diff --git a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez4-util.c b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez4-util.c
index 06108f4b0..82654508f 100644
--- a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez4-util.c
+++ b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez4-util.c
@@ -1841,34 +1841,3 @@ const char *pa_bluez4_form_factor_to_string(pa_bluez4_form_factor_t ff) {
 
     pa_assert_not_reached();
 }
-
-char *pa_bluez4_cleanup_name(const char *name) {
-    char *t, *s, *d;
-    bool space = false;
-
-    pa_assert(name);
-
-    while ((*name >= 1 && *name <= 32) || *name >= 127)
-        name++;
-
-    t = pa_xstrdup(name);
-
-    for (s = d = t; *s; s++) {
-
-        if (*s <= 32 || *s >= 127 || *s == '_') {
-            space = true;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (space) {
-            *(d++) = ' ';
-            space = false;
-        }
-
-        *(d++) = *s;
-    }
-
-    *d = 0;
-
-    return t;
-}
diff --git a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez4-util.h b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez4-util.h
index ed588f175..f4b5ca349 100644
--- a/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez4-util.h
+++ b/src/modules/bluetooth/bluez4-util.h
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@ typedef enum pa_bluez4_form_factor {
 pa_bluez4_form_factor_t pa_bluez4_get_form_factor(uint32_t class);
 const char *pa_bluez4_form_factor_to_string(pa_bluez4_form_factor_t ff);
 
-char *pa_bluez4_cleanup_name(const char *name);
-
 const char *pa_bluez4_profile_to_string(pa_bluez4_profile_t profile);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez4-device.c b/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez4-device.c
index ac4ed63f0..4c8ec8c78 100644
--- a/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez4-device.c
+++ b/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez4-device.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/sample.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
+#include <pulse/utf8.h>
 #include <pulse/xmalloc.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/i18n.h>
@@ -2280,7 +2281,7 @@ static int add_card(struct userdata *u) {
     data.driver = __FILE__;
     data.module = u->module;
 
-    n = pa_bluez4_cleanup_name(device->alias);
+    n = pa_utf8_filter(device->alias);
     pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION, n);
     pa_xfree(n);
     pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_STRING, device->address);
diff --git a/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c b/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c
index 97fe8bebd..afcc45760 100644
--- a/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c
+++ b/src/modules/bluetooth/module-bluez5-device.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <pulse/rtclock.h>
 #include <pulse/timeval.h>
+#include <pulse/utf8.h>
 
 #include <pulsecore/core-error.h>
 #include <pulsecore/core-rtclock.h>
@@ -1618,38 +1619,6 @@ static void stop_thread(struct userdata *u) {
     }
 }
 
-/* Run from main thread */
-static char *cleanup_name(const char *name) {
-    char *t, *s, *d;
-    bool space = false;
-
-    pa_assert(name);
-
-    while ((*name >= 1 && *name <= 32) || *name >= 127)
-        name++;
-
-    t = pa_xstrdup(name);
-
-    for (s = d = t; *s; s++) {
-
-        if (*s <= 32 || *s >= 127 || *s == '_') {
-            space = true;
-            continue;
-        }
-
-        if (space) {
-            *(d++) = ' ';
-            space = false;
-        }
-
-        *(d++) = *s;
-    }
-
-    *d = 0;
-
-    return t;
-}
-
 /* Run from main thread */
 static pa_available_t get_port_availability(struct userdata *u, pa_direction_t direction) {
     pa_available_t result = PA_AVAILABLE_NO;
@@ -1944,7 +1913,7 @@ static int add_card(struct userdata *u) {
     data.driver = __FILE__;
     data.module = u->module;
 
-    alias = cleanup_name(d->alias);
+    alias = pa_utf8_filter(d->alias);
     pa_proplist_sets(data.proplist, PA_PROP_DEVICE_DESCRIPTION, alias);
     pa_xfree(alias);