diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
index 23fdd809e2..e21b8d4e8c 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions_posting.php
@@ -2514,9 +2514,9 @@ function upload_popup($forum_style = 0)
 /**
 * Do the various checks required for removing posts as well as removing it
 */
-function handle_post_delete($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_id, &$post_data, $is_soft = false, $soft_delete_reason = '')
+function phpbb_handle_post_delete($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_id, &$post_data, $is_soft = false, $soft_delete_reason = '')
 {
-	global $user, $db, $auth, $config, $request;
+	global $user, $auth, $config, $request;
 	global $phpbb_root_path, $phpEx;
 
 	$perm_check = ($is_soft) ? 'softdelete' : 'delete';
diff --git a/phpBB/posting.php b/phpBB/posting.php
index 1b8fa6debf..dedd393858 100644
--- a/phpBB/posting.php
+++ b/phpBB/posting.php
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ if ($mode == 'delete' || $mode == 'soft_delete')
 
 	$allow_reason = $auth->acl_get('m_softdelete', $forum_id) || ($auth->acl_gets('m_delete', 'f_delete', $forum_id) && $auth->acl_gets('m_softdelete', 'f_softdelete', $forum_id));
 	$soft_delete_reason = ($mode == 'soft_delete' && $allow_reason) ? $request->variable('delete_reason', '', true) : '';
-	handle_post_delete($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_id, $post_data, ($mode == 'soft_delete'), $soft_delete_reason);
+	phpbb_handle_post_delete($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_id, $post_data, ($mode == 'soft_delete'), $soft_delete_reason);
 	return;
 }
 
@@ -1259,7 +1259,7 @@ if ($submit || $preview || $refresh)
 			{
 				$allow_reason = $auth->acl_get('m_softdelete', $forum_id) || ($auth->acl_gets('m_delete', 'f_delete', $forum_id) && $auth->acl_gets('m_softdelete', 'f_softdelete', $forum_id));
 				$soft_delete_reason = (!$request->is_set_post('delete_permanent') && $allow_reason) ? $request->variable('delete_reason', '', true) : '';
-				handle_post_delete($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_id, $post_data, !$request->is_set_post('delete_permanent'), $soft_delete_reason);
+				phpbb_handle_post_delete($forum_id, $topic_id, $post_id, $post_data, !$request->is_set_post('delete_permanent'), $soft_delete_reason);
 				return;
 			}