diff --git a/components/brave_sync/ui/actions/sync_actions.ts b/components/brave_sync/ui/actions/sync_actions.ts
index d74a81a12bef..7ba6f6fa3153 100644
--- a/components/brave_sync/ui/actions/sync_actions.ts
+++ b/components/brave_sync/ui/actions/sync_actions.ts
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ export const onSyncSetupError = (error: Sync.SetupErrorType) => {
 /**
  * Reset the Sync Error
  */
-export const resetSyncSetupError = () => {
-  return action(types.SYNC_RESET_SETUP_ERROR)
+export const clearSyncSetupError = () => {
+  return action(types.SYNC_CLEAR_SETUP_ERROR)
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/components/brave_sync/ui/components/enabledContent.tsx b/components/brave_sync/ui/components/enabledContent.tsx
index 1285e0b2a6ab..117bc43a5c39 100644
--- a/components/brave_sync/ui/components/enabledContent.tsx
+++ b/components/brave_sync/ui/components/enabledContent.tsx
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ export default class SyncEnabledContent extends React.PureComponent<Props, State
   }
 
   onUserNoticedError = () => {
-    this.props.actions.resetSyncSetupError()
+    this.props.actions.clearSyncSetupError()
   }
 
   onClickCancelChildModals = () => {
diff --git a/components/brave_sync/ui/components/modals/deviceType.tsx b/components/brave_sync/ui/components/modals/deviceType.tsx
index d966dd94c88d..3f77cbb6d090 100644
--- a/components/brave_sync/ui/components/modals/deviceType.tsx
+++ b/components/brave_sync/ui/components/modals/deviceType.tsx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export default class DeviceTypeModal extends React.PureComponent<Props, State> {
   }
 
   onUserNoticedError = () => {
-    this.props.actions.resetSyncSetupError()
+    this.props.actions.clearSyncSetupError()
     this.props.onClose()
   }
 
diff --git a/components/brave_sync/ui/components/modals/enterSyncCode.tsx b/components/brave_sync/ui/components/modals/enterSyncCode.tsx
index 4cd06ff88392..cdef1bb14239 100644
--- a/components/brave_sync/ui/components/modals/enterSyncCode.tsx
+++ b/components/brave_sync/ui/components/modals/enterSyncCode.tsx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export default class EnterSyncCodeModal extends React.PureComponent<Props, State
   }
 
   onUserNoticedError = () => {
-    this.props.actions.resetSyncSetupError()
+    this.props.actions.clearSyncSetupError()
   }
 
   onEnterPassphrase = (event: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLTextAreaElement>) => {
diff --git a/components/brave_sync/ui/constants/sync_types.ts b/components/brave_sync/ui/constants/sync_types.ts
index ac14364769ad..b08758d0f6cc 100644
--- a/components/brave_sync/ui/constants/sync_types.ts
+++ b/components/brave_sync/ui/constants/sync_types.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ export const enum types {
   SYNC_BROWSING_HISTORY = '@@sync/SYNC_BROWSING_HISTORY',
   SYNC_SETUP_SYNC_HAVE_CODE = '@@sync/SYNC_SETUP_SYNC_HAVE_CODE',
   SYNC_SETUP_ERROR = '@@sync/SYNC_SETUP_ERROR',
-  SYNC_RESET_SETUP_ERROR = '@@sync/SYNC_RESET_SETUP_ERROR',
+  SYNC_CLEAR_SETUP_ERROR = '@@sync/SYNC_CLEAR_SETUP_ERROR',
   SYNC_ON_LOG_MESSAGE = '@@sync/SYNC_ON_LOG_MESSAGE'
 }
diff --git a/components/brave_sync/ui/reducers/sync_reducer.ts b/components/brave_sync/ui/reducers/sync_reducer.ts
index 3c8b9de3e740..c87cec88ffe5 100644
--- a/components/brave_sync/ui/reducers/sync_reducer.ts
+++ b/components/brave_sync/ui/reducers/sync_reducer.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ const syncReducer: Reducer<Sync.State | undefined> = (state: Sync.State | undefi
       state = { ...state, error: payload.error }
       break
 
-    case types.SYNC_RESET_SETUP_ERROR:
+    case types.SYNC_CLEAR_SETUP_ERROR:
       state = { ...state, error: undefined }
       break