diff --git a/lib/models/data-model.js b/lib/models/data-model.js
index 66060e2f..416f8561 100644
--- a/lib/models/data-model.js
+++ b/lib/models/data-model.js
@@ -221,24 +221,42 @@ setRemoting(DataModel.findOne, {
  * @param {Function} [cb] - callback called with (err)
  */
 
-DataModel.remove =
-DataModel.deleteAll =
 DataModel.destroyAll = function destroyAll(where, cb) {
   throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'destroyAll');
 };
 
+/**
+ * Alias for `destroyAll`
+ */
+
+DataModel.remove = DataModel.destroyAll;
+
+/**
+ * Alias for `destroyAll`
+ */
+DataModel.deleteAll = DataModel.destroyAll;
+
+
 /**
  * Destroy a record by id
  * @param {*} id The id value
  * @param {Function} cb - callback called with (err)
  */
 
-DataModel.removeById =
-DataModel.deleteById =
 DataModel.destroyById = function deleteById(id, cb) {
   throwNotAttached(this.modelName, 'deleteById');
 };
 
+/**
+ * Alias for deleteById
+ */
+DataModel.deleteById = DataModel.destroyById;
+
+/**
+ * Alias for deleteById
+ */
+DataModel.removeById = DataModel.destroyById;
+
 // deleteById ~ remoting attributes
 setRemoting(DataModel.deleteById, {
   description: 'Delete a model instance by id from the data source',