diff --git a/libraries/AP_Compass/AP_Compass_Calibration.cpp b/libraries/AP_Compass/AP_Compass_Calibration.cpp
index 05b2d1f1ae..e22a769df0 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Compass/AP_Compass_Calibration.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Compass/AP_Compass_Calibration.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ void Compass::_cancel_calibration(uint8_t i)
         AP_Notify::events.compass_cal_canceled = 1;
     }
     _cal_saved[i] = false;
-    _calibrator[i].clear();
+    _calibrator[i].stop();
 }
 
 void Compass::_cancel_calibration_mask(uint8_t mask)
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ bool Compass::_accept_calibration_mask(uint8_t mask)
             if (!_accept_calibration(i)) {
                 success = false;
             }
-            _calibrator[i].clear();
+            _calibrator[i].stop();
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.cpp b/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.cpp
index bcd8124459..977ab0b6a2 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.cpp
@@ -73,10 +73,10 @@ CompassCalibrator::CompassCalibrator():
     _tolerance(COMPASS_CAL_DEFAULT_TOLERANCE),
     _sample_buffer(nullptr)
 {
-    clear();
+    stop();
 }
 
-void CompassCalibrator::clear()
+void CompassCalibrator::stop()
 {
     set_status(COMPASS_CAL_NOT_STARTED);
 }
diff --git a/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.h b/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.h
index 1db0f79a3a..6fb7f06143 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_Compass/CompassCalibrator.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public:
 
     // start or stop the calibration
     void start(bool retry, float delay, uint16_t offset_max, uint8_t compass_idx);
-    void clear();
+    void stop();
 
     // update the state machine and calculate offsets, diagonals and offdiagonals
     void update(bool &failure);