diff --git a/src/Compositor.cpp b/src/Compositor.cpp
index 4b6999c7c..9f11559a5 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.cpp
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ void CCompositor::moveWindowToTop(CWindow* pWindow) {
     }
 }
 
-void CCompositor::cleanupWindows() {
+void CCompositor::cleanupFadingOut() {
     for (auto& w : m_lWindowsFadingOut) {
 
         bool valid = windowExists(w);
diff --git a/src/Compositor.hpp b/src/Compositor.hpp
index b072266a1..33fe7ba70 100644
--- a/src/Compositor.hpp
+++ b/src/Compositor.hpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ public:
     bool                    doesSeatAcceptInput(wlr_surface*);
     bool                    isWindowActive(CWindow*);
     void                    moveWindowToTop(CWindow*);
-    void                    cleanupWindows();
+    void                    cleanupFadingOut();
     CWindow*                getWindowInDirection(CWindow*, char);
     void                    deactivateAllWLRWorkspaces(wlr_ext_workspace_handle_v1* exclude = nullptr);
     CWindow*                getNextWindowOnWorkspace(CWindow*);
diff --git a/src/events/Monitors.cpp b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
index a08bbfda1..d8e98ec01 100644
--- a/src/events/Monitors.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Monitors.cpp
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void Events::listener_monitorFrame(void* owner, void* data) {
     if (PMONITOR->ID == pMostHzMonitor->ID) {
         g_pCompositor->sanityCheckWorkspaces();
         g_pAnimationManager->tick();
-        g_pCompositor->cleanupWindows();
+        g_pCompositor->cleanupFadingOut();
 
         HyprCtl::tickHyprCtl(); // so that we dont get that race condition multithread bullshit