2 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
index a7db8feb57..7b94770f97 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/initial_sync.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class InitialSyncHandler:
             to_key=int(now_token.receipt_key),
         )
         if self.hs.config.experimental.msc2285_enabled:
-            receipt = ReceiptEventSource.filter_out_hidden(receipt, user_id)
+            receipt = ReceiptEventSource.filter_out_private(receipt, user_id)
 
         tags_by_room = await self.store.get_tags_for_user(user_id)
 
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ class InitialSyncHandler:
             if not receipts:
                 return []
             if self.hs.config.experimental.msc2285_enabled:
-                receipts = ReceiptEventSource.filter_out_hidden(receipts, user_id)
+                receipts = ReceiptEventSource.filter_out_private(receipts, user_id)
             return receipts
 
         presence, receipts, (messages, token) = await make_deferred_yieldable(
diff --git a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
index ae41fd674e..43d615357b 100644
--- a/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
+++ b/synapse/handlers/receipts.py
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class ReceiptEventSource(EventSource[int, JsonDict]):
         self.config = hs.config
 
     @staticmethod
-    def filter_out_hidden(events: List[JsonDict], user_id: str) -> List[JsonDict]:
+    def filter_out_private(events: List[JsonDict], user_id: str) -> List[JsonDict]:
         """
         This method takes in what is returned by
         get_linearized_receipts_for_rooms() and goes through read receipts
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ class ReceiptEventSource(EventSource[int, JsonDict]):
 
         visible_events = []
 
-        # filter out hidden receipts the user shouldn't see
+        # filter out private receipts the user shouldn't see
         for event in events:
             content = event.get("content", {})
             new_event = event.copy()
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ class ReceiptEventSource(EventSource[int, JsonDict]):
         )
 
         if self.config.experimental.msc2285_enabled:
-            events = ReceiptEventSource.filter_out_hidden(events, user.to_string())
+            events = ReceiptEventSource.filter_out_private(events, user.to_string())
 
         return events, to_key