diff --git a/refs/files-backend.c b/refs/files-backend.c
index a098d14ea0..2c9d5e0747 100644
--- a/refs/files-backend.c
+++ b/refs/files-backend.c
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ static void clear_loose_ref_cache(struct files_ref_store *refs)
  * Create a new submodule ref cache and add it to the internal
  * set of caches.
  */
-static struct ref_store *files_ref_store_create(struct repository *repo,
-						const char *gitdir,
-						unsigned int flags)
+static struct ref_store *files_ref_store_init(struct repository *repo,
+					      const char *gitdir,
+					      unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct files_ref_store *refs = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*refs));
 	struct ref_store *ref_store = (struct ref_store *)refs;
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ static struct ref_store *files_ref_store_create(struct repository *repo,
 	get_common_dir_noenv(&sb, gitdir);
 	refs->gitcommondir = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
 	refs->packed_ref_store =
-		packed_ref_store_create(repo, refs->gitcommondir, flags);
+		packed_ref_store_init(repo, refs->gitcommondir, flags);
 
 	chdir_notify_reparent("files-backend $GIT_DIR", &refs->base.gitdir);
 	chdir_notify_reparent("files-backend $GIT_COMMONDIR",
@@ -3283,7 +3283,7 @@ static int files_init_db(struct ref_store *ref_store,
 
 struct ref_storage_be refs_be_files = {
 	.name = "files",
-	.init = files_ref_store_create,
+	.init = files_ref_store_init,
 	.init_db = files_init_db,
 	.transaction_prepare = files_transaction_prepare,
 	.transaction_finish = files_transaction_finish,
diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.c b/refs/packed-backend.c
index 4e826c05ff..a3c5a75073 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.c
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.c
@@ -200,9 +200,9 @@ static int release_snapshot(struct snapshot *snapshot)
 	}
 }
 
-struct ref_store *packed_ref_store_create(struct repository *repo,
-					  const char *gitdir,
-					  unsigned int store_flags)
+struct ref_store *packed_ref_store_init(struct repository *repo,
+					const char *gitdir,
+					unsigned int store_flags)
 {
 	struct packed_ref_store *refs = xcalloc(1, sizeof(*refs));
 	struct ref_store *ref_store = (struct ref_store *)refs;
@@ -1244,9 +1244,9 @@ int packed_refs_is_locked(struct ref_store *ref_store)
 static const char PACKED_REFS_HEADER[] =
 	"# pack-refs with: peeled fully-peeled sorted \n";
 
-static int packed_init_db(struct ref_store *ref_store UNUSED,
-			  int flags UNUSED,
-			  struct strbuf *err UNUSED)
+static int packed_ref_store_init_db(struct ref_store *ref_store UNUSED,
+				    int flags UNUSED,
+				    struct strbuf *err UNUSED)
 {
 	/* Nothing to do. */
 	return 0;
@@ -1706,8 +1706,8 @@ static struct ref_iterator *packed_reflog_iterator_begin(struct ref_store *ref_s
 
 struct ref_storage_be refs_be_packed = {
 	.name = "packed",
-	.init = packed_ref_store_create,
-	.init_db = packed_init_db,
+	.init = packed_ref_store_init,
+	.init_db = packed_ref_store_init_db,
 	.transaction_prepare = packed_transaction_prepare,
 	.transaction_finish = packed_transaction_finish,
 	.transaction_abort = packed_transaction_abort,
diff --git a/refs/packed-backend.h b/refs/packed-backend.h
index 9dd8a344c3..09437ad13b 100644
--- a/refs/packed-backend.h
+++ b/refs/packed-backend.h
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ struct ref_transaction;
  * even among packed refs.
  */
 
-struct ref_store *packed_ref_store_create(struct repository *repo,
-					  const char *gitdir,
-					  unsigned int store_flags);
+struct ref_store *packed_ref_store_init(struct repository *repo,
+					const char *gitdir,
+					unsigned int store_flags);
 
 /*
  * Lock the packed-refs file for writing. Flags is passed to