diff --git a/modules/ve2/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js b/modules/ve2/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
index 0a741a2ef4..271728b366 100644
--- a/modules/ve2/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
+++ b/modules/ve2/ce/ve.ce.Surface.js
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ return;
 					from + sourceNode.model.getOuterLength()
 				);
 			tx = ve.dm.Transaction.newFromRemoval( this.documentView.model, range );
-			this.model.transact( tx );
+			this.model.change( tx );
 		}
 	} else {
 		// selection removal
diff --git a/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.FormatDropdownTool.js b/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.FormatDropdownTool.js
index 0bd7eeb9c1..dec727f11a 100644
--- a/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.FormatDropdownTool.js
+++ b/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.FormatDropdownTool.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ ve.FormatDropdownTool.prototype.onSelect = function( item ) {
 		item.type,
 		item.attributes
 	);
-	model.transact ( txs );
+	model.change( txs );
 	surfaceView.showSelection( selection );
 };
 
diff --git a/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.IndentationButtonTool.js b/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.IndentationButtonTool.js
index 29df89de8f..f13136b2b5 100644
--- a/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.IndentationButtonTool.js
+++ b/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.IndentationButtonTool.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ ve.ui.IndentationButtonTool.prototype.indent = function( listItems ) {
 				'styles',
 				styles.concat( styles[styles.length - 1] )
 			);
-			surface.model.transact( tx );
+			surface.model.change( tx );
 		}
 	}
 	surface.emitCursor();
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ ve.ui.IndentationButtonTool.prototype.outdent = function( listItems ) {
 				'styles',
 				styles.slice( 0, styles.length - 1 )
 			);
-			surface.model.transact( tx );
+			surface.model.change( tx );
 		}
 	}
 	surface.emitCursor();
diff --git a/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.ListButtonTool.js b/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.ListButtonTool.js
index dbe29dba16..82e6f97bb8 100644
--- a/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.ListButtonTool.js
+++ b/modules/ve2/ui/tools/ve.ui.ListButtonTool.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ ve.ui.ListButtonTool.prototype.unlist = function( node ){
 		[]
 	);
 
-	model.transact ( tx );
+	model.change( tx );
 
 };
 ve.ui.ListButtonTool.prototype.onClick = function() {
diff --git a/tests/ve2/dm/ve.dm.Surface.test.js b/tests/ve2/dm/ve.dm.Surface.test.js
index 6acfee15c1..bdc6f52bea 100644
--- a/tests/ve2/dm/ve.dm.Surface.test.js
+++ b/tests/ve2/dm/ve.dm.Surface.test.js
@@ -35,17 +35,19 @@ test( 'setSelection', 1, function() {
 	surface.setSelection( new ve.Range( 1, 1 ) );
 } );
 
-test( 'transact', 1, function() {
+test( 'change', 2, function() {
 	var surface = new ve.dm.SurfaceStub();
 	var tx = new ve.dm.Transaction();
 	surface.on( 'transact', function() {
 		ok( true, 'transact was emitted' );
 	} );
-	surface.transact( tx );
+	surface.on( 'change', function() {
+		ok( true, 'change was emitted' );
+	} );
+	surface.change( tx );
 } );
 
-
-test('annotate', 1, function(){
+test( 'annotate', 1, function() {
 	var surface,
 		cases = [
 		{
@@ -105,4 +107,4 @@ test('annotate', 1, function(){
 		);
 
 	}
-});
\ No newline at end of file
+} );