diff --git a/admin/category.php b/admin/category.php
index f6f6d52c9c3..e990383cadb 100644
--- a/admin/category.php
+++ b/admin/category.php
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ if ($savebutton) {
     $outputhtml .= html_writer::end_tag('div');
 }
 
-$visiblepathtosection = array_reverse($settingspage->visiblepath);
-$PAGE->set_title(implode(": ",$visiblepathtosection));
+$PAGE->set_title(implode(moodle_page::TITLE_SEPARATOR, $settingspage->visiblepath));
 $PAGE->set_heading($SITE->fullname);
 if ($buttons) {
     $PAGE->set_button($buttons);
diff --git a/admin/settings.php b/admin/settings.php
index a67c8a075a6..48171745b3a 100644
--- a/admin/settings.php
+++ b/admin/settings.php
@@ -129,9 +129,7 @@ if (empty($SITE->fullname)) {
         $PAGE->set_button($buttons);
     }
 
-    $visiblepathtosection = array_reverse($settingspage->visiblepath);
-
-    $PAGE->set_title(implode(": ",$visiblepathtosection));
+    $PAGE->set_title(implode(moodle_page::TITLE_SEPARATOR, $settingspage->visiblepath));
     $PAGE->set_heading($SITE->fullname);
     echo $OUTPUT->header();
 
diff --git a/lib/adminlib.php b/lib/adminlib.php
index 52b4ee2fe0a..a4c6ad400c6 100644
--- a/lib/adminlib.php
+++ b/lib/adminlib.php
@@ -8722,8 +8722,6 @@ function admin_externalpage_setup($section, $extrabutton = '', array $extraurlpa
         $USER->editing = $adminediting;
     }
 
-    $visiblepathtosection = array_reverse($extpage->visiblepath);
-
     if ($PAGE->user_allowed_editing() && !$PAGE->theme->haseditswitch) {
         if ($PAGE->user_is_editing()) {
             $caption = get_string('blockseditoff');
@@ -8735,7 +8733,7 @@ function admin_externalpage_setup($section, $extrabutton = '', array $extraurlpa
         $PAGE->set_button($OUTPUT->single_button($url, $caption, 'get'));
     }
 
-    $PAGE->set_title(implode(": ", $visiblepathtosection));
+    $PAGE->set_title(implode(moodle_page::TITLE_SEPARATOR, $extpage->visiblepath));
     $PAGE->set_heading($SITE->fullname);
 
     if ($hassiteconfig && empty($options['nosearch'])) {