diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
index 18829ea58c..606fcee1f3 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Controls/TopLevel.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Controls
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         IRenderTarget IRenderRoot.CreateRenderTarget()
         {
-            return _renderInterface.CreateRenderer(PlatformImpl.Handle);
+            return _renderInterface.CreateRenderTarget(PlatformImpl.Handle);
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.SceneGraph/Platform/IPlatformRenderInterface.cs b/src/Avalonia.SceneGraph/Platform/IPlatformRenderInterface.cs
index 6beb787aab..c129cbd905 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.SceneGraph/Platform/IPlatformRenderInterface.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.SceneGraph/Platform/IPlatformRenderInterface.cs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Platform
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="handle">The platform handle for the renderer.</param>
         /// <returns>An <see cref="IRenderTarget"/>.</returns>
-        IRenderTarget CreateRenderer(IPlatformHandle handle);
+        IRenderTarget CreateRenderTarget(IPlatformHandle handle);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Creates a render target bitmap implementation.
diff --git a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Cairo/CairoPlatform.cs b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Cairo/CairoPlatform.cs
index 1e6eef103b..e59bcfffa1 100644
--- a/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Cairo/CairoPlatform.cs
+++ b/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Cairo/CairoPlatform.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Cairo
             return new FormattedTextImpl(s_pangoContext, text, fontFamily, fontSize, fontStyle, textAlignment, fontWeight);
         }
 
-        public IRenderTarget CreateRenderer(IPlatformHandle handle)
+        public IRenderTarget CreateRenderTarget(IPlatformHandle handle)
         {
             var window = handle as Gtk.Window;
             if (window != null)
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia.Android/SkiaRenderView.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia.Android/SkiaRenderView.cs
index 5282a4a3e0..62d8e7bd18 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia.Android/SkiaRenderView.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia.Android/SkiaRenderView.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia.Android
         {
             _renderTarget =
                 AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetService<IPlatformRenderInterface>()
-                    .CreateRenderer(this);
+                    .CreateRenderTarget(this);
         }
 
         protected override void Draw()
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia.iOS.TestApp/MainView.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia.iOS.TestApp/MainView.cs
index 6faba3d8dc..c27f54b277 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia.iOS.TestApp/MainView.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia.iOS.TestApp/MainView.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia.iOS.TestApp
             AutoresizingMask = UIViewAutoresizing.All;
             SkiaPlatform.Initialize();
             _target = AvaloniaLocator.Current.GetService<IPlatformRenderInterface>()
-                .CreateRenderer(AvaloniaPlatformHandle);
+                .CreateRenderTarget(AvaloniaPlatformHandle);
             UpdateText(0);
         }
         double _radians = 0;
diff --git a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/PlatformRenderInterface.cs b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/PlatformRenderInterface.cs
index 86f884b592..f37fd7c1c6 100644
--- a/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/PlatformRenderInterface.cs
+++ b/src/Skia/Avalonia.Skia/PlatformRenderInterface.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Skia
             return new BitmapImpl(width, height);
         }
 
-        public IRenderTarget CreateRenderer(IPlatformHandle handle)
+        public IRenderTarget CreateRenderTarget(IPlatformHandle handle)
         {
             return new WindowRenderTarget(handle);
         }
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
index 7222976a33..73ecf78907 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Direct2D1/Direct2D1Platform.cs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Direct2D1
             return new FormattedTextImpl(text, fontFamily, fontSize, fontStyle, textAlignment, fontWeight, wrapping);
         }
 
-        public IRenderTarget CreateRenderer(IPlatformHandle handle)
+        public IRenderTarget CreateRenderTarget(IPlatformHandle handle)
         {
             if (handle.HandleDescriptor == "HWND")
             {
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Input.UnitTests/InputElement_HitTesting.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Input.UnitTests/InputElement_HitTesting.cs
index f4cca0c684..e4e7551f5c 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Input.UnitTests/InputElement_HitTesting.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Input.UnitTests/InputElement_HitTesting.cs
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Input.UnitTests
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
 
-            public IRenderTarget CreateRenderer(IPlatformHandle handle)
+            public IRenderTarget CreateRenderTarget(IPlatformHandle handle)
             {
                 throw new NotImplementedException();
             }
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.SceneGraph.UnitTests/VisualTree/MockRenderInterface.cs b/tests/Avalonia.SceneGraph.UnitTests/VisualTree/MockRenderInterface.cs
index 226a452007..d7c8899f8a 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.SceneGraph.UnitTests/VisualTree/MockRenderInterface.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.SceneGraph.UnitTests/VisualTree/MockRenderInterface.cs
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.SceneGraph.UnitTests.VisualTree
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
 
-        public IRenderTarget CreateRenderer(IPlatformHandle handle)
+        public IRenderTarget CreateRenderTarget(IPlatformHandle handle)
         {
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }