diff --git a/include/sway/tree/view.h b/include/sway/tree/view.h
index 0e6f5292..1bcb0582 100644
--- a/include/sway/tree/view.h
+++ b/include/sway/tree/view.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ struct sway_view_impl {
 	void (*for_each_surface)(struct sway_view *view,
 		wlr_surface_iterator_func_t iterator, void *user_data);
 	void (*close)(struct sway_view *view);
-	void (*free)(struct sway_view *view);
+	void (*destroy)(struct sway_view *view);
 };
 
 struct sway_view {
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
index a06c3bd2..105e77ae 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void _close(struct sway_view *view) {
 	}
 }
 
-static void _free(struct sway_view *view) {
+static void destroy(struct sway_view *view) {
 	struct sway_xdg_shell_view *xdg_shell_view =
 		xdg_shell_view_from_view(view);
 	if (xdg_shell_view == NULL) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static const struct sway_view_impl view_impl = {
 	.wants_floating = wants_floating,
 	.for_each_surface = for_each_surface,
 	.close = _close,
-	.free = _free,
+	.destroy = destroy,
 };
 
 static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
index 424bca7b..19b30604 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xdg_shell_v6.c
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ static void _close(struct sway_view *view) {
 	}
 }
 
-static void _free(struct sway_view *view) {
+static void destroy(struct sway_view *view) {
 	struct sway_xdg_shell_v6_view *xdg_shell_v6_view =
 		xdg_shell_v6_view_from_view(view);
 	if (xdg_shell_v6_view == NULL) {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static const struct sway_view_impl view_impl = {
 	.wants_floating = wants_floating,
 	.for_each_surface = for_each_surface,
 	.close = _close,
-	.free = _free,
+	.destroy = destroy,
 };
 
 static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
diff --git a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
index 53fa42cc..eea8420d 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/xwayland.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ static void _close(struct sway_view *view) {
 	wlr_xwayland_surface_close(view->wlr_xwayland_surface);
 }
 
-static void _free(struct sway_view *view) {
+static void destroy(struct sway_view *view) {
 	struct sway_xwayland_view *xwayland_view = xwayland_view_from_view(view);
 	if (xwayland_view == NULL) {
 		return;
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ static const struct sway_view_impl view_impl = {
 	.set_fullscreen = set_fullscreen,
 	.wants_floating = wants_floating,
 	.close = _close,
-	.free = _free,
+	.destroy = destroy,
 };
 
 static void handle_commit(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
diff --git a/sway/tree/view.c b/sway/tree/view.c
index 5a78112a..a616af03 100644
--- a/sway/tree/view.c
+++ b/sway/tree/view.c
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ void view_free(struct sway_view *view) {
 	wlr_texture_destroy(view->marks_unfocused);
 	wlr_texture_destroy(view->marks_urgent);
 
-	if (view->impl->free) {
-		view->impl->free(view);
+	if (view->impl->destroy) {
+		view->impl->destroy(view);
 	} else {
 		free(view);
 	}