diff --git a/registry/handlers/blob.go b/registry/handlers/blob.go
index 739f9b32b..fa96d40a9 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/blob.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/blob.go
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ func (bh *blobHandler) GetBlob(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		if err == distribution.ErrBlobUnknown {
 			bh.Errors = append(bh.Errors, errcode.ErrorCodeBlobUnknown.WithDetail(bh.Digest))
 		} else {
-			bh.Errors = append(bh.Errors, errcodeErrorsFor(err)...)
+			bh.Errors = append(bh.Errors, toErrcodeErrors(err)...)
 		}
 		return
 	}
 
 	if err := blobs.ServeBlob(bh, w, r, desc.Digest); err != nil {
 		dcontext.GetLogger(bh).Debugf("unexpected error getting blob HTTP handler: %v", err)
-		bh.Errors = append(bh.Errors, errcodeErrorsFor(err)...)
+		bh.Errors = append(bh.Errors, toErrcodeErrors(err)...)
 		return
 	}
 }
diff --git a/registry/handlers/helpers.go b/registry/handlers/helpers.go
index e09129f8b..64cd4f4cb 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/helpers.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/helpers.go
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ func parseContentRange(cr string) (start int64, end int64, err error) {
 	return start, end, nil
 }
 
-// errcodeErrorsFor converts err into the errcode.Errors reported to the client.
+// toErrcodeErrors converts err into the errcode.Errors reported to the client.
 // When err already carries one or more registry error codes (for eg 401/403),
 // those codes are preserved so the client receives the correct status instead
 // of a generic internal server error. Errors that do not carry a code are reported
 // as ErrorCodeUnknown, preserving the previous behaviour.
-func errcodeErrorsFor(err error) errcode.Errors {
+func toErrcodeErrors(err error) errcode.Errors {
 	switch err := err.(type) {
 	case errcode.Errors:
 		return err
diff --git a/registry/handlers/helpers_test.go b/registry/handlers/helpers_test.go
index fd1a12728..cb6790267 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/helpers_test.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/helpers_test.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func TestErrcodeErrorsFor(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	} {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := errcodeErrorsFor(tc.err)
+			got := toErrcodeErrors(tc.err)
 			if len(got) == 0 {
 				t.Fatalf("errcodeErrorsFor(%v) returned no errors", tc.err)
 			}
diff --git a/registry/handlers/manifests.go b/registry/handlers/manifests.go
index 1730d952c..f47667f78 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/manifests.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/manifests.go
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func (imh *manifestHandler) GetManifest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 			if _, ok := err.(distribution.ErrTagUnknown); ok {
 				imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, errcode.ErrorCodeManifestUnknown.WithDetail(err))
 			} else {
-				imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, errcodeErrorsFor(err)...)
+				imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, toErrcodeErrors(err)...)
 			}
 			return
 		}
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func (imh *manifestHandler) GetManifest(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		if _, ok := err.(distribution.ErrManifestUnknownRevision); ok {
 			imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, errcode.ErrorCodeManifestUnknown.WithDetail(err))
 		} else {
-			imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, errcodeErrorsFor(err)...)
+			imh.Errors = append(imh.Errors, toErrcodeErrors(err)...)
 		}
 		return
 	}