse($this->Session->watch('Invalid.key'));
 	}
@@ -289,7 +284,7 @@ class SessionTest extends CakeTestCase {
 	function testCheckKeyWithSpaces() {
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->write('Session Test', "test"));
 		$this->assertEqual($this->Session->check('Session Test'), 'test');
-		$this->Session->del('Session Test');
+		$this->Session->delete('Session Test');
 
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->write('Session Test.Test Case', "test"));
 		$this->assertTrue($this->Session->check('Session Test.Test Case'));