diff --git a/core/error.c b/core/error.c
index fdd7acc..de856a8 100644
--- a/core/error.c
+++ b/core/error.c
@@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ enum b_status z__b_error_add_submsg_template(
 	return B_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-void b_error_release(struct b_error *error)
+void b_error_discard(struct b_error *error)
 {
 	b_queue_delete(&allocated_errors, &error->err_entry);
 	b_queue_push_back(&free_errors, &error->err_entry);
diff --git a/core/include/blue/core/error.h b/core/include/blue/core/error.h
index e02281b..7035ef5 100644
--- a/core/include/blue/core/error.h
+++ b/core/include/blue/core/error.h
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ BLUE_API enum b_status z__b_error_add_submsg_template(
 		error, type, msg_id,                                           \
 		(b_error_template_parameter[]) {__VA_ARGS__, {}}))
 
-BLUE_API void b_error_release(b_error *error);
+BLUE_API void b_error_discard(b_error *error);
 
 BLUE_API b_error_status_code b_error_get_status_code(const b_error *error);
 BLUE_API const b_error_vendor *b_error_get_vendor(const b_error *error);
diff --git a/core/object.c b/core/object.c
index 070b388..44ca165 100644
--- a/core/object.c
+++ b/core/object.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct _b_object *b_object_create(b_type type)
 	struct _b_object *out = NULL;
 	b_result result = b_object_instantiate(type_reg, &out);
 	if (b_result_is_error(result)) {
-		b_error_release(result);
+		b_error_discard(result);
 		return NULL;
 	}