diff --git a/src/Stats.ts b/src/Stats.ts
index a1c9d3571b..5efb41b41a 100644
--- a/src/Stats.ts
+++ b/src/Stats.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export default class Stats {
 			oncreate: false,
 			onDestroy: false,
 			onstate: false,
-			afterRender: false
+			afterUpdate: false
 		};
 
 		return {
diff --git a/src/internal/Component.js b/src/internal/Component.js
index cfab792a51..5e51f78c46 100644
--- a/src/internal/Component.js
+++ b/src/internal/Component.js
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ export function mount_component({ $$: { fragment }}, target, anchor, hydrate) {
 
 	component.$$.inject_refs(component.$$.refs);
 
-	// onMount happens after the initial afterRender. Because
-	// afterRender callbacks happen in reverse order (inner first)
-	// we schedule onMount callbacks before afterRender callbacks
+	// onMount happens after the initial afterUpdate. Because
+	// afterUpdate callbacks happen in reverse order (inner first)
+	// we schedule onMount callbacks before afterUpdate callbacks
 	add_render_callback(() => {
 		const onDestroy = component.$$.on_mount.map(run).filter(is_function);
 		if (component.$$.on_destroy) {
diff --git a/src/internal/lifecycle.js b/src/internal/lifecycle.js
index ac8be2ed6c..e413f4c8f4 100644
--- a/src/internal/lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/internal/lifecycle.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export function set_current_component(component) {
 	current_component = component;
 }
 
-export function beforeRender(fn) {
+export function beforeUpdate(fn) {
 	current_component.$$.before_render.push(fn);
 }
 
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export function onMount(fn) {
 	current_component.$$.on_mount.push(fn);
 }
 
-export function afterRender(fn) {
+export function afterUpdate(fn) {
 	current_component.$$.after_render.push(fn);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/internal/scheduler.js b/src/internal/scheduler.js
index 109ca9cb55..bb688c0222 100644
--- a/src/internal/scheduler.js
+++ b/src/internal/scheduler.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function flush() {
 	const seen_callbacks = new Set();
 
 	do {
-		// first, call beforeRender functions
+		// first, call beforeUpdate functions
 		// and update components
 		while (dirty_components.length) {
 			update(dirty_components.shift().$$);
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ export function flush() {
 		while (binding_callbacks.length) binding_callbacks.pop()();
 
 		// then, once components are updated, call
-		// afterRender functions. This may cause
+		// afterUpdate functions. This may cause
 		// subsequent updates...
 		while (render_callbacks.length) {
 			const callback = render_callbacks.pop();