diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/comment/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/comment/create.rs
index 7f7a0441a..713292314 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/comment/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/comment/create.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
   },
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
-  impls::actor_language::default_post_language,
+  impls::actor_language::validate_post_language,
   source::{
     comment::{Comment, CommentInsertForm, CommentLike, CommentLikeForm},
     comment_reply::{CommentReply, CommentReplyUpdateForm},
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ pub async fn create_comment(
     check_comment_depth(parent)?;
   }
 
-  let language_id = default_post_language(
+  let language_id = validate_post_language(
     &mut context.pool(),
     data.language_id,
     community_id,
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/comment/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/comment/update.rs
index 6e320b2db..0afe3390d 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/comment/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/comment/update.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
   },
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
-  impls::actor_language::default_post_language,
+  impls::actor_language::validate_post_language,
   source::{
     comment::{Comment, CommentUpdateForm},
     local_site::LocalSite,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub async fn update_comment(
     Err(LemmyErrorType::NoCommentEditAllowed)?
   }
 
-  let language_id = default_post_language(
+  let language_id = validate_post_language(
     &mut context.pool(),
     data.language_id,
     orig_comment.community.id,
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
index f8fdc592e..1ca6508be 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/create.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
   },
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
-  impls::actor_language::default_post_language,
+  impls::actor_language::validate_post_language,
   source::{
     community::Community,
     local_site::LocalSite,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ pub async fn create_post(
     .await?;
   }
 
-  let language_id = default_post_language(
+  let language_id = validate_post_language(
     &mut context.pool(),
     data.language_id,
     community_id,
diff --git a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
index e04712664..645774b53 100644
--- a/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
+++ b/crates/api_crud/src/post/update.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ use lemmy_api_common::{
   },
 };
 use lemmy_db_schema::{
-  impls::actor_language::default_post_language,
+  impls::actor_language::validate_post_language,
   source::{
     community::Community,
     local_site::LocalSite,
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub async fn update_post(
     Err(LemmyErrorType::NoPostEditAllowed)?
   }
 
-  let language_id = default_post_language(
+  let language_id = validate_post_language(
     &mut context.pool(),
     data.language_id,
     orig_post.community_id,
diff --git a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/actor_language.rs b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/actor_language.rs
index 47a62c027..b4575d432 100644
--- a/crates/db_schema/src/impls/actor_language.rs
+++ b/crates/db_schema/src/impls/actor_language.rs
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ impl CommunityLanguage {
   }
 }
 
-pub async fn default_post_language(
+pub async fn validate_post_language(
   pool: &mut DbPool<'_>,
   language_id: Option<LanguageId>,
   community_id: CommunityId,
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ mod tests {
     LocalUserLanguage::update(pool, test_langs2, local_user.id).await?;
 
     // no overlap in user/community languages, so defaults to undetermined
-    let def1 = default_post_language(pool, None, community.id, local_user.id).await;
+    let def1 = validate_post_language(pool, None, community.id, local_user.id).await;
     assert_eq!(
       Some(LemmyErrorType::LanguageNotAllowed),
       def1.err().map(|e| e.error_type)
@@ -638,7 +638,7 @@ mod tests {
     LocalUserLanguage::update(pool, test_langs3, local_user.id).await?;
 
     // this time, both have ru as common lang
-    let def2 = default_post_language(pool, None, community.id, local_user.id).await?;
+    let def2 = validate_post_language(pool, None, community.id, local_user.id).await?;
     assert_eq!(ru, def2);
 
     Person::delete(pool, person.id).await?;