diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.cpp
index beca47372de..104aec371e2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.cpp
@@ -245,8 +245,8 @@ SubversionDiffEditorController *SubversionClient::findOrCreateDiffEditor(const Q
     return controller;
 }
 
-void SubversionClient::diff(const FilePath &workingDirectory, const QStringList &files,
-                            const QStringList &extraOptions)
+void SubversionClient::showDiffEditor(const FilePath &workingDirectory, const QStringList &files,
+                                      const QStringList &extraOptions)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(extraOptions)
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.h b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.h
index b2ce0f90616..bfcca215144 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionclient.h
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ public:
                 const QString &commitMessageFile,
                 const QStringList &extraOptions = {}) override;
 
-    void diff(const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory,
-              const QStringList &files,
-              const QStringList &extraOptions) override;
+    void showDiffEditor(const Utils::FilePath &workingDirectory,
+                        const QStringList &files = {},
+                        const QStringList &extraOptions = {});
 
     void log(const Utils::FilePath &workingDir,
              const QStringList &files = {},
diff --git a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
index fb6fca48d4f..098a992a704 100644
--- a/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/subversion/subversionplugin.cpp
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ bool SubversionPluginPrivate::activateCommit()
 
 void SubversionPluginPrivate::diffCommitFiles(const QStringList &files)
 {
-    m_client->diff(m_commitRepository, files, QStringList());
+    m_client->showDiffEditor(m_commitRepository, files);
 }
 
 SubversionSubmitEditor *SubversionPluginPrivate::openSubversionSubmitEditor(const QString &fileName)
@@ -686,22 +686,23 @@ void SubversionPluginPrivate::diffProject()
     const VcsBasePluginState state = currentState();
     QTC_ASSERT(state.hasProject(), return);
     const QString relativeProject = state.relativeCurrentProject();
-    m_client->diff(state.currentProjectTopLevel(),
-                   relativeProject.isEmpty() ? QStringList() : QStringList(relativeProject), {});
+    m_client->showDiffEditor(state.currentProjectTopLevel(),
+                             relativeProject.isEmpty() ? QStringList()
+                                                       : QStringList(relativeProject));
 }
 
 void SubversionPluginPrivate::diffCurrentFile()
 {
     const VcsBasePluginState state = currentState();
     QTC_ASSERT(state.hasFile(), return);
-    m_client->diff(state.currentFileTopLevel(), QStringList(state.relativeCurrentFile()), {});
+    m_client->showDiffEditor(state.currentFileTopLevel(), {state.relativeCurrentFile()});
 }
 
 void SubversionPluginPrivate::startCommitCurrentFile()
 {
     const VcsBasePluginState state = currentState();
     QTC_ASSERT(state.hasFile(), return);
-    startCommit(state.currentFileTopLevel(), QStringList(state.relativeCurrentFile()));
+    startCommit(state.currentFileTopLevel(), {state.relativeCurrentFile()});
 }
 
 void SubversionPluginPrivate::startCommitAll()
@@ -791,7 +792,7 @@ void SubversionPluginPrivate::diffRepository()
 {
     const VcsBasePluginState state = currentState();
     QTC_ASSERT(state.hasTopLevel(), return);
-    m_client->diff(state.topLevel(), QStringList(), QStringList());
+    m_client->showDiffEditor(state.topLevel());
 }
 
 void SubversionPluginPrivate::statusRepository()