diff --git a/course/format/topics/lang/en/format_topics.php b/course/format/topics/lang/en/format_topics.php
index 31df02e067c..3afe91789ee 100644
--- a/course/format/topics/lang/en/format_topics.php
+++ b/course/format/topics/lang/en/format_topics.php
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@
 
 $string['sectionname'] = 'topic';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Topics format';
+$string['section0name'] = 'General';
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/course/format/topics/lib.php b/course/format/topics/lib.php
index 0279b22b86e..b47a986c179 100644
--- a/course/format/topics/lib.php
+++ b/course/format/topics/lib.php
@@ -34,21 +34,7 @@
  * @return bool Returns true
  */
 function callback_topics_load_content(&$navigation, $course, $coursenode) {
-    return $navigation->load_generic_course_sections($course, $coursenode, get_string('topic'), 'topic');
-}
-
-/**
- * Used to display the course structure for a course where format=topic
- *
- * This is called automatically by {@link load_course()} if the current course
- * format = weeks and the navigation was requested via AJAX
- *
- * @param array $path An array of keys to the course node in the navigation
- * @param stdClass $modinfo The mod info object for the current course
- * @return bool Returns true
- */
-function callback_topics_load_limited_section(&$navigation, $keys, $course, $section) {
-    $navigation->limited_load_section_generic($keys, $course, $section, get_string('topic'), 'topic');
+    return $navigation->load_generic_course_sections($course, $coursenode, get_string('topic'), 'topic', get_string('section0name', 'format_topics'));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/lang/en/format_weeks.php b/course/format/weeks/lang/en/format_weeks.php
index e60d81838da..fcdedba1a91 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/lang/en/format_weeks.php
+++ b/course/format/weeks/lang/en/format_weeks.php
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@
 
 $string['sectionname'] = 'week';
 $string['pluginname'] = 'Weekly format';
+$string['section0name'] = 'General';
diff --git a/course/format/weeks/lib.php b/course/format/weeks/lib.php
index 2e845171fb1..4d541728ffd 100644
--- a/course/format/weeks/lib.php
+++ b/course/format/weeks/lib.php
@@ -34,22 +34,7 @@
  * @param stdClass $course The course we are loading the section for
  */
 function callback_weeks_load_content(&$navigation, $course, $coursenode) {
-    return $navigation->load_generic_course_sections($course, $coursenode, get_string('week'), 'week');
-}
-
-/**
- * Used to display the course structure for a course where format=weeks
- *
- * This is called automatically by {@link load_course()} if the current course
- * format = weeks and the navigation was requested via AJAX
- *
- * @param navigation_node $navigation The course node
- * @param array $path An array of keys to the course node
- * @param stdClass $course The course we are loading the section for
- * @param stdClass $section The section to load
- */
-function callback_weeks_load_limited_section(&$navigation, $keys, $course, $section) {
-    $navigation->limited_load_section_generic($keys, $course, $section, get_string('week'), 'week');
+    return $navigation->load_generic_course_sections($course, $coursenode, get_string('week'), 'week', get_string('section0name', 'format_weeks'));
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/navigationlib.php b/lib/navigationlib.php
index e4cbf055c94..0ab1a8a47ed 100644
--- a/lib/navigationlib.php
+++ b/lib/navigationlib.php
@@ -1042,12 +1042,14 @@ class global_navigation extends navigation_node {
      * @param string $activeparam The url used to identify the active section
      * @return array An array of course section nodes
      */
-    public function load_generic_course_sections(stdClass $course, navigation_node $coursenode, $name, $activeparam) {
+    public function load_generic_course_sections(stdClass $course, navigation_node $coursenode, $name, $activeparam, $section0name=null) {
         $modinfo = get_fast_modinfo($course);
         $sections = array_slice(get_all_sections($course->id), 0, $course->numsections+1, true);
         $viewhiddensections = has_capability('moodle/course:viewhiddensections', $this->page->context);
 
-        $strgeneral = get_string('general');
+        if ($section0name === null) {
+            $section0name = get_string('general');
+        }
         foreach ($sections as &$section) {
             if ($course->id == SITEID) {
                 $this->load_section_activities($coursenode, $section->section, $modinfo);
@@ -1056,7 +1058,7 @@ class global_navigation extends navigation_node {
                     continue;
                 }
                 if ($section->section == 0) {
-                    $sectionname = $strgeneral;
+                    $sectionname = $section0name;
                 } else {
                     $sectionname = $name.' '.$section->section;
                 }