diff --git a/logger_bench_test.go b/logger_bench_test.go
index 431cce529..9d4129826 100644
--- a/logger_bench_test.go
+++ b/logger_bench_test.go
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func Benchmark5WithLazysNotUsed(b *testing.B) {
 	benchmarkWithUsed(b, (*Logger).WithLazy, 5, false)
 }
 
-func benchmarkWithUsed(b *testing.B, withMethodExpr func(*Logger, ...zapcore.Field) *Logger, N int, use bool) {
+func benchmarkWithUsed(b *testing.B, withMethod func(*Logger, ...zapcore.Field) *Logger, N int, use bool) {
 	keys := make([]string, N)
 	values := make([]string, N)
 	for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ func benchmarkWithUsed(b *testing.B, withMethodExpr func(*Logger, ...zapcore.Fie
 
 	withBenchedLogger(b, func(log *Logger) {
 		for i := 0; i < N; i++ {
-			log = withMethodExpr(log, String(keys[i], values[i]))
+			log = withMethod(log, String(keys[i], values[i]))
 		}
 		if use {
 			log.Info("used")
diff --git a/logger_test.go b/logger_test.go
index 890280b2f..3128a4051 100644
--- a/logger_test.go
+++ b/logger_test.go
@@ -124,11 +124,10 @@ func TestLoggerInitialFields(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLoggerWith(t *testing.T) {
-
 	for _, tt := range []struct {
-		name           string
-		initialFields  []Field
-		withMethodExpr func(*Logger, ...Field) *Logger
+		name          string
+		initialFields []Field
+		withMethod    func(*Logger, ...Field) *Logger
 	}{
 		{
 			"regular non lazy logger",
@@ -155,10 +154,10 @@ func TestLoggerWith(t *testing.T) {
 			withLogger(t, DebugLevel, opts(Fields(tt.initialFields...)), func(logger *Logger, logs *observer.ObservedLogs) {
 				// Child loggers should have copy-on-write semantics, so two children
 				// shouldn't stomp on each other's fields or affect the parent's fields.
-				tt.withMethodExpr(logger).Info("")
-				tt.withMethodExpr(logger, String("one", "two")).Info("")
-				tt.withMethodExpr(logger, String("three", "four")).Info("")
-				tt.withMethodExpr(logger, String("five", "six")).With(String("seven", "eight")).Info("")
+				tt.withMethod(logger).Info("")
+				tt.withMethod(logger, String("one", "two")).Info("")
+				tt.withMethod(logger, String("three", "four")).Info("")
+				tt.withMethod(logger, String("five", "six")).With(String("seven", "eight")).Info("")
 				logger.Info("")
 
 				assert.Equal(t, []observer.LoggedEntry{
@@ -175,13 +174,13 @@ func TestLoggerWith(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestLoggerWithCaptures(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range []struct {
-		name           string
-		withMethodExpr func(*Logger, ...Field) *Logger
-		wantJSON       [2]string
+		name       string
+		withMethod func(*Logger, ...Field) *Logger
+		wantJSON   [2]string
 	}{
 		{
-			name:           "regular with captures arguments at time of With",
-			withMethodExpr: (*Logger).With,
+			name:       "regular with captures arguments at time of With",
+			withMethod: (*Logger).With,
 			wantJSON: [2]string{
 				`{
 					"m": "hello",
@@ -196,8 +195,8 @@ func TestLoggerWithCaptures(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:           "lazy with captures arguments at time of With or Logging",
-			withMethodExpr: (*Logger).WithLazy,
+			name:       "lazy with captures arguments at time of With or Logging",
+			withMethod: (*Logger).WithLazy,
 			wantJSON: [2]string{
 				`{
 					"m": "hello",
@@ -227,11 +226,11 @@ func TestLoggerWithCaptures(t *testing.T) {
 			})
 
 			// Demonstrate the arguments are captured when With() and Info() are invoked.
-			logger = tt.withMethodExpr(logger, Array("a", arr))
+			logger = tt.withMethod(logger, Array("a", arr))
 			x = 1
 			logger.Info("hello", Array("b", arr))
 			x = 2
-			logger = tt.withMethodExpr(logger, Array("c", arr))
+			logger = tt.withMethod(logger, Array("c", arr))
 			logger.Info("world")
 
 			if lines := bs.Lines(); assert.Len(t, lines, 2) {