diff --git a/gui/wxpython/history/tree.py b/gui/wxpython/history/tree.py
index ed776864ef9..2ecfff9c7b9 100644
--- a/gui/wxpython/history/tree.py
+++ b/gui/wxpython/history/tree.py
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ def _popupMenuLayer(self):
         """Create popup menu for commands"""
         menu = Menu()
 
-        item = wx.MenuItem(menu, wx.ID_ANY, _("&Delete"))
+        item = wx.MenuItem(menu, wx.ID_ANY, _("&Remove"))
         menu.AppendItem(item)
-        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnDeleteCmd, item)
+        self.Bind(wx.EVT_MENU, self.OnRemoveCmd, item)
 
         self.PopupMenu(menu)
         menu.Destroy()
@@ -188,19 +188,19 @@ def RemoveEntryFromHistory(self, del_line_number):
         except OSError as e:
             GError(str(e))
 
-    def OnDeleteCmd(self, event):
-        """Delete cmd from the history file"""
+    def OnRemoveCmd(self, event):
+        """Remove cmd from the history file"""
         tree_node = self._getSelectedNode()
         cmd = tree_node.data["command"]
-        question = _("Do you really want to delete <{}> command?").format(cmd)
-        if self._confirmDialog(question, title=_("Delete command")) == wx.ID_YES:
-            self.showNotification.emit(message=_("Deleting <{}>").format(cmd))
+        question = _("Do you really want to remove <{}> command?").format(cmd)
+        if self._confirmDialog(question, title=_("Remove command")) == wx.ID_YES:
+            self.showNotification.emit(message=_("Removing <{}>").format(cmd))
             tree_index = self._model.GetIndexOfNode(tree_node)[0]
             self.RemoveEntryFromHistory(tree_index)
             self._giface.entryFromHistoryRemoved.emit(index=tree_index)
             self._model.RemoveNode(tree_node)
             self._refreshTree()
-            self.showNotification.emit(message=_("<{}> deleted").format(cmd))
+            self.showNotification.emit(message=_("<{}> removed").format(cmd))
 
     def OnItemSelected(self, node):
         """Item selected"""
diff --git a/python/grass/grassdb/history.py b/python/grass/grassdb/history.py
index 7df727e73e7..a85f4fd6c7e 100644
--- a/python/grass/grassdb/history.py
+++ b/python/grass/grassdb/history.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def get_current_mapset_gui_history_path():
 def create_history_file(history_path):
     """Set up a new GUI history file."""
     try:
-        fileHistory = open(
+        file_history = open(
             history_path,
             encoding="utf-8",
             mode="w",
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ def create_history_file(history_path):
     except OSError as e:
         raise OSError(_("Unable to create history file {}").format(history_path)) from e
     finally:
-        fileHistory.close()
+        file_history.close()
 
 
 def read_history(history_path):
     """Get list of commands from history file."""
     hist = list()
     try:
-        fileHistory = open(
+        file_history = open(
             history_path,
             encoding="utf-8",
             mode="r",
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ def read_history(history_path):
             _("Unable to read commands from history file {}").format(history_path)
         ) from e
     try:
-        for line in fileHistory.readlines():
+        for line in file_history.readlines():
             hist.append(line.replace("\n", ""))
     finally:
-        fileHistory.close()
+        file_history.close()
     return hist
 
 
@@ -65,48 +65,48 @@ def add_entry_to_history(command, history_path=None):
     :param str command: the command given as a string
     :param str|None history_path: history file path string
     """
-    fileHistory = None
+    file_history = None
     if not history_path:
         history_path = get_current_mapset_gui_history_path()
     try:
         if os.path.exists(history_path):
-            fileHistory = open(history_path, encoding="utf-8", mode="a")
+            file_history = open(history_path, encoding="utf-8", mode="a")
         else:
-            fileHistory = open(history_path, encoding="utf-8", mode="w")
-        fileHistory.write(command + "\n")
+            file_history = open(history_path, encoding="utf-8", mode="w")
+        file_history.write(command + "\n")
     except OSError as e:
         raise OSError(
             _("Unable to add entry to history file {}").format(history_path)
         ) from e
     finally:
-        if fileHistory:
-            fileHistory.close()
+        if file_history:
+            file_history.close()
 
 
 def remove_entry_from_history(del_line_number, history_path=None):
     """Remove entry from history file.
 
-    :param int del_line_number: line number of deleted command
+    :param int del_line_number: line number of the command to be removed
     :param str|None history_path: history file path string
     """
-    fileHistory = None
+    file_history = None
     if not history_path:
         history_path = get_current_mapset_gui_history_path()
     try:
-        fileHistory = open(history_path, encoding="utf-8", mode="r+")
-        lines = fileHistory.readlines()
-        fileHistory.seek(0)
-        fileHistory.truncate()
+        file_history = open(history_path, encoding="utf-8", mode="r+")
+        lines = file_history.readlines()
+        file_history.seek(0)
+        file_history.truncate()
         for number, line in enumerate(lines):
             if number not in [del_line_number]:
-                fileHistory.write(line)
+                file_history.write(line)
     except OSError as e:
         raise OSError(
-            _("Unable to delete entry from history file {}").format(history_path)
+            _("Unable to remove entry from history file {}").format(history_path)
         ) from e
     finally:
-        if fileHistory:
-            fileHistory.close()
+        if file_history:
+            file_history.close()
 
 
 def copy_history(target_path, history_path):