diff --git a/client/state/test/utils.js b/client/state/test/utils.js
index 4b39fd3a4f274..e1226c67114ea 100644
--- a/client/state/test/utils.js
+++ b/client/state/test/utils.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 	let keyedReducer;
 	let reducer;
 	let withSchemaValidation;
-	let combineReducersWithPersistence;
+	let combineReducers;
 	let isValidStateWithSchema;
 	let withoutPersistence;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 			extendAction,
 			keyedReducer,
 			withSchemaValidation,
-			combineReducersWithPersistence,
+			combineReducers,
 			isValidStateWithSchema,
 			withoutPersistence,
 		} = require( 'state/utils' ) );
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 		} );
 	} );
 
-	describe( '#combineReducersWithPersistence', () => {
+	describe( '#combineReducers', () => {
 		const load = { type: DESERIALIZE };
 		const write = { type: SERIALIZE };
 		const grow = { type: 'GROW' };
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 		let reducers;
 
 		beforeEach( () => {
-			reducers = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			reducers = combineReducers( {
 				age,
 				height
 			} );
@@ -522,12 +522,12 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'nested reducers work on load', () => {
-			reducers = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			reducers = combineReducers( {
 				age,
 				height,
 				date
 			} );
-			const nested = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			const nested = combineReducers( {
 				person: reducers,
 				count
 			} );
@@ -539,12 +539,12 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'nested reducers work on persist', () => {
-			reducers = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			reducers = combineReducers( {
 				age,
 				height,
 				date
 			} );
-			const nested = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			const nested = combineReducers( {
 				person: reducers,
 				count
 			} );
@@ -556,15 +556,15 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'deeply nested reducers work on load', () => {
-			reducers = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			reducers = combineReducers( {
 				age,
 				height,
 				date
 			} );
-			const nested = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			const nested = combineReducers( {
 				person: reducers,
 			} );
-			const veryNested = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			const veryNested = combineReducers( {
 				bob: nested,
 				count
 			} );
@@ -576,15 +576,15 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'deeply nested reducers work on persist', () => {
-			reducers = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			reducers = combineReducers( {
 				age,
 				height,
 				date
 			} );
-			const nested = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			const nested = combineReducers( {
 				person: reducers,
 			} );
-			const veryNested = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			const veryNested = combineReducers( {
 				bob: nested,
 				count
 			} );
@@ -596,14 +596,14 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'deeply nested reducers work with reducer with a custom handler', () => {
-			reducers = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			reducers = combineReducers( {
 				height,
 				date
 			} );
-			const nested = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			const nested = combineReducers( {
 				person: reducers,
 			} );
-			const veryNested = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			const veryNested = combineReducers( {
 				bob: nested,
 				count
 			} );
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'uses the provided validation from withSchemaValidation', () => {
-			reducers = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			reducers = combineReducers( {
 				height: withSchemaValidation( schema, height ),
 				count
 			} );
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ describe( 'utils', () => {
 		} );
 
 		it( 'uses the provided validation from createReducer', () => {
-			reducers = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+			reducers = combineReducers( {
 				height: createReducer( 160, {}, schema ),
 				count
 			} );
diff --git a/client/state/utils.js b/client/state/utils.js
index 47c0703d73a3c..a97bf2db05c9b 100644
--- a/client/state/utils.js
+++ b/client/state/utils.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  */
 import validator from 'is-my-json-valid';
 import { merge, flow, partialRight, reduce, isEqual, omit } from 'lodash';
-import { combineReducers } from 'redux';
+import { combineReducers as combine } from 'redux';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ export const withSchemaValidation = ( schema, reducer ) => {
  *
  * age.schema = schema;
  *
- * const combinedReducer = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+ * const combinedReducer = combineReducers( {
  *     age,
  *     height
  * } );
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ export const withSchemaValidation = ( schema, reducer ) => {
  * };
  * date.hasCustomPersistence = true;
  *
- * const combinedReducer = combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+ * const combinedReducer = combineReducers( {
  *     date,
  *     height
  * } );
@@ -368,12 +368,12 @@ export const withSchemaValidation = ( schema, reducer ) => {
  * @param {object} reducers - object containing the reducers to merge
  * @returns {function} - Returns the combined reducer function
  */
-export function combineReducersWithPersistence( reducers ) {
+export function combineReducers( reducers ) {
 	const validatedReducers = reduce( reducers, ( validated, next, key ) => {
 		const { schema, hasCustomPersistence } = next;
 		return { ...validated, [ key ]: hasCustomPersistence ? next : withSchemaValidation( schema, next ) };
 	}, {} );
-	const combined = combineReducers( validatedReducers );
+	const combined = combine( validatedReducers );
 	combined.hasCustomPersistence = true;
 	return combined;
 }
diff --git a/docs/our-approach-to-data.md b/docs/our-approach-to-data.md
index 681a9398db6a0..68d9d9c8ab493 100644
--- a/docs/our-approach-to-data.md
+++ b/docs/our-approach-to-data.md
@@ -395,14 +395,14 @@ handlers to avoid data shape errors.
 ### Opt-in to Persistence ( [#13542](https://github.com/Automattic/wp-calypso/pull/13542) )
 
 If we choose not to use `createReducer` we can opt-in to persistence by adding a schema as a property on the reducer. 
-We do this by combining all of our reducers using `combineReducersWithPersistence` at every level of the tree instead 
-of [combineReducers](http://redux.js.org/docs/api/combineReducers.html). Each reducer is then wrapped with 
+We do this by combining all of our reducers using `combineReducers` from `state/utils` at every level of the tree instead 
+of [combineReducers](http://redux.js.org/docs/api/combineReducers.html) from `redux`. Each reducer is then wrapped with 
 `withSchemaValidation` which returns a wrapped reducer that validates on `DESERIALZE` if a schema is present and 
 returns initial state on both `SERIALIZE` and `DESERIALZE` if a schema is not present.
 
 To opt-out of persistence we combine the reducers without any attached schema.
 ```javascript
-return combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+return combineReducers( {
     age,
     height,
 } );
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ return combineReducersWithPersistence( {
 To persist, we add the schema as a property on the reducer:
 ```javascript
 age.schema = ageSchema;
-return combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+return combineReducers( {
     age,
     height,
 } );
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ on `DESERIALIZE` so all we need to do is set a boolean bit on the reducer, to en
 incorrectly from the default handling provided by `withSchemaValidation`.
 ```javascript
 date.hasCustomPersistence = true;
-return combineReducersWithPersistence( {
+return combineReducers( {
     age,
     height,
     date,