diff --git a/src/borg/cache.py b/src/borg/cache.py
index 282a2fc82..11ef36f69 100644
--- a/src/borg/cache.py
+++ b/src/borg/cache.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from .helpers import yes, hostname_is_unique
 from .helpers import remove_surrogates
 from .helpers import ProgressIndicatorPercent, ProgressIndicatorMessage
 from .helpers import set_ec, EXIT_WARNING
-from .helpers import truncate_and_unlink
+from .helpers import safe_unlink
 from .helpers import msgpack
 from .item import ArchiveItem, ChunkListEntry
 from .crypto.key import PlaintextKey
@@ -745,7 +745,7 @@ class LocalCache(CacheStatsMixin):
                                                   filename=bin_to_hex(archive_id) + '.compact') as fd:
                     chunk_idx.write(fd)
             except Exception:
-                truncate_and_unlink(fn_tmp)
+                safe_unlink(fn_tmp)
             else:
                 os.rename(fn_tmp, fn)
 
diff --git a/src/borg/helpers.py b/src/borg/helpers.py
index 7fe9c274f..6b2e14c8d 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers.py
@@ -2399,7 +2399,7 @@ def secure_erase(path):
     os.unlink(path)
 
 
-def truncate_and_unlink(path):
+def safe_unlink(path):
     """
     Safely unlink (delete) *path*.
 
diff --git a/src/borg/platform/base.py b/src/borg/platform/base.py
index c0b990c9c..234b02426 100644
--- a/src/borg/platform/base.py
+++ b/src/borg/platform/base.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import os
 import socket
 import uuid
 
-from borg.helpers import truncate_and_unlink
+from borg.helpers import safe_unlink
 
 """
 platform base module
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class SaveFile:
     def __enter__(self):
         from .. import platform
         try:
-            truncate_and_unlink(self.tmppath)
+            safe_unlink(self.tmppath)
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass
         self.fd = platform.SyncFile(self.tmppath, self.binary)
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class SaveFile:
         from .. import platform
         self.fd.close()
         if exc_type is not None:
-            truncate_and_unlink(self.tmppath)
+            safe_unlink(self.tmppath)
             return
         os.replace(self.tmppath, self.path)
         platform.sync_dir(os.path.dirname(self.path))
diff --git a/src/borg/remote.py b/src/borg/remote.py
index 56ef54c26..c19531f3a 100644
--- a/src/borg/remote.py
+++ b/src/borg/remote.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from .helpers import hostname_is_unique
 from .helpers import replace_placeholders
 from .helpers import sysinfo
 from .helpers import format_file_size
-from .helpers import truncate_and_unlink
+from .helpers import safe_unlink
 from .helpers import prepare_subprocess_env
 from .logger import create_logger, setup_logging
 from .helpers import msgpack
@@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ class RepositoryCache(RepositoryNoCache):
                 fd.write(packed)
         except OSError as os_error:
             try:
-                truncate_and_unlink(file)
+                safe_unlink(file)
             except FileNotFoundError:
                 pass  # open() could have failed as well
             if os_error.errno == errno.ENOSPC:
diff --git a/src/borg/repository.py b/src/borg/repository.py
index ca8faadfd..e5c09c3c5 100644
--- a/src/borg/repository.py
+++ b/src/borg/repository.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from .helpers import Location
 from .helpers import ProgressIndicatorPercent
 from .helpers import bin_to_hex
 from .helpers import hostname_is_unique
-from .helpers import secure_erase, truncate_and_unlink
+from .helpers import secure_erase, safe_unlink
 from .helpers import msgpack
 from .locking import Lock, LockError, LockErrorT
 from .logger import create_logger
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ class LoggedIO:
             if segment > transaction_id:
                 if segment in self.fds:
                     del self.fds[segment]
-                truncate_and_unlink(filename)
+                safe_unlink(filename)
                 count += 1
             else:
                 break
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ class LoggedIO:
         if segment in self.fds:
             del self.fds[segment]
         try:
-            truncate_and_unlink(self.segment_filename(segment))
+            safe_unlink(self.segment_filename(segment))
         except FileNotFoundError:
             pass