diff --git a/src/cli/self_update/test.rs b/src/cli/self_update/test.rs
index b31572f3da..20200d54ef 100644
--- a/src/cli/self_update/test.rs
+++ b/src/cli/self_update/test.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ pub fn with_saved_global_state<S>(
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
 pub fn with_saved_path(f: &mut dyn FnMut()) {
-    with_saved_reg_value(CURRENT_USER, "Environment", "PATH", f)
+    with_saved_reg_string(CURRENT_USER, "Environment", "PATH", f)
 }
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ pub fn get_path() -> io::Result<Option<String>> {
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-pub fn with_saved_reg_value(root: &Key, subkey: &str, name: &str, f: &mut dyn FnMut()) {
+pub fn with_saved_reg_string(root: &Key, subkey: &str, name: &str, f: &mut dyn FnMut()) {
     with_saved_global_state(
         || get_reg_string(root, subkey, name),
-        |p| restore_reg_value(root, subkey, name, p),
+        |p| restore_reg_string(root, subkey, name, p),
         f,
     )
 }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ fn get_reg_string(root: &Key, subkey: &str, name: &str) -> io::Result<Option<Str
 }
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-fn restore_reg_value(root: &Key, subkey: &str, name: &str, p: Option<String>) {
+fn restore_reg_string(root: &Key, subkey: &str, name: &str, p: Option<String>) {
     let subkey = root.create(subkey).unwrap();
     if let Some(p) = p.as_ref() {
         subkey.set_string(name, p).unwrap();
diff --git a/src/test.rs b/src/test.rs
index 8fd91dff65..1e8ab5c1cf 100644
--- a/src/test.rs
+++ b/src/test.rs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ use crate::currentprocess::TestProcess;
 use crate::dist::TargetTriple;
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-pub use crate::cli::self_update::test::{get_path, with_saved_reg_value};
+pub use crate::cli::self_update::test::{get_path, with_saved_reg_string};
 
 // Things that can have environment variables applied to them.
 pub trait Env {
diff --git a/tests/suite/cli_self_upd.rs b/tests/suite/cli_self_upd.rs
index 5658610465..97f0406de3 100644
--- a/tests/suite/cli_self_upd.rs
+++ b/tests/suite/cli_self_upd.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use rustup::utils::{raw, utils};
 use rustup::{for_host, DUP_TOOLS, TOOLS};
 
 #[cfg(windows)]
-use rustup::test::with_saved_reg_value;
+use rustup::test::with_saved_reg_string;
 
 const TEST_VERSION: &str = "1.1.1";
 
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ fn update_overwrites_programs_display_version() {
     let version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
 
     update_setup(&|config, _| {
-        with_saved_reg_value(root, key, name, &mut || {
+        with_saved_reg_string(root, key, name, &mut || {
             config.expect_ok(&["rustup-init", "-y", "--no-modify-path"]);
 
             // root.create_subkey(key)