diff --git a/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/IRelationalCommandBuilder.cs b/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/IRelationalCommandBuilder.cs
index 002fc9ea641..cc9426cbc22 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/IRelationalCommandBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/IRelationalCommandBuilder.cs
@@ -53,17 +53,17 @@ public interface IRelationalCommandBuilder
     ///     Appends an object to the command text.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="value">The object to be written.</param>
-    /// <param name="redact">Whether the value should be redacted (i.e. in log).</param>
+    /// <param name="sensitive">Whether the value is sensitive and should be redacted (i.e. in log).</param>
     /// <returns>The same builder instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
-    IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(string value, bool redact = false);
+    IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(string value, bool sensitive = false);
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Appends an object to the command text.
     /// </summary>
     /// <param name="value">The object to be written.</param>
-    /// <param name="redact">Whether the value should be redacted (i.e. in log).</param>
+    /// <param name="sensitive">Whether the value is sensitive and should be redacted (i.e. in log).</param>
     /// <returns>The same builder instance so that multiple calls can be chained.</returns>
-    IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(FormattableString value, bool redact = false);
+    IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(FormattableString value, bool sensitive = false);
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Appends a blank line to the command text.
diff --git a/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/RelationalCommandBuilder.cs b/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/RelationalCommandBuilder.cs
index 9fc27ad65f6..4fbc4cd185c 100644
--- a/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/RelationalCommandBuilder.cs
+++ b/src/EFCore.Relational/Storage/RelationalCommandBuilder.cs
@@ -69,21 +69,21 @@ public virtual IRelationalCommandBuilder RemoveParameterAt(int index)
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public virtual IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(string value, bool redact = false)
+    public virtual IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(string value, bool sensitive = false)
     {
-        InitializeLogCommandTextBuilderIfNeeded(redact);
+        InitializeLogCommandTextBuilderIfNeeded(sensitive);
         _commandTextBuilder.Append(value);
-        _logCommandTextBuilder?.Append(redact ? "?" : value);
+        _logCommandTextBuilder?.Append(sensitive ? "?" : value);
 
         return this;
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
-    public virtual IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(FormattableString value, bool redact = false)
+    public virtual IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(FormattableString value, bool sensitive = false)
     {
-        InitializeLogCommandTextBuilderIfNeeded(redact);
+        InitializeLogCommandTextBuilderIfNeeded(sensitive);
         _commandTextBuilder.Append(value);
-        _logCommandTextBuilder?.Append(redact ? $"?" : value);
+        _logCommandTextBuilder?.Append(sensitive ? $"?" : value);
 
         return this;
     }
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ public virtual IRelationalCommandBuilder DecrementIndent()
     public virtual int CommandTextLength
         => _commandTextBuilder.Length;
 
-    private void InitializeLogCommandTextBuilderIfNeeded(bool redact)
+    private void InitializeLogCommandTextBuilderIfNeeded(bool sensitive)
     {
-        if (redact
+        if (sensitive
             && _logCommandTextBuilder is null
             && !Dependencies.LoggingOptions.IsSensitiveDataLoggingEnabled)
         {
diff --git a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/TestUtilities/TestRelationalCommandBuilderFactory.cs b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/TestUtilities/TestRelationalCommandBuilderFactory.cs
index 3edadd89ff2..1f8b4bbaa05 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/TestUtilities/TestRelationalCommandBuilderFactory.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.FunctionalTests/TestUtilities/TestRelationalCommandBuilderFactory.cs
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ public IRelationalCommand Build()
                 Instance.ToString(),
                 Parameters);
 
-        public IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(string value, bool redact = false)
+        public IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(string value, bool sensitive = false)
         {
             Instance.Append(value);
 
             return this;
         }
 
-        public IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(FormattableString value, bool redact = false)
+        public IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(FormattableString value, bool sensitive = false)
         {
             Instance.Append(value);
 
diff --git a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.Tests/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreatorTest.cs b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.Tests/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreatorTest.cs
index db2402e8335..ad80ce8d707 100644
--- a/test/EFCore.SqlServer.Tests/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreatorTest.cs
+++ b/test/EFCore.SqlServer.Tests/Storage/Internal/SqlServerDatabaseCreatorTest.cs
@@ -191,14 +191,14 @@ public IRelationalTypeMappingSource TypeMappingSource
         public IRelationalCommand Build()
             => new FakeRelationalCommand();
 
-        public IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(string value, bool redact = false)
+        public IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(string value, bool sensitive = false)
         {
             Instance.Append(value);
 
             return this;
         }
 
-        public IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(FormattableString value, bool redact = false)
+        public IRelationalCommandBuilder Append(FormattableString value, bool sensitive = false)
         {
             Instance.Append(value);