diff --git a/compiler/forget/src/HIR/InferReferenceCapability.ts b/compiler/forget/src/HIR/InferReferenceEffects.ts
similarity index 99%
rename from compiler/forget/src/HIR/InferReferenceCapability.ts
rename to compiler/forget/src/HIR/InferReferenceEffects.ts
index 8a7ccad309..c221daf71b 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/src/HIR/InferReferenceCapability.ts
+++ b/compiler/forget/src/HIR/InferReferenceEffects.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ import { printMixedHIR } from "./PrintHIR";
  * When control flow paths converge the types of values are merged together, with the value
  * types forming a lattice to ensure convergence.
  */
-export default function inferReferenceCapability(fn: HIRFunction) {
+export default function inferReferenceEffects(fn: HIRFunction) {
   // Initial environment contains function params
   // TODO: include module declarations here as well
   const initialEnvironment = Environment.empty();
diff --git a/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/hir-test.ts b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/hir-test.ts
index 9a8bd19d41..5fd1f1794a 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/hir-test.ts
+++ b/compiler/forget/src/__tests__/hir-test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import prettier from "prettier";
 import { lower } from "../HIR/BuildHIR";
 import codegen from "../HIR/Codegen";
 import { HIRFunction } from "../HIR/HIR";
-import inferReferenceCapability from "../HIR/InferReferenceCapability";
+import inferReferenceEffects from "../HIR/InferReferenceEffects";
 import printHIR from "../HIR/PrintHIR";
 import generateTestsFromFixtures from "./test-utils/generateTestsFromFixtures";
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe("React Forget (HIR version)", () => {
         FunctionDeclaration: {
           enter(nodePath) {
             const ir: HIRFunction = lower(nodePath);
-            inferReferenceCapability(ir);
+            inferReferenceEffects(ir);
             // const lifetimeGraph = buildDefUseGraph(ir);
             const textHIR = printHIR(ir.body);
             // const textLifetimeGraph = printGraph(lifetimeGraph);