diff --git a/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am b/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am
index d2b7af325a..e3e41b8758 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/xml/Makefile.am
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ libgnc_backend_xml_utils_la_SOURCES = \
   sixtp.c
 
 libgncmod_backend_xml_la_SOURCES = \
-  gnc-backend-file.c
+  gnc-backend-xml.c
 
 noinst_HEADERS = \
-  gnc-backend-file.h \
+  gnc-backend-xml.h \
   gnc-xml.h \
   gnc-xml-helper.h \
   io-example-account.h \
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-file.c b/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-file.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c
index 8b086f7106..58b369c74d 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-file.c
+++ b/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /********************************************************************
- * gnc-backend-file.c: load and save data to files                  *
+ * gnc-backend-xml.c: load and save data to XML files               *
  *                                                                  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or    *
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as   *
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@
  * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor    Fax:    +1-617-542-2652       *
  * Boston, MA  02110-1301,  USA       gnu@gnu.org                   *
 \********************************************************************/
-/** @file gnc-backend-file.c
- *  @brief load and save data to files 
+/** @file gnc-backend-xml.c
+ *  @brief load and save data to XML files 
  *  @author Copyright (c) 2000 Gnumatic Inc.
  *  @author Copyright (c) 2002 Derek Atkins <warlord@MIT.EDU>
  *  @author Copyright (c) 2003 Linas Vepstas <linas@linas.org>
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 
 #include "io-gncxml.h"
 #include "io-gncxml-v2.h"
-#include "gnc-backend-file.h"
+#include "gnc-backend-xml.h"
 #include "gnc-gconf-utils.h"
 
 #ifndef HAVE_STRPTIME
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-file.h b/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.h
similarity index 93%
rename from src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-file.h
rename to src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.h
index 1cc24b8511..69f3fa71b6 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-file.h
+++ b/src/backend/xml/gnc-backend-xml.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /********************************************************************
- * gnc-backend-file.h: load and save data to files                  *
+ * gnc-backend-xml.h: load and save data to XML files               *
  *                                                                  *
  * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or    *
  * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as   *
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
  * restoring data to/from an ordinary Unix filesystem file.
  */
 
-#ifndef GNC_BACKEND_FILE_H_
-#define GNC_BACKEND_FILE_H_
+#ifndef GNC_BACKEND_XML_H_
+#define GNC_BACKEND_XML_H_
 
 #include "qof.h"
 #include <gmodule.h>
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ typedef struct FileBackend_struct FileBackend;
 G_MODULE_EXPORT void
 qof_backend_module_init(void);
 
-#endif /* GNC_BACKEND_FILE_H_ */
+#endif /* GNC_BACKEND_XML_H_ */
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/gncmod-backend-file.c b/src/backend/xml/gncmod-backend-xml.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/backend/xml/gncmod-backend-file.c
rename to src/backend/xml/gncmod-backend-xml.c
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/io-gncxml-v2.h b/src/backend/xml/io-gncxml-v2.h
index 22bdb27f04..4ef2d5588f 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/io-gncxml-v2.h
+++ b/src/backend/xml/io-gncxml-v2.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #include "gnc-engine.h"
-#include "gnc-backend-file.h"
+#include "gnc-backend-xml.h"
 
 #include "sixtp.h"
 
diff --git a/src/backend/xml/test/Makefile.am b/src/backend/xml/test/Makefile.am
index 3e43ffad63..e9614962bb 100644
--- a/src/backend/xml/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/backend/xml/test/Makefile.am
@@ -249,4 +249,4 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
   test-real-data.sh \
   test-xml2-is-file.c
 
-INCLUDES = -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"gnc.backend.file\"
+INCLUDES = -DG_LOG_DOMAIN=\"gnc.backend.xml\"
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/file/Makefile.am b/src/business/business-core/file/Makefile.am
index a0ccf02ae1..9f50ce2854 100644
--- a/src/business/business-core/file/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/business/business-core/file/Makefile.am
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
   ${GLIB_CFLAGS}
 
 libgncmod_business_backend_xml_la_SOURCES = \
-  gncmod-business-backend-file.c \
+  gncmod-business-backend-xml.c \
   gnc-address-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-bill-term-xml-v2.c \
   gnc-customer-xml-v2.c \
diff --git a/src/business/business-core/file/gncmod-business-backend-file.c b/src/business/business-core/file/gncmod-business-backend-xml.c
similarity index 100%
rename from src/business/business-core/file/gncmod-business-backend-file.c
rename to src/business/business-core/file/gncmod-business-backend-xml.c
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am b/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am
index 30a6a3bdde..f17022e4cc 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/Makefile.am
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ libgncmod_gnome_utils_la_LIBADD = \
   ${top_builddir}/src/core-utils/libgnc-core-utils.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/gnc-module/libgnc-module.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/engine/libgncmod-engine.la \
-  ${top_builddir}/src/backend/xml/libgnc-backend-file-utils.la \
+  ${top_builddir}/src/backend/xml/libgnc-backend-xml-utils.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/calculation/libgncmod-calculation.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/app-utils/libgncmod-app-utils.la \
   $(top_builddir)/lib/libc/libc-missing.la \
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/druid-gnc-xml-import.c b/src/gnome-utils/druid-gnc-xml-import.c
index b5d73df018..afbdf6c847 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/druid-gnc-xml-import.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/druid-gnc-xml-import.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 #include "druid-gnc-xml-import.h"
 #include "dialog-utils.h"
 #include "druid-utils.h"
-#include "gnc-backend-file.h"
+#include "gnc-backend-xml.h"
 #include "gnc-filepath-utils.h"
 #include "gnc-module.h"
 #include "gnc-ui.h"
diff --git a/src/gnome/Makefile.am b/src/gnome/Makefile.am
index 0fb1ebf84b..5ba6716b41 100644
--- a/src/gnome/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gnome/Makefile.am
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ libgnc_gnome_la_LIBADD = \
   ${top_builddir}/src/report/report-system/libgncmod-report-system.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/gnome-search/libgncmod-gnome-search.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/gnome-utils/libgncmod-gnome-utils.la \
-  ${top_builddir}/src/backend/xml/libgnc-backend-file-utils.la \
+  ${top_builddir}/src/backend/xml/libgnc-backend-xml-utils.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/app-utils/libgncmod-app-utils.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/engine/libgncmod-engine.la \
   ${top_builddir}/src/calculation/libgncmod-calculation.la \