diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
index d7471e81c8..50e5ac8b8c 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/Evas.h
@@ -7703,20 +7703,20 @@ EAPI const char                  *evas_object_textblock_bidi_delimiters_get(cons
  * as a paragraph separator.
  *
  * @param obj The given textblock object.
- * @param mode EINA_TRUE for PS mode, EINA_FALSE otherwise.
+ * @param mode EINA_TRUE for legacy mode, EINA_FALSE otherwise.
  * @since 1.1.0
  */
-EAPI void                         evas_object_textblock_newline_mode_set(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool mode) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
+EAPI void                         evas_object_textblock_legacy_newline_set(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool mode) EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1);
 
 /**
  * @brief Gets newline mode. When true, newline character behaves
  * as a paragraph separator.
  *
  * @param obj The given textblock object.
- * @return EINA_TRUE if in PS mode, EINA_FALSE otherwise.
+ * @return EINA_TRUE if in legacy mode, EINA_FALSE otherwise.
  * @since 1.1.0
  */
-EAPI Eina_Bool                    evas_object_textblock_newline_mode_get(const Evas_Object *obj) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1) EINA_PURE;
+EAPI Eina_Bool                    evas_object_textblock_legacy_newline_get(const Evas_Object *obj) EINA_WARN_UNUSED_RESULT EINA_ARG_NONNULL(1) EINA_PURE;
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
index 5d82405097..a7da525f9b 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/lib/canvas/evas_object_textblock.c
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ struct _Evas_Object_Textblock
    Eina_Bool                           content_changed : 1;
    Eina_Bool                           format_changed : 1;
    Eina_Bool                           have_ellipsis : 1;
-   Eina_Bool                           newline_is_ps : 1;
+   Eina_Bool                           legacy_newline : 1;
 };
 
 /* private methods for textblock objects */
@@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ _format_finalize(Evas_Object *obj, Evas_Object_Textblock_Format *fmt)
  */
 #define _IS_PARAGRAPH_SEPARATOR(o, item)                                     \
    (!strcmp(item, "ps") ||                                                   \
-    (o->newline_is_ps && _IS_LINE_SEPARATOR(item))) /* Paragraph separator */
+    (o->legacy_newline && _IS_LINE_SEPARATOR(item))) /* Paragraph separator */
 
 /**
  * @internal
@@ -3794,7 +3794,7 @@ _layout_par(Ctxt *c)
                    * mode, or we are in newline compat mode, and this is
                    * not used as a paragraph separator, advance */
                   if (fi->item && _IS_LINE_SEPARATOR(fi->item) &&
-                        (!c->o->newline_is_ps ||
+                        (!c->o->legacy_newline ||
                          eina_list_next(i)))
                     {
                        adv_line = 1;
@@ -4555,22 +4555,22 @@ evas_object_textblock_replace_char_set(Evas_Object *obj, const char *ch)
 }
 
 EAPI void
-evas_object_textblock_newline_mode_set(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool mode)
+evas_object_textblock_legacy_newline_set(Evas_Object *obj, Eina_Bool mode)
 {
    TB_HEAD();
-   if (o->newline_is_ps == mode)
+   if (o->legacy_newline == mode)
       return;
 
-   o->newline_is_ps = mode;
+   o->legacy_newline = mode;
    /* FIXME: Should recreate all the textnodes... For now, it's just
     * for new text inserted. */
 }
 
 EAPI Eina_Bool
-evas_object_textblock_newline_mode_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
+evas_object_textblock_legacy_newline_get(const Evas_Object *obj)
 {
    TB_HEAD_RETURN(EINA_FALSE);
-   return o->newline_is_ps;
+   return o->legacy_newline;
 }
 
 EAPI void
@@ -8596,7 +8596,7 @@ evas_object_textblock_init(Evas_Object *obj)
 
    o = (Evas_Object_Textblock *)(obj->object_data);
    o->cursor->obj = obj;
-   o->newline_is_ps = EINA_TRUE;
+   o->legacy_newline = EINA_TRUE;
 }
 
 static void *
diff --git a/legacy/evas/src/tests/evas_test_textblock.c b/legacy/evas/src/tests/evas_test_textblock.c
index 62367b302e..3bd5d6555a 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/src/tests/evas_test_textblock.c
+++ b/legacy/evas/src/tests/evas_test_textblock.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ static const char *style_buf =
    evas_font_hinting_set(evas, EVAS_FONT_HINTING_AUTO); \
    tb = evas_object_textblock_add(evas); \
    fail_if(!tb); \
-   evas_object_textblock_newline_mode_set(tb, EINA_FALSE); \
+   evas_object_textblock_legacy_newline_set(tb, EINA_FALSE); \
    st = evas_textblock_style_new(); \
    fail_if(!st); \
    evas_textblock_style_set(st, style_buf); \