diff --git a/mdx/common-beans.xml b/mdx/common-beans.xml
index bdec7ae2..f28e2aa6 100644
--- a/mdx/common-beans.xml
+++ b/mdx/common-beans.xml
@@ -677,8 +677,8 @@
     <!--
         Remove any empty Extensions elements.
     -->
-    <bean id="removeEmptyExtensions" parent="EmptyContainerStrippingStage"
-        p:id="removeEmptyExtensions"
+    <bean id="stripEmptyExtensions" parent="EmptyContainerStrippingStage"
+        p:id="stripEmptyExtensions"
         p:elementName="Extensions"
         p:elementNamespace-ref="md_namespace"/>
     
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@
                 <ref bean="cleanImport"/>
                 <ref bean="stripAAMDUI"/>
                 <ref bean="trimImportElementWhitespace"/>
-                <ref bean="removeEmptyExtensions"/>
+                <ref bean="stripEmptyExtensions"/>
                 <ref bean="checkSchemas"/>
                 <ref bean="CHECK_imported"/>
 
diff --git a/mdx/uk/generate.xml b/mdx/uk/generate.xml
index abfae1e6..3c9cafbc 100644
--- a/mdx/uk/generate.xml
+++ b/mdx/uk/generate.xml
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@
                 <ref bean="stripShibScope"/>
                 
                 <!-- remove any now-empty Extensions elements -->
-                <ref bean="removeEmptyExtensions"/>
+                <ref bean="stripEmptyExtensions"/>
             </list>
         </property>
     </bean>
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@
                 <ref bean="uk_assemble"/>
                 <ref bean="fixup_EncryptionMethod"/>
                 <ref bean="performOtherFixups"/>
-                <ref bean="removeEmptyExtensions"/>
+                <ref bean="stripEmptyExtensions"/>
                 <ref bean="uk_finaliseFallback"/>
                 <ref bean="uk_normaliseFallback"/>
                 
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@
                 <ref bean="stripWayfNamespace"/>
                 <ref bean="uk_assemble"/>
                 <ref bean="stripEntityScopes"/>
-                <ref bean="removeEmptyExtensions"/>
+                <ref bean="stripEmptyExtensions"/>
                 <ref bean="uk_finaliseExport"/>
                 <ref bean="uk_normaliseExport"/>
                 
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@
                 <ref bean="stripWayfNamespace"/>
                 <ref bean="uk_assemble"/>
                 <ref bean="stripEntityScopes"/>
-                <ref bean="removeEmptyExtensions"/>
+                <ref bean="stripEmptyExtensions"/>
                 <ref bean="uk_finaliseExport"/>
                 <ref bean="uk_normaliseExport"/>
                 
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@
                 <ref bean="stripEntityScopes"/>
                 
                 <!-- remove any now-empty Extensions elements -->
-                <ref bean="removeEmptyExtensions"/>
+                <ref bean="stripEmptyExtensions"/>
             </list>
         </property>
     </bean>
@@ -1088,7 +1088,7 @@
                     external registry clients.
                 -->
                 <ref bean="uk_stripAdminContacts"/>
-                <ref bean="removeEmptyExtensions"/>
+                <ref bean="stripEmptyExtensions"/>
                 
                 <!--
                     ***********************************************
@@ -1137,7 +1137,7 @@
                     an item metadata object, and move this section before the export fork.
                 -->
                 <ref bean="uk_stripExtensions"/>
-                <ref bean="removeEmptyExtensions"/>
+                <ref bean="stripEmptyExtensions"/>
                 
                 <!--
                     ***************************************************