diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/backup.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/backup.ts
index e1316bde17c..f4ec23ec2a0 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/backup.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/backup.ts
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ export interface IBackupMainService {
 	getWorkspaceUntitledFileBackupsSync(workspace: Uri): string[];
 
 	/**
-	 * Gets whether the workspace has backups associated with it (ie. if the workspace backup
+	 * Gets whether the workspace has backup(s) associated with it (ie. if the workspace backup
 	 * directory exists).
 	 *
 	 * @param workspace The workspace to evaluate.
 	 * @return Whether the workspace has backups.
 	 */
-	doesWorkspaceHaveBackups(workspace: Uri): boolean;
+	hasWorkspaceBackup(workspace: Uri): boolean;
 }
 
 export class BackupService implements IBackupMainService {
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export class BackupService implements IBackupMainService {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public doesWorkspaceHaveBackups(workspace: Uri): boolean {
+	public hasWorkspaceBackup(workspace: Uri): boolean {
 		return fs.existsSync(this.getWorkspaceBackupDirectory(workspace));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/lifecycle.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/lifecycle.ts
index 19808670bdb..c40f816ab17 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/lifecycle.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/lifecycle.ts
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ export class LifecycleService implements ILifecycleService {
 				// Clear out any workspace backups from workspaces.json that don't have any backups
 				if (vscodeWindow.openedWorkspacePath) {
 					const workspaceResource = Uri.file(vscodeWindow.openedWorkspacePath);
-					if (!this.backupService.doesWorkspaceHaveBackups(workspaceResource)) {
+					if (!this.backupService.hasWorkspaceBackup(workspaceResource)) {
 						this.backupService.removeWorkspaceBackupPathSync(workspaceResource);
 					}
 				}
diff --git a/src/vs/code/test/electron-main/backup.test.ts b/src/vs/code/test/electron-main/backup.test.ts
index 51d09302e80..a76a93dd63a 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/test/electron-main/backup.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/test/electron-main/backup.test.ts
@@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ suite('BackupService', () => {
 	});
 
 	test('doesWorkspaceHaveBackups should return whether the workspace\'s backup exists', () => {
-		assert.equal(backupService.doesWorkspaceHaveBackups(fooFile), false);
+		assert.equal(backupService.hasWorkspaceBackup(fooFile), false);
 		fs.mkdirSync(fooWorkspaceBackupDir);
-		assert.equal(backupService.doesWorkspaceHaveBackups(fooFile), true);
+		assert.equal(backupService.hasWorkspaceBackup(fooFile), true);
 	});
 });
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