diff --git a/Perspex/Controls/Control.cs b/Perspex/Controls/Control.cs
index 32ef7e717a..e6958a667b 100644
--- a/Perspex/Controls/Control.cs
+++ b/Perspex/Controls/Control.cs
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
         public Control()
         {
             this.classes = new Classes();
-            this.classes.BeforeChanged.Subscribe(x => this.BeginDeferStyleChanges());
-            this.classes.AfterChanged.Subscribe(x => this.EndDeferStyleChanges());
+            this.classes.BeforeChanged.Subscribe(x => this.BeginDeferChanges());
+            this.classes.AfterChanged.Subscribe(x => this.EndDeferChanges());
 
             this.GetObservable(IsMouseOverProperty).Subscribe(x =>
             {
@@ -151,10 +151,10 @@ namespace Perspex.Controls
             {
                 if (this.classes != value)
                 {
-                    this.BeginDeferStyleChanges();
+                    this.BeginDeferChanges();
                     this.classes.Clear();
                     this.classes.Add(value);
-                    this.EndDeferStyleChanges();
+                    this.EndDeferChanges();
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/Perspex/PerspexObject.cs b/Perspex/PerspexObject.cs
index 217e454704..e738c5b039 100644
--- a/Perspex/PerspexObject.cs
+++ b/Perspex/PerspexObject.cs
@@ -95,14 +95,13 @@ namespace Perspex
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Defers property updates due to style changes until <see cref="EndDeferStyleChanges"/>
-        /// is called.
+        /// Defers property change notifications until <see cref="EndDeferChanges"/> is called.
         /// </summary>
-        public void BeginDeferStyleChanges()
+        public void BeginDeferChanges()
         {
             foreach (PriorityValue v in this.values.Values)
             {
-                v.BeginDeferStyleChanges();
+                v.BeginDeferChanges();
             }
 
             this.Log().Debug(string.Format(
@@ -112,14 +111,14 @@ namespace Perspex
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Ends the defer of property updates due to style changes initiated by a previous call 
-        /// to <see cref="BeginDeferStyleChanges"/>.
+        /// Ends the defer of property change notifications initiated by a previous call 
+        /// to <see cref="BeginDeferChanges"/>.
         /// </summary>
-        public void EndDeferStyleChanges()
+        public void EndDeferChanges()
         {
             foreach (PriorityValue v in this.values.Values)
             {
-                v.EndDeferStyleChanges();
+                v.EndDeferChanges();
             }
 
             this.Log().Debug(string.Format(
diff --git a/Perspex/PriorityValue.cs b/Perspex/PriorityValue.cs
index 5cc6468286..f621b55f12 100644
--- a/Perspex/PriorityValue.cs
+++ b/Perspex/PriorityValue.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Perspex
             return Disposable.Create(() => this.observers.Remove(observer));
         }
 
-        public void BeginDeferStyleChanges()
+        public void BeginDeferChanges()
         {
             if (this.defer++ == 0)
             {
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ namespace Perspex
             }
         }
 
-        public void EndDeferStyleChanges()
+        public void EndDeferChanges()
         {
             if (this.defer > 0 && --this.defer == 0 && dirty)
             {