diff --git a/src/compilation_context.ml b/src/compilation_context.ml
index 9f572dc4..d71550a8 100644
--- a/src/compilation_context.ml
+++ b/src/compilation_context.ml
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ let for_alias_module t =
   ; alias_module = None
   }
 
-let for_deprecated t modules =
+let for_wrapped_compat t modules =
   { t with
     flags = Ocaml_flags.default ~profile:(SC.profile t.super_context)
   ; includes = Includes.empty
diff --git a/src/compilation_context.mli b/src/compilation_context.mli
index a4bf2dc4..4460f90e 100644
--- a/src/compilation_context.mli
+++ b/src/compilation_context.mli
@@ -49,4 +49,4 @@ val preprocessing        : t -> Preprocessing.t
 val no_keep_locs         : t -> bool
 val opaque               : t -> bool
 
-val for_deprecated : t -> Module.t Module.Name.Map.t -> t
+val for_wrapped_compat : t -> Module.t Module.Name.Map.t -> t
diff --git a/src/dir_contents.ml b/src/dir_contents.ml
index 3aaf9742..5401b8a3 100644
--- a/src/dir_contents.ml
+++ b/src/dir_contents.ml
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ module Library_modules : sig
     { modules          : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
     ; alias_module     : Module.t option
     ; main_module_name : Module.Name.t
-    ; deprecated       : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
+    ; wrapped_compat   : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
     }
 
   val make : Library.t -> dir:Path.t -> Module.t Module.Name.Map.t -> t
@@ -177,13 +177,13 @@ end = struct
     { modules          : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
     ; alias_module     : Module.t option
     ; main_module_name : Module.Name.t
-    ; deprecated       : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
+    ; wrapped_compat   : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
     }
 
   let make (lib : Library.t) ~dir (modules : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t) =
     let main_module_name =
       Module.Name.of_string (Lib_name.Local.to_string lib.name) in
-    let (modules, deprecated) =
+    let (modules, wrapped_compat) =
       let wrap_modules modules =
         let open Module.Name.Infix in
         Module.Name.Map.map modules ~f:(fun (m : Module.t) ->
@@ -223,7 +223,11 @@ end = struct
                       (Path.relative dir (lib_name ^ ".ml-gen")))
              ~obj_name:lib_name)
     in
-    { modules; alias_module; main_module_name; deprecated }
+    { modules
+    ; alias_module
+    ; main_module_name
+    ; wrapped_compat
+    }
 end
 
 module Executables_modules = struct
diff --git a/src/dir_contents.mli b/src/dir_contents.mli
index ca96ce43..3430d239 100644
--- a/src/dir_contents.mli
+++ b/src/dir_contents.mli
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module Library_modules : sig
     { modules          : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
     ; alias_module     : Module.t option
     ; main_module_name : Module.Name.t
-    ; deprecated       : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
+    ; wrapped_compat   : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
     }
 end
 
diff --git a/src/install_rules.ml b/src/install_rules.ml
index 31620633..d7cdf09e 100644
--- a/src/install_rules.ml
+++ b/src/install_rules.ml
@@ -138,7 +138,10 @@ module Gen(P : Params) = struct
     let if_ cond l = if cond then l else [] in
     let files =
       let modules =
-        let { Dir_contents.Library_modules.modules; alias_module; deprecated
+        let { Dir_contents.Library_modules.
+              modules
+            ; alias_module
+            ; wrapped_compat
             ; main_module_name = _ } =
           Dir_contents.modules_of_library dir_contents
             ~name:(Library.best_name lib)
@@ -150,7 +153,7 @@ module Gen(P : Params) = struct
         in
         List.rev_append
           (Module.Name.Map.values modules)
-          (Module.Name.Map.values deprecated)
+          (Module.Name.Map.values wrapped_compat)
       in
       let virtual_library = Library.is_virtual lib in
       List.concat
diff --git a/src/lib_rules.ml b/src/lib_rules.ml
index 8f71bd7c..c35bfc44 100644
--- a/src/lib_rules.ml
+++ b/src/lib_rules.ml
@@ -120,19 +120,19 @@ module Gen (P : Install_rules.Params) = struct
       ~sandbox:alias_module_build_sandbox
       ~dep_graphs:(Ocamldep.Dep_graphs.dummy m)
 
-  let build_deprecated_modules (lib : Library.t)
+  let build_wrapped_compat_modules (lib : Library.t)
         cctx
         ~modules
         ~js_of_ocaml
         ~dynlink
-        ~(deprecated : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t) =
+        ~(wrapped_compat : Module.t Module.Name.Map.t) =
     let lib_name = String.capitalize (Lib_name.Local.to_string lib.name) in
     let transition_message =
       match lib.wrapped with
       | Simple _ -> "" (* will never be accessed anyway *)
       | Yes_with_transition r -> r
     in
-    Module.Name.Map.iteri deprecated ~f:(fun name m ->
+    Module.Name.Map.iteri wrapped_compat ~f:(fun name m ->
       let contents =
         let name = Module.Name.to_string name in
         let hidden_name = sprintf "%s__%s" lib_name name in
@@ -146,8 +146,8 @@ module Gen (P : Install_rules.Params) = struct
       |> SC.add_rule sctx
     );
     let dep_graphs =
-      Ocamldep.Dep_graphs.deprecated ~modules ~deprecated in
-    let cctx = Compilation_context.for_deprecated cctx deprecated in
+      Ocamldep.Dep_graphs.wrapped_compat ~modules ~wrapped_compat in
+    let cctx = Compilation_context.for_wrapped_compat cctx wrapped_compat in
     Module_compilation.build_modules cctx ~js_of_ocaml ~dynlink ~dep_graphs
 
   let build_c_file (lib : Library.t) ~scope ~dir ~includes (src, dst) =
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ module Gen (P : Install_rules.Params) = struct
     in
     let flags = SC.ocaml_flags sctx ~scope ~dir lib.buildable in
     let { Dir_contents.Library_modules.
-          modules; main_module_name; alias_module ; deprecated } =
+          modules; main_module_name; alias_module ; wrapped_compat } =
       Dir_contents.modules_of_library dir_contents ~name:(Library.best_name lib)
     in
     let source_modules = modules in
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ module Gen (P : Install_rules.Params) = struct
     in
     let js_of_ocaml = lib.buildable.js_of_ocaml in
 
-    build_deprecated_modules lib cctx ~dynlink ~js_of_ocaml
-      ~deprecated ~modules;
+    build_wrapped_compat_modules lib cctx ~dynlink ~js_of_ocaml
+      ~wrapped_compat ~modules;
 
     let dep_graphs = Ocamldep.rules cctx in
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ module Gen (P : Install_rules.Params) = struct
     in
     List.iter Cm_kind.all ~f:(fun cm_kind ->
       let files = add_cms ~cm_kind ~init:Path.Set.empty modules in
-      let files = add_cms ~cm_kind ~init:files deprecated in
+      let files = add_cms ~cm_kind ~init:files wrapped_compat in
       SC.Libs.setup_file_deps_alias sctx ~dir lib ~ext:(Cm_kind.ext cm_kind)
         files);
 
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ module Gen (P : Install_rules.Params) = struct
          else
            acc)
      in
-     let deprecated_modules = Module.Name.Map.values deprecated in
+     let deprecated_modules = Module.Name.Map.values wrapped_compat in
      (* deprecated modules have implementations so we can just append them *)
      let top_sorted_modules =
        Ocamldep.Dep_graph.top_closed_implementations dep_graphs.impl modules
diff --git a/src/ocamldep.ml b/src/ocamldep.ml
index 1a5d134d..268c75d7 100644
--- a/src/ocamldep.ml
+++ b/src/ocamldep.ml
@@ -52,14 +52,14 @@ module Dep_graph = struct
     ; per_module = Module.Name.Map.singleton m.name (Build.return [])
     }
 
-  let deprecated ~modules ~deprecated =
+  let wrapped_compat ~modules ~wrapped_compat =
     { dir = Path.root
-    ; per_module = Module.Name.Map.merge deprecated modules ~f:(fun _ d m ->
+    ; per_module = Module.Name.Map.merge wrapped_compat modules ~f:(fun _ d m ->
         match d, m with
         | None, None -> assert false
-        | Some deprecated, None ->
+        | Some wrapped_compat, None ->
           Exn.code_error "deprecated module needs counterpart"
-            [ "deprecated", Module.to_sexp deprecated
+            [ "deprecated", Module.to_sexp wrapped_compat
             ]
         | None, Some _ -> None
         | Some _, Some m -> Some (Build.return [m])
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ module Dep_graphs = struct
   let dummy m =
     Ml_kind.Dict.make_both (Dep_graph.dummy m)
 
-  let deprecated ~modules ~deprecated =
-    Ml_kind.Dict.make_both (Dep_graph.deprecated ~modules ~deprecated)
+  let wrapped_compat ~modules ~wrapped_compat =
+    Ml_kind.Dict.make_both (Dep_graph.wrapped_compat ~modules ~wrapped_compat)
 end
 
 let parse_module_names ~(unit : Module.t) ~modules words =
diff --git a/src/ocamldep.mli b/src/ocamldep.mli
index 83028590..184da31d 100644
--- a/src/ocamldep.mli
+++ b/src/ocamldep.mli
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ module Dep_graphs : sig
 
   val dummy : Module.t -> t
 
-  val deprecated
+  val wrapped_compat
     :  modules:Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
-    -> deprecated:Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
+    -> wrapped_compat:Module.t Module.Name.Map.t
     -> t
 end