diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/mono.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/mono.rs
index 1e8d5f7eae8..7a05ee2ff37 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/mono.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/mono.rs
@@ -318,16 +318,19 @@ pub fn mangle_name(human_readable_name: &str) -> String {
         base_n::encode(hash, base_n::CASE_INSENSITIVE)
     }
 
-    pub fn estimate_size(&mut self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) {
+    pub fn create_size_estimate(&mut self, tcx: TyCtxt<'tcx>) {
         // Estimate the size of a codegen unit as (approximately) the number of MIR
         // statements it corresponds to.
         self.size_estimate = Some(self.items.keys().map(|mi| mi.size_estimate(tcx)).sum());
     }
 
     #[inline]
+    /// Should only be called if [`create_size_estimate`] has previously been called.
+    ///
+    /// [`create_size_estimate`]: Self::create_size_estimate
     pub fn size_estimate(&self) -> usize {
-        // Should only be called if `estimate_size` has previously been called.
-        self.size_estimate.expect("estimate_size must be called before getting a size_estimate")
+        self.size_estimate
+            .expect("create_size_estimate must be called before getting a size_estimate")
     }
 
     pub fn modify_size_estimate(&mut self, delta: usize) {
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning/mod.rs b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning/mod.rs
index fd6bcad1898..615126e8b58 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning/mod.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_monomorphize/src/partitioning/mod.rs
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ pub fn partition<'tcx>(
         partitioner.place_root_mono_items(cx, mono_items)
     };
 
-    initial_partitioning.codegen_units.iter_mut().for_each(|cgu| cgu.estimate_size(tcx));
+    initial_partitioning.codegen_units.iter_mut().for_each(|cgu| cgu.create_size_estimate(tcx));
 
     debug_dump(tcx, "INITIAL PARTITIONING:", initial_partitioning.codegen_units.iter());
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ pub fn partition<'tcx>(
         partitioner.place_inlined_mono_items(cx, initial_partitioning)
     };
 
-    post_inlining.codegen_units.iter_mut().for_each(|cgu| cgu.estimate_size(tcx));
+    post_inlining.codegen_units.iter_mut().for_each(|cgu| cgu.create_size_estimate(tcx));
 
     debug_dump(tcx, "POST INLINING:", post_inlining.codegen_units.iter());