diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/api.rb b/Library/Homebrew/api.rb
index a1420cab7e..4b47568b51 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/api.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/api.rb
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ module Homebrew
     end
 
     sig { params(names: T::Array[String], type: String, regenerate: T::Boolean).returns(T::Boolean) }
-    def self.write_names_file(names, type, regenerate:)
+    def self.write_names_file?(names, type, regenerate:)
       names_path = HOMEBREW_CACHE_API/"#{type}_names.txt"
       if !names_path.exist? || regenerate
         names_path.write(names.join("\n"))
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/api/cask.rb b/Library/Homebrew/api/cask.rb
index e57fbbf422..d7e8b64ff8 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/api/cask.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/api/cask.rb
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ module Homebrew
       def self.write_names(regenerate: false)
         download_and_cache_data! unless cache.key?("casks")
 
-        Homebrew::API.write_names_file(all_casks.keys, "cask", regenerate:)
+        Homebrew::API.write_names_file?(all_casks.keys, "cask", regenerate:)
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/api/formula.rb b/Library/Homebrew/api/formula.rb
index 5ef30a0f0a..f847ec4b0a 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/api/formula.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/api/formula.rb
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module Homebrew
       def self.write_names_and_aliases(regenerate: false)
         download_and_cache_data! unless cache.key?("formulae")
 
-        return unless Homebrew::API.write_names_file(all_formulae.keys, "formula", regenerate:)
+        return unless Homebrew::API.write_names_file?(all_formulae.keys, "formula", regenerate:)
 
         (HOMEBREW_CACHE_API/"formula_aliases.txt").open("w") do |file|
           all_aliases.each do |alias_name, real_name|