diff --git a/apps/shared/simple_interactive_curve_view_controller.cpp b/apps/shared/simple_interactive_curve_view_controller.cpp
index bf1354c1e..c9220f3d9 100644
--- a/apps/shared/simple_interactive_curve_view_controller.cpp
+++ b/apps/shared/simple_interactive_curve_view_controller.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ bool SimpleInteractiveCurveViewController::textFieldDidReceiveEvent(TextField *
 
 bool SimpleInteractiveCurveViewController::handleLeftRightEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
   int direction = event == Ion::Events::Left ? -1 : 1;
-  if (moveCursorHorizontally(direction, Ion::Events::longRepetitionScrollSpeed())) {
+  if (moveCursorHorizontally(direction, Ion::Events::repetitionFactor())) {
     interactiveCurveViewRange()->panToMakePointVisible(
       m_cursor->x(), m_cursor->y(),
       cursorTopMarginRatio(), k_cursorRightMarginRatio, cursorBottomMarginRatio(), k_cursorLeftMarginRatio
diff --git a/apps/shared/store_selectable_table_view.cpp b/apps/shared/store_selectable_table_view.cpp
index 5d547c79d..f7545ed4c 100644
--- a/apps/shared/store_selectable_table_view.cpp
+++ b/apps/shared/store_selectable_table_view.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ StoreSelectableTableView::StoreSelectableTableView(DoublePairStore * store, Resp
 }
 
 bool StoreSelectableTableView::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
-  int step = Ion::Events::longRepetitionScrollSpeed();
+  int step = Ion::Events::repetitionFactor();
   if (event == Ion::Events::Down) {
     return selectNonHiddenCellAtClippedLocation(selectedColumn(), selectedRow() + step);
   }
diff --git a/escher/src/layout_field.cpp b/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
index 870a6c332..73b394c28 100644
--- a/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/layout_field.cpp
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ bool LayoutField::privateHandleMoveEvent(Ion::Events::Event event, bool * should
     return true;
   }
   LayoutCursor result;
-  int step = Ion::Events::longRepetitionScrollSpeed();
+  int step = Ion::Events::repetitionFactor();
   result = m_contentView.cursor()->cursorAtDirection(DirectionForMoveEvent(event), shouldRecomputeLayout, false, step);
   if (result.isDefined()) {
     if (eventShouldUpdateInsertionCursor(event)) {
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ bool LayoutField::privateHandleSelectionEvent(Ion::Events::Event event, bool * s
     return false;
   }
   Layout addedSelection;
-  int step = Ion::Events::longRepetitionScrollSpeed();
+  int step = Ion::Events::repetitionFactor();
   LayoutCursor result = m_contentView.cursor()->selectAtDirection(
     DirectionForSelectionEvent(event),
     shouldRecomputeLayout,
diff --git a/escher/src/scrollable_view.cpp b/escher/src/scrollable_view.cpp
index 27707bef8..c198052a5 100644
--- a/escher/src/scrollable_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/scrollable_view.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ScrollableView::ScrollableView(Responder * parentResponder, View * view, ScrollV
 
 bool ScrollableView::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
   KDPoint translation = KDPointZero;
-  KDCoordinate scrollStep = Ion::Events::longRepetitionScrollSpeed() * Metric::ScrollStep;
+  KDCoordinate scrollStep = Ion::Events::repetitionFactor() * Metric::ScrollStep;
   if (event == Ion::Events::Left) {
     KDCoordinate movementToEdge = contentOffset().x();
     if (movementToEdge > 0) {
diff --git a/escher/src/selectable_table_view.cpp b/escher/src/selectable_table_view.cpp
index 854964760..6d958ed03 100644
--- a/escher/src/selectable_table_view.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/selectable_table_view.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ HighlightCell * SelectableTableView::selectedCell() {
 }
 
 bool SelectableTableView::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
-  int step = Ion::Events::longRepetitionScrollSpeed();
+  int step = Ion::Events::repetitionFactor();
   if (event == Ion::Events::Down) {
     return selectCellAtClippedLocation(selectedColumn(), selectedRow() + step);
   }
diff --git a/escher/src/text_area.cpp b/escher/src/text_area.cpp
index 2e24fdaad..76e7c0386 100644
--- a/escher/src/text_area.cpp
+++ b/escher/src/text_area.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ bool TextArea::handleEvent(Ion::Events::Event event) {
   if (handleBoxEvent(event)) {
     return true;
   }
-  int step = Ion::Events::longRepetitionScrollSpeed();
+  int step = Ion::Events::repetitionFactor();
   if (event == Ion::Events::ShiftLeft || event == Ion::Events::ShiftRight) {
     selectLeftRight(event == Ion::Events::ShiftLeft, false, step);
     return true;
diff --git a/ion/include/ion/events.h b/ion/include/ion/events.h
index 19e1b0c67..9e3d7b72f 100644
--- a/ion/include/ion/events.h
+++ b/ion/include/ion/events.h
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ bool isShiftActive();
 bool isAlphaActive();
 bool isLockActive();
 void setLongRepetition(bool longRepetition);
-bool isLongRepetition();
-int longRepetitionScrollSpeed();
+int repetitionFactor();
 void updateModifiersFromEvent(Event e);
 void didPressNewKey();
 
diff --git a/ion/src/shared/events_modifier.cpp b/ion/src/shared/events_modifier.cpp
index b97b5376e..79be23553 100644
--- a/ion/src/shared/events_modifier.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/shared/events_modifier.cpp
@@ -37,11 +37,7 @@ void setLongRepetition(bool longRepetition) {
  sLongRepetition = longRepetition;
 }
 
-bool isLongRepetition() {
- return sLongRepetition;
-}
-
-int longRepetitionScrollSpeed() {
+int repetitionFactor() {
   return sLongRepetition ? 5 : 1;
 };