diff --git a/packages/babel-minify/src/cli.js b/packages/babel-minify/src/cli.js
index 0e6c3bad9..9d18dddcf 100644
--- a/packages/babel-minify/src/cli.js
+++ b/packages/babel-minify/src/cli.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const mangleBooleanOpts = [
   "mangle.keepClassName"
 ];
 
-const mangleArrayOpts = ["mangle.blacklist"];
+const mangleArrayOpts = ["mangle.exclude"];
 
 const typeConsOpts = [
   "typeConstructors.array",
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/README.md b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/README.md
index 79db6d8f2..858f1dca2 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/README.md
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ npm install babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names
 ```json
 // with options
 {
-  "plugins": ["minify-mangle-names", { "blacklist": { "foo": true, "bar": true} }]
+  "plugins": ["minify-mangle-names", { "exclude": { "foo": true, "bar": true} }]
 }
 ```
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ require("babel-core").transform("code", {
 
 ## Options
 
-+ `blacklist` - A plain JS Object with keys as identifier names and values indicating whether to exclude
++ `exclude` - A plain JS Object with keys as identifier names and values indicating whether to exclude
 + `eval` - mangle identifiers in scopes accessible by eval
 + `keepFnName` - prevent mangler from altering function names. Useful for code depending on `fn.name`
 + `topLevel` - mangle topLevel Identifiers
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/__tests__/mangle-names-test.js b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/__tests__/mangle-names-test.js
index 733b224cf..596363157 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/__tests__/mangle-names-test.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/__tests__/mangle-names-test.js
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ describe("mangle-names", () => {
         [
           mangler,
           {
-            blacklist: { foo: false, bar: true },
+            exclude: { foo: false, bar: true },
             topLevel: true
           }
         ]
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/src/index.js b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/src/index.js
index 59d0a6dc8..5b6d5f8b2 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names/src/index.js
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module.exports = babel => {
       charset,
       program,
       {
-        blacklist = {},
+        exclude = {},
         keepFnName = false,
         keepClassName = false,
         eval: _eval = false,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ module.exports = babel => {
       this.program = program;
 
       // user passed options
-      this.blacklist = toObject(blacklist);
+      this.exclude = toObject(exclude);
       this.keepFnName = keepFnName;
       this.keepClassName = keepClassName;
       this.topLevel = topLevel;
@@ -59,11 +59,11 @@ module.exports = babel => {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Tells if a variable name is blacklisted
+     * Tells if a variable name is excluded
      * @param {String} name
      */
-    isBlacklist(name) {
-      return hop.call(this.blacklist, name) && this.blacklist[name];
+    isExcluded(name) {
+      return hop.call(this.exclude, name) && this.exclude[name];
     }
 
     /**
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ module.exports = babel => {
           //   1. The scope in which it is declared
           //   2. The class's own scope
           (binding.path.isClassDeclaration() && binding.path === scope.path) ||
-          // blacklisted
-          mangler.isBlacklist(oldName) ||
+          // excluded
+          mangler.isExcluded(oldName) ||
           // function names
           (mangler.keepFnName ? isFunction(binding.path) : false) ||
           // class names
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-minify/README.md b/packages/babel-preset-minify/README.md
index 33de53a43..5ebef54f7 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-minify/README.md
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-minify/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ or pass in options -
 {
   "presets": [["minify", {
     "mangle": {
-      "blacklist": ["MyCustomError"]
+      "exclude": ["MyCustomError"]
     },
     "unsafe": {
       "typeConstructors": false
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ tdz                 | Passed to [builtIns][builtIns], [evaluate][evaluate], [dea
 {
   "presets": [["minify", {
     "mangle": {
-      "blacklist": ["ParserError", "NetworkError"]
+      "exclude": ["ParserError", "NetworkError"]
     }
   }]]
 }
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-minify/__tests__/__snapshots__/options-tests.js.snap b/packages/babel-preset-minify/__tests__/__snapshots__/options-tests.js.snap
index 8029ef685..1246e31d6 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-minify/__tests__/__snapshots__/options-tests.js.snap
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-minify/__tests__/__snapshots__/options-tests.js.snap
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Object {
     "keepClassName": true,
     "keepFnName": true,
     "mangle": Object {
-      "blacklist": Array [
+      "exclude": Array [
         "foo",
         "bar",
       ],
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Object {
     Array [
       "babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names",
       Object {
-        "blacklist": Array [
+        "exclude": Array [
           "foo",
           "bar",
         ],
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Object {
     "keepClassName": true,
     "keepFnName": true,
     "mangle": Object {
-      "blacklist": Array [
+      "exclude": Array [
         "baz",
       ],
       "keepClassName": false,
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ Object {
     Array [
       "babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names",
       Object {
-        "blacklist": Array [
+        "exclude": Array [
           "baz",
         ],
         "keepClassName": false,
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ exports[`preset-options should pass options to respective plugin when its an obj
 Object {
   "input": Object {
     "mangle": Object {
-      "blacklist": Array [
+      "exclude": Array [
         "foo",
         "bar",
       ],
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Object {
     Array [
       "babel-plugin-minify-mangle-names",
       Object {
-        "blacklist": Array [
+        "exclude": Array [
           "foo",
           "bar",
         ],
diff --git a/packages/babel-preset-minify/__tests__/options-tests.js b/packages/babel-preset-minify/__tests__/options-tests.js
index 416ce28b2..1cff46c53 100644
--- a/packages/babel-preset-minify/__tests__/options-tests.js
+++ b/packages/babel-preset-minify/__tests__/options-tests.js
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe("preset-options", () => {
   it("should pass options to respective plugin when its an object", () => {
     testOpts({
       mangle: {
-        blacklist: ["foo", "bar"]
+        exclude: ["foo", "bar"]
       }
     });
   });
@@ -78,14 +78,14 @@ describe("preset-options", () => {
       keepFnName: true,
       keepClassName: true,
       mangle: {
-        blacklist: ["foo", "bar"]
+        exclude: ["foo", "bar"]
       }
     });
     testOpts({
       keepFnName: true,
       keepClassName: true,
       mangle: {
-        blacklist: ["baz"],
+        exclude: ["baz"],
         keepFnName: false,
         keepClassName: false
       }
diff --git a/packages/gulp-babel-minify/__tests__/gulp-babili-test.js b/packages/gulp-babel-minify/__tests__/gulp-babili-test.js
index f3a38d3ce..4f0ca1137 100644
--- a/packages/gulp-babel-minify/__tests__/gulp-babili-test.js
+++ b/packages/gulp-babel-minify/__tests__/gulp-babili-test.js
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe("gulp-babel-minify", () => {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       const stream = gulpBabelMinify({
         mangle: {
-          blacklist: {
+          exclude: {
             bar: true
           }
         }