diff --git a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml
index 1f5b066ca7d9b5bde33ac4c9bcb5f54cac6fd28c..231df74f7a5daa80e6b31b0a0e6f589ff39caae1 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/merge_requests/widget/open/_accept.html.haml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
                     Merge Immediately
         - else
           = f.button class: "btn btn-create btn-grouped js-merge-button accept_merge_request #{status_class}" do
-            Accept Merge Request
+            Merge
       - if @merge_request.force_remove_source_branch?
         .accept-control
           The source branch will be removed.
diff --git a/doc/user/permissions.md b/doc/user/permissions.md
index 7f606fa8cd065dbef1c654b3cfd01dc121ddac03..55fafab33d7b4f8a12cac1e0b489a0e3b4f170cf 100644
--- a/doc/user/permissions.md
+++ b/doc/user/permissions.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ The following table depicts the various user permission levels in a project.
 | Create new environments               |         |            | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Stop environments                     |         |            | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | See a list of merge requests          |         | ✓          | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
-| Manage/Accept merge requests          |         |            | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
+| Manage/merge merge requests           |         |            | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Create new merge request              |         |            | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Create new branches                   |         |            | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
 | Push to non-protected branches        |         |            | ✓           | ✓        | ✓      |
diff --git a/doc/workflow/forking_workflow.md b/doc/workflow/forking_workflow.md
index 733d079bd4a015c8f74071282f1c8ed27b549300..776946445513b80337f2dd7270d87880827a275d 100644
--- a/doc/workflow/forking_workflow.md
+++ b/doc/workflow/forking_workflow.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ create the [merge request](merge_requests.md).
 ![Selecting branches](forking/branch_select.png)
 
 You can then assign the merge request to someone to have them review
-your changes. Upon pressing the 'Accept Merge Request' button, your
+your changes. Upon pressing the 'Merge' button, your
 changes will be added to the repository and branch you're merging into.
 
 ![New merge request](forking/merge_request.png)
diff --git a/features/project/merge_requests/accept.feature b/features/project/merge_requests/accept.feature
index 330ec8ae0fe552cc9b4480525724626135a584d8..7bdd5a20e7a61eda904aca7f7bf4482bf77c4d04 100644
--- a/features/project/merge_requests/accept.feature
+++ b/features/project/merge_requests/accept.feature
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Feature: Project Merge Requests Acceptance
   Scenario: Accepting the Merge Request and removing the source branch
     Given I am on the Merge Request detail page
     When I click on "Remove source branch" option
-    And I click on Accept Merge Request
+    And I click on Merge
     Then I should see merge request merged
     And I should not see the Remove Source Branch button
 
@@ -16,13 +16,13 @@ Feature: Project Merge Requests Acceptance
   Scenario: Accepting the Merge Request when URL has an anchor
     Given I am on the Merge Request detail with note anchor page
     When I click on "Remove source branch" option
-    And I click on Accept Merge Request
+    And I click on Merge
     Then I should see merge request merged
     And I should not see the Remove Source Branch button
 
   @javascript
   Scenario: Accepting the Merge Request without removing the source branch
     Given I am on the Merge Request detail page
-    When I click on Accept Merge Request
+    When I click on Merge
     Then I should see merge request merged
     And I should see the Remove Source Branch button
diff --git a/features/project/merge_requests/revert.feature b/features/project/merge_requests/revert.feature
index d767b0888836ba09354c7f4fed1153ec4d9413a8..7c3edc0ffbc8232cf95a621a6c593d89e40cc8a7 100644
--- a/features/project/merge_requests/revert.feature
+++ b/features/project/merge_requests/revert.feature
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Feature: Revert Merge Requests
     Given There is an open Merge Request
       And I am signed in as a developer of the project
       And I am on the Merge Request detail page
-      And I click on Accept Merge Request
+      And I click on Merge
 
   @javascript
   Scenario: I revert a merge request
diff --git a/features/steps/project/ff_merge_requests.rb b/features/steps/project/ff_merge_requests.rb
index 59af9fc3c4bf41077f4de296de7809d41f874b4a..9f14ece99653b46f1c295f37101ef13162a73b3c 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/ff_merge_requests.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/ff_merge_requests.rb
@@ -18,12 +18,12 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectFfMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   end
 
   step 'merge request is mergeable' do
-    expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+    expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
   end
 
   step 'I should see ff-only merge button' do
     expect(page).to have_content "Fast-forward merge without a merge commit"
-    expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+    expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
   end
 
   step 'merge request "Bug NS-05" is mergeable' do
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectFfMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I accept this merge request' do
     page.within '.mr-state-widget' do
-      click_button "Accept Merge Request"
+      click_button "Merge"
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/features/steps/project/merge_requests.rb b/features/steps/project/merge_requests.rb
index 1058697f0411c8e8704245a797f7ca0967479a36..e921657853aeed62e076a181493bc65cf8445eff 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/merge_requests.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/merge_requests.rb
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
   end
 
   step 'merge request is mergeable' do
-    expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+    expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
   end
 
   step 'I modify merge commit message' do
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I accept this merge request' do
     page.within '.mr-state-widget' do
-      click_button "Accept Merge Request"
+      click_button "Merge"
     end
   end
 
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I should not see merge button' do
     page.within '.mr-state-widget' do
-      expect(page).not_to have_button("Accept Merge Request")
+      expect(page).not_to have_button("Merge")
     end
   end
 
@@ -622,7 +622,7 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
 
   step 'I should see approved merge request "Bug NS-04"' do
     page.within '.mr-state-widget' do
-      expect(page).to have_button("Accept Merge Request")
+      expect(page).to have_button("Merge")
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/features/steps/project/merge_requests/acceptance.rb b/features/steps/project/merge_requests/acceptance.rb
index 4fda0731e2f21d592a11f24595e7c75c5ed82085..bc47f7cda129d4c1d6826b863f0c6420a502ddbb 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/merge_requests/acceptance.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/merge_requests/acceptance.rb
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ class Spinach::Features::ProjectMergeRequestsAcceptance < Spinach::FeatureSteps
     check('Remove source branch')
   end
 
-  step 'I click on Accept Merge Request' do
-    click_button('Accept Merge Request')
+  step 'I click on Merge' do
+    click_button('Merge')
   end
 
   step 'I should see the Remove Source Branch button' do
diff --git a/features/steps/project/merge_requests/revert.rb b/features/steps/project/merge_requests/revert.rb
index efbc4831ce1e596ee31af7d5dd6561181d519a9d..65c7f7c7dbdd838d48429983c7161d65339c6b9b 100644
--- a/features/steps/project/merge_requests/revert.rb
+++ b/features/steps/project/merge_requests/revert.rb
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ class Spinach::Features::RevertMergeRequests < Spinach::FeatureSteps
     visit merge_request_path(@merge_request)
   end
 
-  step 'I click on Accept Merge Request' do
-    click_button('Accept Merge Request')
+  step 'I click on Merge' do
+    click_button('Merge')
   end
 
   step 'I am signed in as a developer of the project' do
diff --git a/spec/features/merge_requests/check_if_mergeable_with_unresolved_discussions_spec.rb b/spec/features/merge_requests/check_if_mergeable_with_unresolved_discussions_spec.rb
index 7f11db3c4170d8a0520cddbd1443b1ece9d7e153..3a240c6f16641edbe3ad5e1aaa425ac66eb44820 100644
--- a/spec/features/merge_requests/check_if_mergeable_with_unresolved_discussions_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/merge_requests/check_if_mergeable_with_unresolved_discussions_spec.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
       it 'does not allow to merge' do
         visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-        expect(page).not_to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+        expect(page).not_to have_button 'Merge'
         expect(page).to have_content('This merge request has unresolved discussions')
       end
     end
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
       it 'allows MR to be merged' do
         visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-        expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+        expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
       end
     end
   end
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
       it 'does not allow to merge' do
         visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-        expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+        expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
       end
     end
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       it 'allows MR to be merged' do
         visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-        expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+        expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/features/merge_requests/merge_with_push_rules_spec.rb b/spec/features/merge_requests/merge_with_push_rules_spec.rb
index 795878ba0ab25d12bbc2955a745ecace705e8a37..b9c4cbedcbc00ec9f74c00c1c23f94432e769f36 100644
--- a/spec/features/merge_requests/merge_with_push_rules_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/merge_requests/merge_with_push_rules_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     end
 
     it 'displays error message after merge request is clicked' do
-      click_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+      click_button 'Merge'
 
       expect(page).to have_content('Merge in progress')
       expect(page).to have_content('This merge request failed to be merged automatically')
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     end
 
     it 'displays error message after merge request is clicked' do
-      click_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+      click_button 'Merge'
 
       expect(page).to have_content('Merge in progress')
       expect(page).to have_content('This merge request failed to be merged automatically')
diff --git a/spec/features/merge_requests/only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds_spec.rb b/spec/features/merge_requests/only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds_spec.rb
index 7e2907cd26fa1ff4ed8c2671e1ef2509d22e9237..ae7ac5df92dd6587cf688a26a10c6fea4d1990f0 100644
--- a/spec/features/merge_requests/only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/merge_requests/only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     it 'allows MR to be merged' do
       visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-      expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+      expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
     end
   end
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
         it 'does not allow MR to be merged' do
           visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-          expect(page).not_to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+          expect(page).not_to have_button 'Merge'
           expect(page).to have_content('Please retry the build or push a new commit to fix the failure.')
         end
       end
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
         it 'does not allow MR to be merged' do
           visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-          expect(page).not_to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+          expect(page).not_to have_button 'Merge'
           expect(page).to have_content('Please retry the build or push a new commit to fix the failure.')
         end
       end
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         it 'allows MR to be merged' do
           visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-          expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+          expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
         end
       end
 
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
         it 'allows MR to be merged' do
           visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-          expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+          expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
         end
       end
     end
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
         it 'allows MR to be merged' do
           visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-          expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+          expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
         end
       end
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
         it 'allows MR to be merged' do
           visit_merge_request(merge_request)
 
-          expect(page).to have_button 'Accept Merge Request'
+          expect(page).to have_button 'Merge'
         end
       end
     end