diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@
         if obsfate:
             for obsfateline in obsfate:
                 # i18n: column positioning for "hg log"
-                self.ui.write(_("obsfate:     %s\n") % obsfateline,
+                self.ui.write(_("obsolete:    %s\n") % obsfateline,
                               label='log.obsfate')
 
     def _exthook(self, ctx):
diff --git a/tests/test-commandserver.t b/tests/test-commandserver.t
--- a/tests/test-commandserver.t
+++ b/tests/test-commandserver.t
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@
   tag:         tip
   user:        test
   date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  obsfate:     pruned
+  obsolete:    pruned
   summary:     .
   
   changeset:   0:eff892de26ec
diff --git a/tests/test-obsmarker-template.t b/tests/test-obsmarker-template.t
--- a/tests/test-obsmarker-template.t
+++ b/tests/test-obsmarker-template.t
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@
   |/   parent:      0:ea207398892e
   |    user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 3:d004c8f274b9 by test2
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 3:d004c8f274b9 by test2
   |    summary:     A1
   |
   | x  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 2:a468dc9b3633
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 2:a468dc9b3633
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@
   | @  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 3:d004c8f274b9 by test, test2
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 3:d004c8f274b9 by test, test2
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@
   | x  changeset:   1:471597cad322
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     split as 2:337fec4d2edc, 3:f257fde29c7a
+  |    obsolete:    split as 2:337fec4d2edc, 3:f257fde29c7a
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -602,13 +602,13 @@
   | x  changeset:   2:0dec01379d3b
   | |  user:        test
   | |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  | |  obsfate:     rewritten as 3:eb5a0daa2192
+  | |  obsolete:    rewritten as 3:eb5a0daa2192
   | |  summary:     B0
   | |
   | x  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten as 3:eb5a0daa2192
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten as 3:eb5a0daa2192
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
   | x  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 2:fdf9bde5129a
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 2:fdf9bde5129a
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@
   | x  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 2:fdf9bde5129a
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 3:65b757b745b9
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 2:fdf9bde5129a
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 3:65b757b745b9
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@
   |/   parent:      0:ea207398892e
   |    user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 4:019fadeab383
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 4:019fadeab383
   |    summary:     A2
   |
   | o  changeset:   2:fdf9bde5129a
@@ -866,8 +866,8 @@
   | x  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 2:fdf9bde5129a
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 3:65b757b745b9
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 2:fdf9bde5129a
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 3:65b757b745b9
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@
   | x  changeset:   2:0dec01379d3b
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 3:b7ea6d14e664
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 3:b7ea6d14e664
   |    summary:     B0
   |
   o  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
@@ -1120,19 +1120,19 @@
   | |  parent:      1:471f378eab4c
   | |  user:        test
   | |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  | |  obsfate:     rewritten as 4:eb5a0daa2192
+  | |  obsolete:    rewritten as 4:eb5a0daa2192
   | |  summary:     B1
   | |
   | | x  changeset:   2:0dec01379d3b
   | |/   user:        test
   | |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  | |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 3:b7ea6d14e664
+  | |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 3:b7ea6d14e664
   | |    summary:     B0
   | |
   | x  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten as 4:eb5a0daa2192
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten as 4:eb5a0daa2192
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -1403,13 +1403,13 @@
   |/   parent:      0:ea207398892e
   |    user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 3:7a230b46bf61
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 3:7a230b46bf61
   |    summary:     A1
   |
   | x  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 2:fdf9bde5129a
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 2:fdf9bde5129a
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -1440,7 +1440,7 @@
   | @  changeset:   1:471f378eab4c
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 2:7a230b46bf61
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 2:7a230b46bf61
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
@@ -1893,8 +1893,8 @@
   | x  changeset:   6:4a004186e638
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 8:b18bc8331526
-  |    obsfate:     rewritten using amend as 9:0b997eb7ceee
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 8:b18bc8331526
+  |    obsolete:    rewritten using amend as 9:0b997eb7ceee
   |    summary:     Add A,B,C
   |
   o  changeset:   5:dd800401bd8c
@@ -2441,7 +2441,7 @@
   |  tag:         tip
   |  user:        test
   |  date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |  obsfate:     pruned
+  |  obsolete:    pruned
   |  summary:     A2
   |
   o  changeset:   2:617adc3a144c
@@ -2453,7 +2453,7 @@
   | x  changeset:   1:471597cad322
   |/   user:        test
   |    date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
-  |    obsfate:     split as 2:617adc3a144c, 3:0d0ef4bdf70e
+  |    obsolete:    split as 2:617adc3a144c, 3:0d0ef4bdf70e
   |    summary:     A0
   |
   o  changeset:   0:ea207398892e
diff --git a/tests/test-obsolete.t b/tests/test-obsolete.t
--- a/tests/test-obsolete.t
+++ b/tests/test-obsolete.t
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@
   [log.parent changeset.draft|parent:      3:6f9641995072]
   [log.user|user:        test]
   [log.date|date:        Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000]
-  [log.obsfate|obsfate:     pruned]
+  [log.obsfate|obsolete:    pruned]
   [log.summary|summary:     add obsolete_e]