1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/fight.cc b/crawl-ref/source/fight.cc
index 6ac9990b9e..a3a489c105 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/fight.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/fight.cc
@@ -471,12 +471,7 @@ std::string melee_attack::wep_name(description_level_type desc,
     }
 
     if (possessive)
-    {
-        name = atk_name(desc);
-        name += "'s ";
-        // Proper English-language possessive.
-        name = replace_all(name, "s's ", "s' ");
-    }
+        name = apostrophise(atk_name(desc));
 
     name += weapon->name(desc, false, false, false, false, ignore_flags);