diff --git a/R/boot.R b/R/boot.R
index edb40593..13cff66b 100644
--- a/R/boot.R
+++ b/R/boot.R
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ bootstraps <-
       if (length(strata) == 0) strata <- NULL
     }
 
-    strata_check(strata, data)
+    check_strata(strata, data)
 
     split_objs <-
       boot_splits(
diff --git a/R/initial_validation_split.R b/R/initial_validation_split.R
index 4d89ebc6..95f8f884 100644
--- a/R/initial_validation_split.R
+++ b/R/initial_validation_split.R
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ initial_validation_split <- function(data,
       strata <- NULL
     }
   }
-  strata_check(strata, data)
+  check_strata(strata, data)
 
   split_train <- mc_cv(
       data = data,
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ group_initial_validation_split <- function(data,
       strata <- NULL
     }
   }
-  strata_check(strata, data)
+  check_strata(strata, data)
 
   if (missing(strata)) {
     split_train <- group_mc_cv(
diff --git a/R/mc.R b/R/mc.R
index 12d80677..35ebfd49 100644
--- a/R/mc.R
+++ b/R/mc.R
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ mc_cv <- function(data, prop = 3 / 4, times = 25,
     if (length(strata) == 0) strata <- NULL
   }
 
-  strata_check(strata, data)
+  check_strata(strata, data)
 
   split_objs <-
     mc_splits(
diff --git a/R/misc.R b/R/misc.R
index 55a60fa5..df2c3b70 100644
--- a/R/misc.R
+++ b/R/misc.R
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ add_class <- function(x, cls) {
   x
 }
 
-strata_check <- function(strata, data, call = caller_env()) {
+check_strata <- function(strata, data, call = caller_env()) {
   check_string(strata, allow_null = TRUE, call = call)
 
   if (!is.null(strata)) {
diff --git a/R/validation_split.R b/R/validation_split.R
index 26e5e947..bbe509b1 100644
--- a/R/validation_split.R
+++ b/R/validation_split.R
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ validation_split <- function(data, prop = 3 / 4,
     }
   }
 
-  strata_check(strata, data)
+  check_strata(strata, data)
 
   split_objs <-
     mc_splits(
diff --git a/R/vfold.R b/R/vfold.R
index 2a2ac616..faded51e 100644
--- a/R/vfold.R
+++ b/R/vfold.R
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ vfold_cv <- function(data, v = 10, repeats = 1,
     if (length(strata) == 0) strata <- NULL
   }
 
-  strata_check(strata, data)
+  check_strata(strata, data)
   check_repeats(repeats)
 
   if (repeats == 1) {
diff --git a/tests/testthat/_snaps/make_strata.md b/tests/testthat/_snaps/make_strata.md
index 2ffab7ba..764eb421 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/_snaps/make_strata.md
+++ b/tests/testthat/_snaps/make_strata.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
 # don't stratify on Surv objects
 
     Code
-      strata_check("surv", df)
+      check_strata("surv", df)
     Condition
       Error:
       ! `strata` cannot be a <Surv> object.
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-make_strata.R b/tests/testthat/test-make_strata.R
index 3704783b..08ace53f 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-make_strata.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-make_strata.R
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ test_that("bad data", {
 
 
 
-# strata_check() ----------------------------------------------------------
+# check_strata() ----------------------------------------------------------
 
 test_that("don't stratify on Surv objects", {
   df <- data.frame(
@@ -58,6 +58,6 @@ test_that("don't stratify on Surv objects", {
   )
 
   expect_snapshot(error = TRUE, {
-    strata_check("surv", df)
+    check_strata("surv", df)
   })
 })
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-vfold.R b/tests/testthat/test-vfold.R
index 369a0008..3bf8dff6 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-vfold.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-vfold.R
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ test_that("strata arg is checked", {
     vfold_cv(iris, strata = iris$Species)
   })
 
-  # errors from `strata_check()`
+  # errors from `check_strata()`
   expect_snapshot(error = TRUE, {
     vfold_cv(iris, strata = c("Species", "Sepal.Width"))
   })