diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/class.processes.php b/workflow/engine/classes/class.processes.php
index 0c5b5a851..2711abda0 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/class.processes.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/class.processes.php
@@ -2171,7 +2171,7 @@ class Processes {
         G::verifyPath($path, true);
     }
     $proTitle = (substr(G::inflect($data->process['PRO_TITLE']), 0, 30));
-    $proTitle = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9_]", "", $proTitle);
+    $proTitle = preg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9_]", "", $proTitle);
 
 
     $index = '';
diff --git a/workflow/engine/classes/class.xpdl.php b/workflow/engine/classes/class.xpdl.php
index 442a93332..1e729e52d 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/classes/class.xpdl.php
+++ b/workflow/engine/classes/class.xpdl.php
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class Xpdl extends processes
         G::verifyPath($path, true);
     }
     $proTitle  = (substr(G::inflect($oData->process['PRO_TITLE']), 0, 30));
-    $proTitle  = ereg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9_]", "", $proTitle);
+    $proTitle  = preg_replace("[^A-Za-z0-9_]", "", $proTitle);
     $index     = '';
     $lastIndex = '';
     do {
@@ -3872,4 +3872,4 @@ class Xpdl extends processes
     }
   }
   
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}