diff --git a/include/sway/config.h b/include/sway/config.h
index f8007c92e..13f576b00 100644
--- a/include/sway/config.h
+++ b/include/sway/config.h
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ struct output_config *new_output_config(const char *name);
 bool apply_output_configs(struct output_config **ocs, size_t ocs_len,
 		bool test_only, bool degrade_to_off);
 
-void apply_all_output_configs(void);
+void apply_stored_output_configs(void);
 
 /**
  * store_output_config stores a new output config. An output may be matched by
diff --git a/sway/commands/output.c b/sway/commands/output.c
index 9478e0bad..3f65b909c 100644
--- a/sway/commands/output.c
+++ b/sway/commands/output.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ struct cmd_results *cmd_output(int argc, char **argv) {
 	// entire config and before the deferred commands so that an auto generated
 	// workspace name is not given to re-enabled outputs.
 	if (!config->reloading && !config->validating) {
-		apply_all_output_configs();
+		apply_stored_output_configs();
 		if (background) {
 			if (!spawn_swaybg()) {
 				return cmd_results_new(CMD_FAILURE,
diff --git a/sway/config.c b/sway/config.c
index 5058efcc0..5fc414a14 100644
--- a/sway/config.c
+++ b/sway/config.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ bool load_main_config(const char *file, bool is_active, bool validating) {
 		}
 		sway_switch_retrigger_bindings_for_all();
 
-		apply_all_output_configs();
+		apply_stored_output_configs();
 		spawn_swaybg();
 
 		config->reloading = false;
diff --git a/sway/config/output.c b/sway/config/output.c
index 5006a385e..4a6ba1555 100644
--- a/sway/config/output.c
+++ b/sway/config/output.c
@@ -1012,7 +1012,7 @@ bool apply_output_configs(struct output_config **ocs, size_t ocs_len,
 	return ok;
 }
 
-void apply_all_output_configs(void) {
+void apply_stored_output_configs(void) {
 	apply_output_configs((struct output_config **)config->output_configs->items,
 			config->output_configs->length, false, true);
 }
diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 8ce31d859..0b0d5291e 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ static int timer_modeset_handle(void *data) {
 	wl_event_source_remove(server->delayed_modeset);
 	server->delayed_modeset = NULL;
 
-	apply_all_output_configs();
+	apply_stored_output_configs();
 	return 0;
 }