diff --git a/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce.cc b/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce.cc
index 83cbf78ce2..57c28d22a9 100644
--- a/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce.cc
+++ b/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce.cc
@@ -2202,13 +2202,13 @@ absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<Type>> DeduceSpawn(const Spawn* node,
 
   // Gather up the type of all the (actual) arguments.
   std::vector<InstantiateArg> config_args;
-  XLS_RETURN_IF_ERROR(InstantiateParametricArgs(
+  XLS_RETURN_IF_ERROR(AppendArgsForInstantiation(
       node, node->callee(), node->config()->args(), ctx, &config_args));
 
   std::vector<InstantiateArg> next_args;
   next_args.push_back(
       InstantiateArg{std::make_unique<TokenType>(), node->span()});
-  XLS_RETURN_IF_ERROR(InstantiateParametricArgs(
+  XLS_RETURN_IF_ERROR(AppendArgsForInstantiation(
       node, node->callee(), node->next()->args(), ctx, &next_args));
 
   // For each [constexpr] arg, mark the associated Param as constexpr.
diff --git a/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce_invocation.cc b/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce_invocation.cc
index 7b3552f121..d7f1418423 100644
--- a/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce_invocation.cc
+++ b/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce_invocation.cc
@@ -199,14 +199,14 @@ absl::StatusOr<TypeAndParametricEnv> DeduceInstantiation(
                               {}};
 }
 
-absl::Status InstantiateParametricArgs(
+absl::Status AppendArgsForInstantiation(
     const Instantiation* inst, const Expr* callee, absl::Span<Expr* const> args,
     DeduceCtx* ctx, std::vector<InstantiateArg>* instantiate_args) {
   for (Expr* arg : args) {
     XLS_ASSIGN_OR_RETURN(std::unique_ptr<Type> type,
                          DeduceAndResolve(arg, ctx));
     VLOG(5) << absl::StreamFormat(
-        "InstantiateParametricArgs; arg: `%s` deduced: `%s` @ %s",
+        "AppendArgsForInstantiation; arg: `%s` deduced: `%s` @ %s",
         arg->ToString(), type->ToString(), arg->span().ToString());
     XLS_RET_CHECK(!type->IsMeta()) << "parametric arg: " << arg->ToString()
                                    << " type: " << type->ToString();
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<Type>> DeduceInvocation(const Invocation* node,
 
   // Gather up the type of all the (actual) arguments.
   std::vector<InstantiateArg> args;
-  XLS_RETURN_IF_ERROR(InstantiateParametricArgs(node, node->callee(),
-                                                node->args(), ctx, &args));
+  XLS_RETURN_IF_ERROR(AppendArgsForInstantiation(node, node->callee(),
+                                                 node->args(), ctx, &args));
 
   // Find the callee as a DSLX Function from the expression.
   auto resolve_fn = [](const Instantiation* node,
diff --git a/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce_invocation.h b/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce_invocation.h
index a7e795b8f6..46be6588c1 100644
--- a/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce_invocation.h
+++ b/xls/dslx/type_system/deduce_invocation.h
@@ -17,15 +17,12 @@
 
 #include <functional>
 #include <memory>
-#include <variant>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "absl/container/flat_hash_map.h"
 #include "absl/status/status.h"
 #include "absl/status/statusor.h"
 #include "absl/types/span.h"
 #include "xls/dslx/frontend/ast.h"
-#include "xls/dslx/interp_value.h"
 #include "xls/dslx/type_system/ast_env.h"
 #include "xls/dslx/type_system/deduce_ctx.h"
 #include "xls/dslx/type_system/parametric_constraint.h"
@@ -37,9 +34,10 @@ namespace xls::dslx {
 absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<Type>> DeduceInvocation(const Invocation* node,
                                                        DeduceCtx* ctx);
 
-// Helper that deduces the concrete types of the arguments to a parametric
-// function or proc and returns them to the caller.
-absl::Status InstantiateParametricArgs(
+// Helper that deduces the concrete types of the arguments and appends them to
+// "instantiate_args" -- getting them in this form is often a pre-step in
+// instantiating a parametric function or proc.
+absl::Status AppendArgsForInstantiation(
     const Instantiation* inst, const Expr* callee, absl::Span<Expr* const> args,
     DeduceCtx* ctx, std::vector<InstantiateArg>* instantiate_args);