diff --git a/serde/src/de/mod.rs b/serde/src/de/mod.rs
index af18eaef..cb0e25e8 100644
--- a/serde/src/de/mod.rs
+++ b/serde/src/de/mod.rs
@@ -406,11 +406,11 @@ pub trait Deserializer {
         self.deserialize_seq(visitor)
     }
 
-    /// This method hints that the `Deserialize` type is expecting some sort of struct key mapping.
-    /// This allows deserializers to choose between &str, usize, or &[u8] to properly deserialize a
-    /// struct key.
+    /// This method hints that the `Deserialize` type is expecting some sort of struct field
+    /// mapping.  This allows deserializers to choose between &str, usize, or &[u8] to properly
+    /// deserialize a struct field.
     #[inline]
-    fn deserialize_struct_key<V>(&mut self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
+    fn deserialize_struct_field<V>(&mut self, visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
         where V: Visitor,
     {
         self.deserialize(visitor)
diff --git a/serde_codegen/src/de.rs b/serde_codegen/src/de.rs
index eb5aa700..107f8872 100644
--- a/serde_codegen/src/de.rs
+++ b/serde_codegen/src/de.rs
@@ -949,7 +949,7 @@ fn deserialize_field_visitor(
                     }
                 }
 
-                deserializer.deserialize_struct_key(__FieldVisitor::<D>{ phantom: PhantomData })
+                deserializer.deserialize_struct_field(__FieldVisitor::<D>{ phantom: PhantomData })
             }
         }
     ).unwrap();