diff --git a/src/node_buffer.cc b/src/node_buffer.cc
index 5f68822fc833bc..76a733311b0eb0 100644
--- a/src/node_buffer.cc
+++ b/src/node_buffer.cc
@@ -365,13 +365,13 @@ MaybeLocal<Object> New(Isolate* isolate, char* data, size_t length) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(isolate);
   EscapableHandleScope handle_scope(env->isolate());
   Local<Object> obj;
-  if (Buffer::Use(env, data, length).ToLocal(&obj))
+  if (Buffer::New(env, data, length).ToLocal(&obj))
     return handle_scope.Escape(obj);
   return Local<Object>();
 }
 
 
-MaybeLocal<Object> Use(Environment* env, char* data, size_t length) {
+MaybeLocal<Object> New(Environment* env, char* data, size_t length) {
   EscapableHandleScope scope(env->isolate());
 
   if (length > 0) {
diff --git a/src/node_crypto.cc b/src/node_crypto.cc
index fda1fad996d61e..bf24a9e48e4930 100644
--- a/src/node_crypto.cc
+++ b/src/node_crypto.cc
@@ -3004,7 +3004,7 @@ void CipherBase::GetAuthTag(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   unsigned int out_len = 0;
 
   if (cipher->GetAuthTag(&out, &out_len)) {
-    Local<Object> buf = Buffer::Use(env, out, out_len).ToLocalChecked();
+    Local<Object> buf = Buffer::New(env, out, out_len).ToLocalChecked();
     args.GetReturnValue().Set(buf);
   } else {
     env->ThrowError("Attempting to get auth tag in unsupported state");
@@ -4479,7 +4479,7 @@ void ECDH::ComputeSecret(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
     return env->ThrowError("Failed to compute ECDH key");
   }
 
-  Local<Object> buf = Buffer::Use(env, out, out_len).ToLocalChecked();
+  Local<Object> buf = Buffer::New(env, out, out_len).ToLocalChecked();
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(buf);
 }
 
@@ -4517,7 +4517,7 @@ void ECDH::GetPublicKey(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   }
 
   Local<Object> buf =
-      Buffer::Use(env, reinterpret_cast<char*>(out), size).ToLocalChecked();
+      Buffer::New(env, reinterpret_cast<char*>(out), size).ToLocalChecked();
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(buf);
 }
 
@@ -4544,7 +4544,7 @@ void ECDH::GetPrivateKey(const FunctionCallbackInfo<Value>& args) {
   }
 
   Local<Object> buf =
-      Buffer::Use(env, reinterpret_cast<char*>(out), size).ToLocalChecked();
+      Buffer::New(env, reinterpret_cast<char*>(out), size).ToLocalChecked();
   args.GetReturnValue().Set(buf);
 }
 
@@ -4947,7 +4947,7 @@ void RandomBytesCheck(RandomBytesRequest* req, Local<Value> argv[2]) {
     size_t size;
     req->return_memory(&data, &size);
     argv[0] = Null(req->env()->isolate());
-    argv[1] = Buffer::Use(req->env(), data, size).ToLocalChecked();
+    argv[1] = Buffer::New(req->env(), data, size).ToLocalChecked();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/node_internals.h b/src/node_internals.h
index f9068b650fb680..c68b7155b0cdaf 100644
--- a/src/node_internals.h
+++ b/src/node_internals.h
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Object> New(Environment* env,
 // Takes ownership of |data|.  Must allocate |data| with malloc() or realloc()
 // because ArrayBufferAllocator::Free() deallocates it again with free().
 // Mixing operator new and free() is undefined behavior so don't do that.
-v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Object> Use(Environment* env, char* data, size_t length);
+v8::MaybeLocal<v8::Object> New(Environment* env, char* data, size_t length);
 }  // namespace Buffer
 
 }  // namespace node
diff --git a/src/stream_wrap.cc b/src/stream_wrap.cc
index 3097eac4859761..ae941f5edbd90b 100644
--- a/src/stream_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/stream_wrap.cc
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ void StreamWrap::OnReadImpl(ssize_t nread,
     CHECK_EQ(pending, UV_UNKNOWN_HANDLE);
   }
 
-  Local<Object> obj = Buffer::Use(env, base, nread).ToLocalChecked();
+  Local<Object> obj = Buffer::New(env, base, nread).ToLocalChecked();
   wrap->EmitData(nread, obj, pending_obj);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tls_wrap.cc b/src/tls_wrap.cc
index fbb35fdb5e6173..fc19a5ce0bbe38 100644
--- a/src/tls_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/tls_wrap.cc
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ void TLSWrap::OnReadSelf(ssize_t nread,
   TLSWrap* wrap = static_cast<TLSWrap*>(ctx);
   Local<Object> buf_obj;
   if (buf != nullptr)
-    buf_obj = Buffer::Use(wrap->env(), buf->base, buf->len).ToLocalChecked();
+    buf_obj = Buffer::New(wrap->env(), buf->base, buf->len).ToLocalChecked();
   wrap->EmitData(nread, buf_obj, Local<Object>());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/udp_wrap.cc b/src/udp_wrap.cc
index 791ef76848cf43..dd3958ec0e37da 100644
--- a/src/udp_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/udp_wrap.cc
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ void UDPWrap::OnRecv(uv_udp_t* handle,
   }
 
   char* base = static_cast<char*>(realloc(buf->base, nread));
-  argv[2] = Buffer::Use(env, base, nread).ToLocalChecked();
+  argv[2] = Buffer::New(env, base, nread).ToLocalChecked();
   argv[3] = AddressToJS(env, addr);
   wrap->MakeCallback(env->onmessage_string(), ARRAY_SIZE(argv), argv);
 }