diff --git a/deno2/deno.cc b/deno2/deno.cc
index c21dc43c02..de03ed426c 100644
--- a/deno2/deno.cc
+++ b/deno2/deno.cc
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ void Pub(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Value>& args) {
   }
 }
 
-bool Load(v8::Local<v8::Context> context, const char* name_s,
-          const char* source_s) {
+bool Execute(v8::Local<v8::Context> context, const char* js_filename,
+             const char* js_source) {
   auto* isolate = context->GetIsolate();
   v8::Isolate::Scope isolate_scope(isolate);
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ bool Load(v8::Local<v8::Context> context, const char* name_s,
 
   v8::TryCatch try_catch(isolate);
 
-  auto name = v8_str(name_s);
-  auto source = v8_str(source_s);
+  auto name = v8_str(js_filename);
+  auto source = v8_str(js_source);
 
   v8::ScriptOrigin origin(name);
 
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ v8::StartupData MakeSnapshot(v8::StartupData* prev_natives_blob,
     auto pub_val = pub_tmpl->GetFunction(context).ToLocalChecked();
     CHECK(global->Set(context, deno::v8_str("deno_pub"), pub_val).FromJust());
 
-    bool r = Load(context, js_filename, js_source);
+    bool r = Execute(context, js_filename, js_source);
     assert(r);
 
     creator->SetDefaultContext(context);
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ void deno_set_flags(int* argc, char** argv) {
 
 const char* deno_last_exception(Deno* d) { return d->last_exception.c_str(); }
 
-bool deno_load(Deno* d, const char* name_s, const char* source_s) {
+bool deno_execute(Deno* d, const char* js_filename, const char* js_source) {
   auto* isolate = d->isolate;
   v8::Locker locker(isolate);
   v8::Isolate::Scope isolate_scope(isolate);
   v8::HandleScope handle_scope(isolate);
   auto context = d->context.Get(d->isolate);
-  return deno::Load(context, name_s, source_s);
+  return deno::Execute(context, js_filename, js_source);
 }
 
 // Routes message to the javascript callback set with deno_sub().
diff --git a/deno2/include/deno.h b/deno2/include/deno.h
index c6bc82e265..4678a94afe 100644
--- a/deno2/include/deno.h
+++ b/deno2/include/deno.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Deno* deno_new(void* data, deno_sub_cb cb);
 
 // Returns false on error.
 // Get error text with deno_last_exception().
-bool deno_load(Deno* d, const char* name_s, const char* source_s);
+bool deno_execute(Deno* d, const char* js_filename, const char* js_source);
 
 // Returns false on error.
 // Get error text with deno_last_exception().
diff --git a/deno2/mock_runtime_test.cc b/deno2/mock_runtime_test.cc
index 6f6688f48e..0b2966b697 100644
--- a/deno2/mock_runtime_test.cc
+++ b/deno2/mock_runtime_test.cc
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
 
 TEST(MockRuntimeTest, InitializesCorrectly) {
   Deno* d = deno_new(NULL, NULL);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_load(d, "a.js", "1 + 2"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_execute(d, "a.js", "1 + 2"));
   deno_dispose(d);
 }
 
 TEST(MockRuntimeTest, CanCallFoo) {
   Deno* d = deno_new(NULL, NULL);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_load(d, "a.js", "if (foo() != 'foo') throw Error();"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_execute(d, "a.js", "if (foo() != 'foo') throw Error();"));
   deno_dispose(d);
 }
 
 TEST(MockRuntimeTest, ErrorsCorrectly) {
   Deno* d = deno_new(NULL, NULL);
-  EXPECT_FALSE(deno_load(d, "a.js", "throw Error()"));
+  EXPECT_FALSE(deno_execute(d, "a.js", "throw Error()"));
   deno_dispose(d);
 }
 
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ deno_buf strbuf(const char* str) {
 
 TEST(MockRuntimeTest, PubSuccess) {
   Deno* d = deno_new(NULL, NULL);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_load(d, "a.js", "subabc();"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_execute(d, "a.js", "subabc();"));
   EXPECT_TRUE(deno_pub(d, strbuf("abc")));
   deno_dispose(d);
 }
 
 TEST(MockRuntimeTest, PubByteLength) {
   Deno* d = deno_new(NULL, NULL);
-  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_load(d, "a.js", "subabc();"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_execute(d, "a.js", "subabc();"));
   // We pub the wrong sized message, it should throw.
   EXPECT_FALSE(deno_pub(d, strbuf("abcd")));
   deno_dispose(d);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ TEST(MockRuntimeTest, SubReturnEmpty) {
     EXPECT_EQ(data[2], 'c');
     return deno_buf{nullptr, 0};
   });
-  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_load(d, "a.js", "pubReturnEmpty()"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_execute(d, "a.js", "pubReturnEmpty()"));
   EXPECT_EQ(count, 2);
   deno_dispose(d);
 }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ TEST(MockRuntimeTest, SubReturnBar) {
     EXPECT_EQ(data[2], 'c');
     return strbuf("bar");
   });
-  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_load(d, "a.js", "pubReturnBar()"));
+  EXPECT_TRUE(deno_execute(d, "a.js", "pubReturnBar()"));
   EXPECT_EQ(count, 1);
   deno_dispose(d);
 }