diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ExternalThreshold.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ExternalThreshold.java
index e2ca3e0a1817..b1662a4ce8e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ExternalThreshold.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ExternalThreshold.java
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ public interface ExternalThreshold<E> {
 
 
   /**
-   * Make a copy of this threshold with the accumulated value reset.
+   * Make a copy of this threshold but with the accumulated value zeroed.
    *
    * Any calls into this function from ThresholdBundler will be under a lock.
    */
-  ExternalThreshold<E> copyReset();
+  ExternalThreshold<E> copyWithZeroedValue();
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ThresholdBundler.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ThresholdBundler.java
index 9f212a437aa4..43a478f9e6a7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ThresholdBundler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ThresholdBundler.java
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ private static <E> ImmutableList<ExternalThreshold<E>> copyResetExternalThreshol
     ImmutableList.Builder<ExternalThreshold<E>> resetThresholds =
         ImmutableList.<ExternalThreshold<E>>builder();
     for (ExternalThreshold<E> threshold : thresholds) {
-      resetThresholds.add(threshold.copyReset());
+      resetThresholds.add(threshold.copyWithZeroedValue());
     }
     return resetThresholds.build();
   }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/BlockingCallThreshold.java b/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/BlockingCallThreshold.java
index 4692e3e9c3b9..0ad3449ca399 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/BlockingCallThreshold.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/api/gax/grpc/BlockingCallThreshold.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public void handleEvent(ThresholdBundleHandle bundleHandle, Object event) {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public ExternalThreshold<E> copyReset() {
+  public ExternalThreshold<E> copyWithZeroedValue() {
     return new BlockingCallThreshold<E>(threshold);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ThresholdBundlerTest.java b/src/test/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ThresholdBundlerTest.java
index 030f269952ba..6a8919428d65 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ThresholdBundlerTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/google/api/gax/bundling/ThresholdBundlerTest.java
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ public void handleEvent(ThresholdBundleHandle bundleHandle, Object event) {
       }
 
       @Override
-      public ExternalThreshold<Integer> copyReset() {
+      public ExternalThreshold<Integer> copyWithZeroedValue() {
         // No state is kept, so this is safe
         return this;
       }