diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadDebugService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadDebugService.ts
index 4414ac5c392..84947a031ca 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadDebugService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/api/electron-browser/mainThreadDebugService.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ export class MainThreadDebugService implements MainThreadDebugServiceShape, IDeb
 			};
 		}
 		if (hasProvideDebugAdapter) {
+			console.info('DebugConfigurationProvider.debugAdapterExecutable is deprecated and will be removed soon; please use DebugAdapterDescriptorFactory.createDebugAdapterDescriptor instead.');
 			provider.debugAdapterExecutable = (folder) => {
 				return Promise.resolve(this._proxy.$legacyDebugAdapterExecutable(handle, folder));
 			};
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
index 026ea654bd0..02e86fa4ec7 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/common/debug.ts
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ export interface IConfigurationManager {
 	unregisterDebugAdapterTrackerFactory(debugAdapterTrackerFactory: IDebugAdapterTrackerFactory): void;
 
 	resolveConfigurationByProviders(folderUri: uri | undefined, type: string | undefined, debugConfiguration: any): Promise<any>;
-	provideDebugAdapter(session: IDebugSession): Promise<IAdapterDescriptor | undefined>;
+	getDebugAdapterDescriptor(session: IDebugSession): Promise<IAdapterDescriptor | undefined>;
 
 	registerDebugAdapterFactory(debugTypes: string[], debugAdapterFactory: IDebugAdapterFactory): IDisposable;
 	createDebugAdapter(session: IDebugSession): IDebugAdapter;
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts
index 8c20e13ff80..fce0264efc6 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/electron-browser/debugConfigurationManager.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements IConfigurationManager {
 	private toDispose: IDisposable[];
 	private _onDidSelectConfigurationName = new Emitter<void>();
 	private configProviders: IDebugConfigurationProvider[];
-	private adapterProviders: IDebugAdapterDescriptorFactory[];
+	private adapterDescriptorFactories: IDebugAdapterDescriptorFactory[];
 	private adapterTrackerFactories: IDebugAdapterTrackerFactory[];
 	private debugAdapterFactories: Map<string, IDebugAdapterFactory>;
 	private terminalLauncher: ITerminalLauncher;
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements IConfigurationManager {
 		@IContextKeyService contextKeyService: IContextKeyService
 	) {
 		this.configProviders = [];
-		this.adapterProviders = [];
+		this.adapterDescriptorFactories = [];
 		this.adapterTrackerFactories = [];
 		this.debuggers = [];
 		this.toDispose = [];
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements IConfigurationManager {
 	// debug adapter
 
 	public registerDebugAdapterDescriptorFactory(debugAdapterProvider: IDebugAdapterDescriptorFactory): IDisposable {
-		this.adapterProviders.push(debugAdapterProvider);
+		this.adapterDescriptorFactories.push(debugAdapterProvider);
 		return {
 			dispose: () => {
 				this.unregisterDebugAdapterDescriptorFactory(debugAdapterProvider);
@@ -133,13 +133,13 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements IConfigurationManager {
 	}
 
 	public unregisterDebugAdapterDescriptorFactory(debugAdapterProvider: IDebugAdapterDescriptorFactory): void {
-		const ix = this.adapterProviders.indexOf(debugAdapterProvider);
+		const ix = this.adapterDescriptorFactories.indexOf(debugAdapterProvider);
 		if (ix >= 0) {
-			this.configProviders.splice(ix, 1);
+			this.adapterDescriptorFactories.splice(ix, 1);
 		}
 	}
 
-	public provideDebugAdapter(session: IDebugSession): Promise<IAdapterDescriptor | undefined> {
+	public getDebugAdapterDescriptor(session: IDebugSession): Promise<IAdapterDescriptor | undefined> {
 
 		const config = session.configuration;
 
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements IConfigurationManager {
 			// TODO@AW handle n > 1 case
 		}
 
-		// try new proposed API
-		const providers = this.adapterProviders.filter(p => p.type === config.type && p.createDebugAdapterDescriptor);
+		// new API
+		const providers = this.adapterDescriptorFactories.filter(p => p.type === config.type && p.createDebugAdapterDescriptor);
 		if (providers.length === 1) {
 			return providers[0].createDebugAdapterDescriptor(session);
 		} else {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class ConfigurationManager implements IConfigurationManager {
 	public unregisterDebugAdapterTrackerFactory(debugAdapterTrackerFactory: IDebugAdapterTrackerFactory): void {
 		const ix = this.adapterTrackerFactories.indexOf(debugAdapterTrackerFactory);
 		if (ix >= 0) {
-			this.configProviders.splice(ix, 1);
+			this.adapterTrackerFactories.splice(ix, 1);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/node/debugger.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/node/debugger.ts
index 60468da355d..5384fa697b9 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/node/debugger.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/node/debugger.ts
@@ -85,11 +85,10 @@ export class Debugger implements IDebugger {
 			});
 		}
 
-		// try the proposed and the deprecated "provideDebugAdapter" API
-		return this.configurationManager.provideDebugAdapter(session).then(adapter => {
+		// try the new "createDebugAdapterDescriptor" and the deprecated "provideDebugAdapter" API
+		return this.configurationManager.getDebugAdapterDescriptor(session).then(adapter => {
 
 			if (adapter) {
-				console.info('DebugConfigurationProvider.debugAdapterExecutable is deprecated and will be removed soon; please use DebugAdapterDescriptorFactory.createDebugAdapterDescriptor instead.');
 				return adapter;
 			}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/test/node/debugger.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/test/node/debugger.test.ts
index 24e5fcc2cfa..5dc901b29c0 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/test/node/debugger.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/debug/test/node/debugger.test.ts
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ suite('Debug - Debugger', () => {
 
 
 	const configurationManager = <IConfigurationManager>{
-		provideDebugAdapter(session: IDebugSession, config: IConfig): Promise<IDebugAdapterExecutable | undefined> {
+		getDebugAdapterDescriptor(session: IDebugSession, config: IConfig): Promise<IDebugAdapterExecutable | undefined> {
 			return Promise.resolve(undefined);
 		}
 	};