diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
index 0af4db7f2b..3676d63113 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/command/render.rs
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ pub enum LoadOp {
 #[cfg_attr(any(feature = "serial-pass", feature = "trace"), derive(Serialize))]
 #[cfg_attr(any(feature = "serial-pass", feature = "replay"), derive(Deserialize))]
 pub enum StoreOp {
-    /// Clear the render target. If you don't care about the contents of the target, this can be faster.
-    Clear = 0,
+    /// Discards the content of the render target. If you don't care about the contents of the target, this can be faster.
+    Discard = 0,
     /// Store the result of the renderpass.
     Store = 1,
 }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl<V> PassChannel<V> {
         };
         match self.store_op {
             StoreOp::Store => ops |= hal::AttachmentOps::STORE,
-            StoreOp::Clear => (),
+            StoreOp::Discard => (),
         };
         ops
     }
diff --git a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
index 5233bffc3d..2c2634a368 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/backend/direct.rs
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ fn map_pass_channel<V: Copy + Default>(
             store_op: if store {
                 wgc::command::StoreOp::Store
             } else {
-                wgc::command::StoreOp::Clear
+                wgc::command::StoreOp::Discard
             },
             clear_value,
             read_only: false,
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ fn map_pass_channel<V: Copy + Default>(
             store_op: if store {
                 wgc::command::StoreOp::Store
             } else {
-                wgc::command::StoreOp::Clear
+                wgc::command::StoreOp::Discard
             },
             clear_value: V::default(),
             read_only: false,