diff --git a/db/builder_db.ml b/db/builder_db.ml
index c11b295..c950253 100644
--- a/db/builder_db.ml
+++ b/db/builder_db.ml
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ module Build = struct
        ORDER BY b.start_d DESC, b.start_ps DESC
     |}
 
-  let get_builds_and_exclude_the_first =
+  let get_builds_excluding_latest_n =
     Caqti_type.(tup3 (id `job) (option string) int) ->* Caqti_type.tup2 t file @@
     {| SELECT b.uuid, b.start_d, b.start_ps, b.finish_d, b.finish_ps,
          b.result_code, b.result_msg, b.console, b.script,
diff --git a/db/builder_db.mli b/db/builder_db.mli
index d400da0..7501860 100644
--- a/db/builder_db.mli
+++ b/db/builder_db.mli
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ sig
       Caqti_request.t
   val get_builds_older_than :
     ([`job] id * string option * Ptime.t, t * file, [ `Many | `One | `Zero ]) Caqti_request.t
-  val get_builds_and_exclude_the_first :
+  val get_builds_excluding_latest_n :
     ([`job] id * string option * int, t * file, [ `Many | `One | `Zero ]) Caqti_request.t
   val get_previous_successful_different_output :
     ([`build] id, t, [ `One | `Zero ])
diff --git a/test/test_builder_db.ml b/test/test_builder_db.ml
index afd0985..bc3c222 100644
--- a/test/test_builder_db.ml
+++ b/test/test_builder_db.ml
@@ -289,22 +289,22 @@ let test_get_builds_older_than (module Db : CONN) =
   Alcotest.(check (list Testable.uuid)) "last builds" builds [ uuid'; uuid ];
   Ok ()
 
-let test_builds_and_exclude_the_first (module Db : CONN) =
+let test_builds_excluding_latest_n (module Db : CONN) =
   add_second_build (module Db) >>= fun () ->
   Db.find_opt Builder_db.Job.get_id_by_name job_name >>= fail_if_none >>= fun job_id ->
-  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_and_exclude_the_first (job_id, None, 1) >>= fun builds ->
+  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_excluding_latest_n (job_id, None, 1) >>= fun builds ->
   let builds = List.map (fun ({ Builder_db.Build.uuid; _ }, _) -> uuid) builds in
   Alcotest.(check (list Testable.uuid)) "keep recent build" builds [ uuid ];
-  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_and_exclude_the_first (job_id, None, 2) >>= fun builds ->
+  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_excluding_latest_n (job_id, None, 2) >>= fun builds ->
   let builds = List.map (fun ({ Builder_db.Build.uuid; _ }, _) -> uuid) builds in
   Alcotest.(check (list Testable.uuid)) "keep 2 builds" builds [];
-  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_and_exclude_the_first (job_id, None, 3) >>= fun builds ->
+  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_excluding_latest_n (job_id, None, 3) >>= fun builds ->
   let builds = List.map (fun ({ Builder_db.Build.uuid; _ }, _) -> uuid) builds in
   Alcotest.(check (list Testable.uuid)) "last more builds than we have" builds [];
-  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_and_exclude_the_first (job_id, None, 0) >>= fun builds ->
+  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_excluding_latest_n (job_id, None, 0) >>= fun builds ->
   let builds = List.map (fun ({ Builder_db.Build.uuid; _ }, _) -> uuid) builds in
   Alcotest.(check (list Testable.uuid)) "delete all builds" builds [ uuid'; uuid ];
-  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_and_exclude_the_first (job_id, None, -1) >>= fun builds ->
+  Db.collect_list Builder_db.Build.get_builds_excluding_latest_n (job_id, None, -1) >>= fun builds ->
   let builds = List.map (fun ({ Builder_db.Build.uuid; _ }, _) -> uuid) builds in
   Alcotest.(check (list Testable.uuid)) "test an incomprehensible argument (-1)" builds [ uuid'; uuid ];
   Ok ()
@@ -345,6 +345,6 @@ let () =
     ];
     "vacuum", [
       test_case "Get builds older than now" `Quick (with_build_db test_get_builds_older_than);
-      test_case "Get older builds and keep a fixed number of then" `Quick (with_build_db test_builds_and_exclude_the_first);
+      test_case "Get older builds and keep a fixed number of then" `Quick (with_build_db test_builds_excluding_latest_n);
     ]
   ]