diff --git a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/SearchHandler.java b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/SearchHandler.java
index d16917733b3..54f1b379836 100644
--- a/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/SearchHandler.java
+++ b/solr/core/src/java/org/apache/solr/handler/component/SearchHandler.java
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ private void processComponents(
             for (SearchComponent c : components) {
               if (checkLimitsBefore(
                   c,
-                  "handleResponses next stage:" + stageInEnglish(nextStage),
+                  "handleResponses next stage:" + stageToString(nextStage),
                   rb.req,
                   rb.rsp,
                   components)) {
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ private void processComponents(
 
         for (SearchComponent c : components) {
           if (checkLimitsBefore(
-              c, "finishStage stage:" + stageInEnglish(nextStage), rb.req, rb.rsp, components)) {
+              c, "finishStage stage:" + stageToString(nextStage), rb.req, rb.rsp, components)) {
             return;
           }
           c.finishStage(rb);
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ private static boolean prepareComponents(
     return true;
   }
 
-  protected String stageInEnglish(int nextStage) {
+  protected String stageToString(int nextStage) {
     // This should probably be a enum, but that change should be its own ticket.
     switch (nextStage) {
       case STAGE_START: