diff --git a/jscomp/core/js_of_lam_string.ml b/jscomp/core/js_of_lam_string.ml
index 7570d6ee1b..6ba28e7037 100644
--- a/jscomp/core/js_of_lam_string.ml
+++ b/jscomp/core/js_of_lam_string.ml
@@ -60,4 +60,4 @@ let set_byte e e0 e1 = E.assign (E.array_index e e0) e1
    ]}
 *)
 let bytes_to_string e =
-  E.runtime_call Js_runtime_modules.bytes_ "bytes_to_string" [ e ]
+  E.runtime_call Js_runtime_modules.bytes_ "to_string" [ e ]
diff --git a/jscomp/test/test_bytes.js b/jscomp/test/test_bytes.js
index 239bef545b..cfc4ec89e9 100644
--- a/jscomp/test/test_bytes.js
+++ b/jscomp/test/test_bytes.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ var Bytes = require("../../lib/js/bytes.js");
 
 var f = Bytes.unsafe_to_string;
 
-var ff = Bytes.bytes_to_string;
+var ff = Bytes.to_string;
 
 exports.f = f;
 exports.ff = ff;
diff --git a/lib/4.06.1/unstable/js_compiler.ml b/lib/4.06.1/unstable/js_compiler.ml
index 185daa660a..6039a4db7e 100644
--- a/lib/4.06.1/unstable/js_compiler.ml
+++ b/lib/4.06.1/unstable/js_compiler.ml
@@ -94849,7 +94849,7 @@ let set_byte e e0 e1 = E.assign (E.array_index e e0) e1
    ]}
 *)
 let bytes_to_string e =
-  E.runtime_call Js_runtime_modules.bytes_ "bytes_to_string" [ e ]
+  E.runtime_call Js_runtime_modules.bytes_ "to_string" [ e ]
 
 end
 module Lam_compile_const : sig 
diff --git a/lib/4.06.1/unstable/js_playground_compiler.ml b/lib/4.06.1/unstable/js_playground_compiler.ml
index 1e6681dfb4..7a68f53ed2 100644
--- a/lib/4.06.1/unstable/js_playground_compiler.ml
+++ b/lib/4.06.1/unstable/js_playground_compiler.ml
@@ -94849,7 +94849,7 @@ let set_byte e e0 e1 = E.assign (E.array_index e e0) e1
    ]}
 *)
 let bytes_to_string e =
-  E.runtime_call Js_runtime_modules.bytes_ "bytes_to_string" [ e ]
+  E.runtime_call Js_runtime_modules.bytes_ "to_string" [ e ]
 
 end
 module Lam_compile_const : sig 
diff --git a/lib/4.06.1/whole_compiler.ml b/lib/4.06.1/whole_compiler.ml
index 33c927e73d..4077392d09 100644
--- a/lib/4.06.1/whole_compiler.ml
+++ b/lib/4.06.1/whole_compiler.ml
@@ -264120,7 +264120,7 @@ let set_byte e e0 e1 = E.assign (E.array_index e e0) e1
    ]}
 *)
 let bytes_to_string e =
-  E.runtime_call Js_runtime_modules.bytes_ "bytes_to_string" [ e ]
+  E.runtime_call Js_runtime_modules.bytes_ "to_string" [ e ]
 
 end
 module Lam_compile_const : sig 
diff --git a/lib/es6/char.js b/lib/es6/char.js
index 6e9ca67df7..71726ab8f1 100644
--- a/lib/es6/char.js
+++ b/lib/es6/char.js
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ function escaped(c) {
         s[1] = 48 + (c / 100 | 0) | 0;
         s[2] = 48 + (c / 10 | 0) % 10 | 0;
         s[3] = 48 + c % 10 | 0;
-        return Bytes.bytes_to_string(s);
+        return Bytes.to_string(s);
     case 2 :
         var s$1 = [0];
         s$1[0] = c;
-        return Bytes.bytes_to_string(s$1);
+        return Bytes.to_string(s$1);
     
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/js/char.js b/lib/js/char.js
index a785e8a876..d460d0dbc4 100644
--- a/lib/js/char.js
+++ b/lib/js/char.js
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ function escaped(c) {
         s[1] = 48 + (c / 100 | 0) | 0;
         s[2] = 48 + (c / 10 | 0) % 10 | 0;
         s[3] = 48 + c % 10 | 0;
-        return Bytes.bytes_to_string(s);
+        return Bytes.to_string(s);
     case 2 :
         var s$1 = [0];
         s$1[0] = c;
-        return Bytes.bytes_to_string(s$1);
+        return Bytes.to_string(s$1);
     
   }
 }