diff --git a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
index f571826403c3c97b27011428b6303804043827a6..f6778e6f60b22b2b597e02c9622eab11a6677344 100644
--- a/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
+++ b/src/vs/vscode.proposed.d.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 		 * @param viewId Id of the view contributed using the extension point `views`.
 		 * @param treeDataProvider A [TreeDataProvider](#TreeDataProvider) that provides tree data for the view
 		 */
-		export function registerTreeDataProviderForView<T>(viewId: string, treeDataProvider: TreeDataProvider<T>): Disposable;
+		export function registerTreeDataProvider<T>(viewId: string, treeDataProvider: TreeDataProvider<T>): Disposable;
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ declare module 'vscode' {
 
 		/**
 		 * Context value of the tree item. This can be used to contribute item specific actions in the tree.
-		 * For example, a tree item is given a context value as `folder`. When contribution actions to `view/item/context`
+		 * For example, a tree item is given a context value as `folder`. When contributing actions to `view/item/context`
 		 * using `menus` extension point, you can specify context value for key `viewItem` in `when` expression like `viewItem == folder`.
 		 * ```
 		 *	"contributes": {
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
index 1ec2c22afa382fba7ad320043a6d4c69601d1a96..0d14189f2a5e46be11914ab69573d82d2bdbef99 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHost.api.impl.ts
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ export function createApiFactory(
 			sampleFunction: proposedApiFunction(extension, () => {
 				return extHostMessageService.showMessage(Severity.Info, 'Hello Proposed Api!', {}, []);
 			}),
-			registerTreeDataProviderForView: proposedApiFunction(extension, (viewId: string, treeDataProvider: vscode.TreeDataProvider<any>): vscode.Disposable => {
-				return extHostTreeViews.registerTreeDataProviderForView(viewId, treeDataProvider);
+			registerTreeDataProvider: proposedApiFunction(extension, (viewId: string, treeDataProvider: vscode.TreeDataProvider<any>): vscode.Disposable => {
+				return extHostTreeViews.registerTreeDataProvider(viewId, treeDataProvider);
 			})
 		};
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTreeViews.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTreeViews.ts
index b772b89459347c544447acb1f59f3ecc98c0cf13..524c56baa5ab1a72fbd947ff24ab06d5aa898c16 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTreeViews.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/node/extHostTreeViews.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export class ExtHostTreeViews extends ExtHostTreeViewsShape {
 		});
 	}
 
-	registerTreeDataProviderForView<T>(id: string, treeDataProvider: vscode.TreeDataProvider<T>): vscode.Disposable {
+	registerTreeDataProvider<T>(id: string, treeDataProvider: vscode.TreeDataProvider<T>): vscode.Disposable {
 		const treeView = new ExtHostTreeView<T>(id, treeDataProvider, this._proxy);
 		this.treeViews.set(id, treeView);
 		return {