diff --git a/src/compiler/transformer.ts b/src/compiler/transformer.ts
index 1d1895e6ace87..f885f8eb348e6 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformer.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformer.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ namespace ts {
         addRange(transformers, customTransformers && customTransformers.before);
 
         transformers.push(transformTypeScript);
-        transformers.push(transformClassProperties);
+        transformers.push(transformClassFields);
 
         if (jsx === JsxEmit.React) {
             transformers.push(transformJsx);
diff --git a/src/compiler/transformers/classFields.ts b/src/compiler/transformers/classFields.ts
index 659908aef16d4..575e1d1334696 100644
--- a/src/compiler/transformers/classFields.ts
+++ b/src/compiler/transformers/classFields.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace ts {
      * (where the declarations get elided and initializers are transformed as assignments in the constructor).
      * Eventually, this transform will change to the ECMAScript semantics (with Object.defineProperty).
      */
-    export function transformClassProperties(context: TransformationContext) {
+    export function transformClassFields(context: TransformationContext) {
         const {
             hoistVariableDeclaration,
             endLexicalEnvironment,