diff --git a/amanuensis/backend/lexicon.py b/amanuensis/backend/lexicon.py
index 089b8e3..187d50f 100644
--- a/amanuensis/backend/lexicon.py
+++ b/amanuensis/backend/lexicon.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from amanuensis.errors import ArgumentError
 RE_ALPHANUM_DASH_UNDER = re.compile(r'^[A-Za-z0-9-_]*$')
 
 
-def create_lexicon(
+def create(
     db: DbContext,
     name: str,
     title: str,
diff --git a/amanuensis/backend/user.py b/amanuensis/backend/user.py
index 66b0e98..aa3df6d 100644
--- a/amanuensis/backend/user.py
+++ b/amanuensis/backend/user.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ RE_NO_LETTERS =  re.compile(r'^[0-9-_]*$')
 RE_ALPHANUM_DASH_UNDER = re.compile(r'^[A-Za-z0-9-_]*$')
 
 
-def create_user(
+def create(
     db: DbContext,
     username: str,
     password: str,
diff --git a/tests/test_lexicon.py b/tests/test_lexicon.py
index 15c46c5..963c6c5 100644
--- a/tests/test_lexicon.py
+++ b/tests/test_lexicon.py
@@ -18,21 +18,21 @@ def test_create_lexicon(db):
     }
     # Test name constraints
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        lexiq.create_lexicon(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': None})
+        lexiq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': None})
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        lexiq.create_lexicon(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': ''})
+        lexiq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': ''})
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        lexiq.create_lexicon(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': ' '})
+        lexiq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': ' '})
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        lexiq.create_lexicon(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': '..'})
+        lexiq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': '..'})
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        lexiq.create_lexicon(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': '\x00'})
+        lexiq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': '\x00'})
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        lexiq.create_lexicon(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': 'space in name'})
+        lexiq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'name': 'space in name'})
 
     # Validate that creation populates fields, including timestamps
     before = datetime.datetime.utcnow() - datetime.timedelta(seconds=1)
-    new_lexicon = lexiq.create_lexicon(db, **kwargs)
+    new_lexicon = lexiq.create(db, **kwargs)
     after = datetime.datetime.utcnow() + datetime.timedelta(seconds=1)
     assert new_lexicon
     assert new_lexicon.id is not None
@@ -42,4 +42,4 @@ def test_create_lexicon(db):
 
     # No duplicate lexicon names
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        duplicate = lexiq.create_lexicon(db, **kwargs)
+        duplicate = lexiq.create(db, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/test_user.py b/tests/test_user.py
index 8c2b9c3..dc51173 100644
--- a/tests/test_user.py
+++ b/tests/test_user.py
@@ -27,27 +27,27 @@ def test_create_user(db):
 
     # Test length constraints
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        userq.create_user(db, **{**kwargs, 'username': 'me'})
+        userq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'username': 'me'})
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        userq.create_user(db, **{**kwargs, 'username': 'the right honorable user-name, esquire'})
+        userq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'username': 'the right honorable user-name, esquire'})
     # Test allowed characters
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        userq.create_user(db, **{**kwargs, 'username': 'user name'})
+        userq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'username': 'user name'})
     # No password
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        userq.create_user(db, **{**kwargs, 'password': None})
+        userq.create(db, **{**kwargs, 'password': None})
 
     # Valid creation works and populates fields
-    new_user = userq.create_user(db, **kwargs)
+    new_user = userq.create(db, **kwargs)
     assert new_user
     assert new_user.id is not None
     assert new_user.created is not None
 
     # No duplicate usernames
     with pytest.raises(ArgumentError):
-        duplicate = userq.create_user(db, **kwargs)
+        duplicate = userq.create(db, **kwargs)
 
     # Missing display name populates with username
     user2_kw = {**kwargs, 'username': 'user2', 'display_name': None}
-    user2 = userq.create_user(db, **user2_kw)
+    user2 = userq.create(db, **user2_kw)
     assert user2.display_name is not None