diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/enum_utility.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/enum_utility.rs
index 230e0876c6b6c9..af6037f6c563c0 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/enum_utility.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/enum_utility.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::{
     derive_data::{EnumVariantFields, ReflectEnum},
-    utility::field_ident_or_indexed,
+    utility::ident_or_index,
 };
 use proc_macro2::Ident;
 use quote::{quote, ToTokens};
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub(crate) fn get_variant_constructors(
         };
         let mut reflect_index: usize = 0;
         let constructor_fields = fields.iter().enumerate().map(|(declar_index, field)| {
-            let field_ident = field_ident_or_indexed(declar_index, field.data.ident.as_ref());
+            let field_ident = ident_or_index(field.data.ident.as_ref(), declar_index);
             let field_value = if field.attrs.ignore {
                 quote! { Default::default() }
             } else {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/impls/enums.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/impls/enums.rs
index db1e10bb2fcb42..3c982f55f8c612 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/impls/enums.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/impls/enums.rs
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ fn generate_impls(reflect_enum: &ReflectEnum, ref_index: &Ident, ref_name: &Iden
             }
             (reflect_idx, constructor_argument)
         }
-        let mut info_type = |variant, info_type, arguments| {
+        let mut add_fields_branch = |variant, info_type, arguments, field_len| {
             let variant = Ident::new(variant, Span::call_site());
             let info_type = Ident::new(info_type, Span::call_site());
             variant_info.push(quote! {
@@ -299,14 +299,20 @@ fn generate_impls(reflect_enum: &ReflectEnum, ref_index: &Ident, ref_name: &Iden
                     #bevy_reflect_path::#info_type::new(#arguments)
                 )
             });
-            variant
+            enum_field_len.push(quote! {
+                #unit{..} => #field_len
+            });
+            enum_variant_name.push(quote! {
+                #unit{..} => #name
+            });
+            enum_variant_type.push(quote! {
+                #unit{..} => #bevy_reflect_path::VariantType::#variant
+            });
         };
-        let (variant, field_len) = match &variant.fields {
+        match &variant.fields {
             EnumVariantFields::Unit => {
-                let variant = info_type("Unit", "UnitVariantInfo", quote!(#name));
-                (variant, 0usize)
+                add_fields_branch("Unit", "UnitVariantInfo", quote!(#name), 0usize);
             }
-
             EnumVariantFields::Unnamed(fields) => {
                 let (field_len, argument) = for_fields(fields, |reflect_idx, declar, field| {
                     let declar_field = syn::Index::from(declar);
@@ -317,8 +323,7 @@ fn generate_impls(reflect_enum: &ReflectEnum, ref_index: &Ident, ref_name: &Iden
                     quote! { #bevy_reflect_path::UnnamedField::new::<#field_ty>(#reflect_idx) }
                 });
                 let arguments = quote!(#name, &[ #(#argument),* ]);
-                let variant = info_type("Tuple", "TupleVariantInfo", arguments);
-                (variant, field_len)
+                add_fields_branch("Tuple", "TupleVariantInfo", arguments, field_len);
             }
             EnumVariantFields::Named(fields) => {
                 let (field_len, argument) = for_fields(fields, |reflect_idx, _, field| {
@@ -341,19 +346,9 @@ fn generate_impls(reflect_enum: &ReflectEnum, ref_index: &Ident, ref_name: &Iden
                     quote! { #bevy_reflect_path::NamedField::new::<#field_ty, _>(#field_name) }
                 });
                 let arguments = quote!(#name, &[ #(#argument),* ]);
-                let variant = info_type("Struct", "StructVariantInfo", arguments);
-                (variant, field_len)
+                add_fields_branch("Struct", "StructVariantInfo", arguments, field_len);
             }
         };
-        enum_field_len.push(quote! {
-            #unit{..} => #field_len
-        });
-        enum_variant_name.push(quote! {
-            #unit{..} => #name
-        });
-        enum_variant_type.push(quote! {
-            #unit{..} => #bevy_reflect_path::VariantType::#variant
-        });
     }
 
     EnumImpls {
diff --git a/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/utility.rs b/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/utility.rs
index 9c79f40200fc7d..a5e3cd49da73ba 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/utility.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_reflect/bevy_reflect_derive/src/utility.rs
@@ -29,10 +29,29 @@ pub(crate) struct ResultSifter<T> {
     errors: Option<syn::Error>,
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn field_ident_or_indexed(index: usize, ident: Option<&Ident>) -> Member {
-    ident.as_ref().map_or_else(
+/// Returns a `Member` made of `ident` or `index` if `ident` is None.
+///
+/// Rust struct syntax allows for `Struct { foo: "string" }` with explicitly
+/// named fields. It allows the `Struct { 0: "string" }` syntax when the struct
+/// is declared as a tuple struct.
+///
+/// ```
+/// # fn main() {
+/// struct Foo { field: &'static str }
+/// struct Bar(&'static str);
+/// let Foo { field } = Foo { field: "hi" };
+/// let Bar { 0: field } = Bar { 0: "hello" };
+/// let Bar(field) = Bar("hello"); // more common syntax
+/// # }
+/// ```
+///
+/// This function helps field access in context where you are declaring either
+/// a tuple struct or a struct with named fields. If you don't have a field name,
+/// it means you need to access the struct through an index.
+pub(crate) fn ident_or_index(ident: Option<&Ident>, index: usize) -> Member {
+    ident.map_or_else(
         || Member::Unnamed(index.into()),
-        |&ident| Member::Named(ident.clone()),
+        |ident| Member::Named(ident.clone()),
     )
 }