diff --git a/quic/platform/api/quic_test_output.h b/quic/platform/api/quic_test_output.h
index 3cb1393..dfdb865 100644
--- a/quic/platform/api/quic_test_output.h
+++ b/quic/platform/api/quic_test_output.h
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
 
 namespace quic {
 
-// Records a QUIC test output file into a directory specified by QUIC_TRACE_DIR
-// environment variable.  Assumes that it's called from a unit test.
+// Records a QUIC trace file(.qtr) into a directory specified by the
+// QUIC_TEST_OUTPUT_DIR environment variable.  Assumes that it's called from a
+// unit test.
 //
 // The |identifier| is a human-readable identifier that will be combined with
-// the name of the unit test and a timestamp.  |data| is the test output data
-// that is being recorded into the file.
-inline void QuicRecordTestOutput(QuicStringPiece identifier,
-                                 QuicStringPiece data) {
-  QuicRecordTestOutputImpl(identifier, data);
+// the name of the unit test and a timestamp.  |data| is the serialized
+// quic_trace.Trace protobuf that is being recorded into the file.
+inline void QuicRecordTrace(QuicStringPiece identifier, QuicStringPiece data) {
+  QuicRecordTraceImpl(identifier, data);
 }
 
 }  // namespace quic
diff --git a/quic/quartc/test/quic_trace_interceptor.cc b/quic/quartc/test/quic_trace_interceptor.cc
index f2e685f..1ab29d4 100644
--- a/quic/quartc/test/quic_trace_interceptor.cc
+++ b/quic/quartc/test/quic_trace_interceptor.cc
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
 
 QuicTraceInterceptor::~QuicTraceInterceptor() {
   if (trace_visitor_) {
-    QuicRecordTestOutput(identifier_,
-                         trace_visitor_->trace()->SerializeAsString());
+    QuicRecordTrace(identifier_, trace_visitor_->trace()->SerializeAsString());
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/quic/test_tools/simulator/quic_endpoint_base.cc b/quic/test_tools/simulator/quic_endpoint_base.cc
index 537a947..54c3b57 100644
--- a/quic/test_tools/simulator/quic_endpoint_base.cc
+++ b/quic/test_tools/simulator/quic_endpoint_base.cc
@@ -76,8 +76,7 @@
 
     std::string identifier =
         QuicStrCat(perspective_prefix, connection_->connection_id().ToString());
-    QuicRecordTestOutput(identifier,
-                         trace_visitor_->trace()->SerializeAsString());
+    QuicRecordTrace(identifier, trace_visitor_->trace()->SerializeAsString());
   }
 }