diff --git a/test/test_jit.py b/test/test_jit.py
index 30842ca3b2..7c50b93adb 100644
--- a/test/test_jit.py
+++ b/test/test_jit.py
@@ -617,8 +617,8 @@ class TestJitFree(unittest.TestCase):
     fxn(Tensor([2]))
     self.assertEqual(x.item(), 8)
 
-  def test_optimize_weights(self):
-    if not hasattr(Device[Device.DEFAULT].allocator, '_offset'): raise unittest.SkipTest("optimize_weights useless")
+  def test_replan_buffers_memory_layout(self):
+    if not hasattr(Device[Device.DEFAULT].allocator, '_offset'): raise unittest.SkipTest("replan_buffers_memory_layout useless")
 
     ext_tensor = Tensor([1,24,23,45,1])
     ext_tensor_2 = Tensor([2,2,2,2,2])
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ class TestJitFree(unittest.TestCase):
       out = fxn(Tensor([i,1,2,3,4]))
       self.assertEqual(out.item(), 11400+200*i)
     assert len(set([b.base for item in fxn.captured.jit_cache for b in item.bufs if b is not None])) == 4
-    fxn.captured.optimize_weights()
+    fxn.captured.replan_buffers_memory_layout()
     assert len(set([b.base for item in fxn.captured.jit_cache for b in item.bufs if b is not None])) == 2
 
     out = fxn(Tensor([11,1,2,3,4]))
diff --git a/tinygrad/engine/jit.py b/tinygrad/engine/jit.py
index d8b7b60a31..0e36dac219 100644
--- a/tinygrad/engine/jit.py
+++ b/tinygrad/engine/jit.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ class CapturedJit(Generic[ReturnType]):
   expected_st_vars_dtype_device: list[tuple[ShapeTracker, tuple[Variable, ...], DType, str]]
 
   def __reduce__(self):
-    # TODO: free_intermediates here? optimize_weights here?
+    # TODO: free_intermediates here? replan_buffers_memory_layout here?
     return self.__class__, (self.ret, self.jit_cache, self.input_replace, self.extra_view_inputs,
                             self.expected_names, self.expected_st_vars_dtype_device)
 
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class CapturedJit(Generic[ReturnType]):
         if b._base is not None and b._base.allocated_views == 0 and b._base.is_allocated(): b._base.deallocate()
     self.__post_init__()   # reset the graph state
 
-  def optimize_weights(self):
+  def replan_buffers_memory_layout(self):
     blacklist = [t.lazydata.buffer for t in get_parameters(self.ret)]
     asgn = _internal_memory_planner([[b for item in self.jit_cache for b in item.bufs if b is not None and b not in blacklist]], ignore_checks=True)
     self.jit_cache = [ExecItem(item.prg, [asgn.get(b,b) if b is not None else None for b in item.bufs]) for item in self.jit_cache]
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ class TinyJit(Generic[ReturnType]):
 
       # set this for next run
       self.captured = CapturedJit(ret, jit_cache, input_replace, extra_view_inputs, names, st_vars_dtype_device)
-      if self.optimize: self.captured.optimize_weights()
+      if self.optimize: self.captured.replan_buffers_memory_layout()
     elif self.cnt >= 2:
       # jit exec
       assert self.captured is not None