diff --git a/beets/util/__init__.py b/beets/util/__init__.py
index 2890576fd..aae14ee63 100644
--- a/beets/util/__init__.py
+++ b/beets/util/__init__.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ def sorted_walk(path, ignore=(), ignore_hidden=False, logger=None):
         for res in sorted_walk(cur, ignore, ignore_hidden, logger):
             yield res
 
-def pathlib_as_posix(path):
+def path_as_posix(path):
     """Return the string representation of the path with forward (/)
     slashes.
     """
diff --git a/beetsplug/playlist.py b/beetsplug/playlist.py
index 3b8ca94c9..302ddb56d 100644
--- a/beetsplug/playlist.py
+++ b/beetsplug/playlist.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import os
 import fnmatch
 import tempfile
 import beets
-from beets.util import pathlib_as_posix
+from beets.util import path_as_posix
 
 
 class PlaylistQuery(beets.dbcore.Query):
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ class PlaylistPlugin(beets.plugins.BeetsPlugin):
                         new_path = self.changes[beets.util.normpath(lookup)]
                     except KeyError:
                         if self.config['forward_slash']:
-                            line = pathlib_as_posix(line)
+                            line = path_as_posix(line)
                         tempfp.write(line)
                     else:
                         if new_path is None:
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ class PlaylistPlugin(beets.plugins.BeetsPlugin):
                             new_path = os.path.relpath(new_path, base_dir)
                         line = line.replace(original_path, new_path)
                         if self.config['forward_slash']:
-                            line = pathlib_as_posix(line)
+                            line = path_as_posix(line)
                         tempfp.write(line)
 
         if changes or deletions:
diff --git a/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py b/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py
index 757879770..4ffdd21e7 100644
--- a/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py
+++ b/beetsplug/smartplaylist.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function
 from beets.plugins import BeetsPlugin
 from beets import ui
 from beets.util import (mkdirall, normpath, sanitize_path, syspath,
-                        bytestring_path, pathlib_as_posix)
+                        bytestring_path, path_as_posix)
 from beets.library import Item, Album, parse_query_string
 from beets.dbcore import OrQuery
 from beets.dbcore.query import MultipleSort, ParsingError
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class SmartPlaylistPlugin(BeetsPlugin):
             with open(syspath(m3u_path), 'wb') as f:
                 for path in m3us[m3u]:
                     if self.config['forward_slash'].get():
-                        path = pathlib_as_posix(path)
+                        path = path_as_posix(path)
                     f.write(path + b'\n')
 
         self._log.info(u"{0} playlists updated", len(self._matched_playlists))
diff --git a/test/test_files.py b/test/test_files.py
index 969026b0f..6a6fa3531 100644
--- a/test/test_files.py
+++ b/test/test_files.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class HelperTest(_common.TestCase):
     def test_forward_slash(self):
         p = r'C:\a\b\c'
         a = r'C:/a/b/c'
-        self.assertEqual(util.pathlib_as_posix(p), a)
+        self.assertEqual(util.path_as_posix(p), a)
 
 
 class AlbumFileTest(_common.TestCase):