The term "greenskins" is commonly utilized by human NPCs and people who belong to the Alliance in reference to the game's orcs with WoTLK Classic Gold. Although the majority of instances of the phrase have been removed or altered but there's still an NPC known as Captain Greenskin as well as two legendary items, that employ the phrase.

It is believed that the word is being eliminated to avoid any racist associations with the game's orcs. However according to Wowhead It could also be done to avoid any clash with Game Workshop's Warhammer series, whose goblin and ork races are often referred to as greenskins.

A number of developer references have been removed as well. In addition to the new name change of a city that was named after the lead designer Jesse McCree and all the necessary dialogue adjustments that follow, Blizzard has also taken down an Easter treat from Auchindoun dungeon. The boss of the dungeon, Levixus the Soul Caller, would shout out phrases in Demonic which, when translate by Warlock players would reveal the names of different developers who were involved in that game's Burning Crusade expansion. They're gone.

A famous NPC, Finkle Einhorn, also has seen a major change. The name that the NPC had originally was a combination of actors Ray Finkle and Lois Einhorn from the film Ace Ventura: Pet Detective the film that was criticized as being transphobic. The new name for the NPC is Pip Quickwit. Other items bearing the name of the character have also been altered. This change can be seen on the buy WoTLK Classic Gold card involving the character as well. In addition to the changes previously mentioned, numerous instances of dialog that involves a lack of consent or sexual innuendo have been updated.