diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp
index e97aff9fa..706f99017 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionCoreModule.cpp
@@ -875,7 +875,7 @@ PartitionCoreModule::layoutApply( Device* dev,
                                   const PartitionRole& role )
 {
     bool isEfi = PartUtils::isEfiSystem();
-    QList< Partition* > partList = m_partLayout.execute( dev, firstSector, lastSector, luksPassphrase, parent, role );
+    QList< Partition* > partList = m_partLayout.createPartitions( dev, firstSector, lastSector, luksPassphrase, parent, role );
 
     // Partition::mountPoint() tells us where it is mounted **now**, while
     // PartitionInfo::mountPoint() says where it will be mounted in the target system.
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.cpp b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.cpp
index b02cdfaf4..15b18da93 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.cpp
@@ -167,12 +167,12 @@ PartitionLayout::init( const QVariantList& config )
 }
 
 QList< Partition* >
-PartitionLayout::execute( Device* dev,
-                          qint64 firstSector,
-                          qint64 lastSector,
-                          QString luksPassphrase,
-                          PartitionNode* parent,
-                          const PartitionRole& role )
+PartitionLayout::createPartitions( Device* dev,
+                                   qint64 firstSector,
+                                   qint64 lastSector,
+                                   QString luksPassphrase,
+                                   PartitionNode* parent,
+                                   const PartitionRole& role )
 {
     QList< Partition* > partList;
     // Map each partition entry to its requested size (0 when calculated later)
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.h b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.h
index b27adccec..9720ab765 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/core/PartitionLayout.h
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ public:
      * @brief Apply the current partition layout to the selected drive space.
      * @return  A list of Partition objects.
      */
-    QList< Partition* > execute( Device* dev,
-                                 qint64 firstSector,
-                                 qint64 lastSector,
-                                 QString luksPassphrase,
-                                 PartitionNode* parent,
-                                 const PartitionRole& role );
+    QList< Partition* > createPartitions( Device* dev,
+                                          qint64 firstSector,
+                                          qint64 lastSector,
+                                          QString luksPassphrase,
+                                          PartitionNode* parent,
+                                          const PartitionRole& role );
 
 private:
     FileSystem::Type m_defaultFsType;
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/tests/CreateLayoutsTests.cpp b/src/modules/partition/tests/CreateLayoutsTests.cpp
index 2c173fa79..6a56eee99 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/tests/CreateLayoutsTests.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/tests/CreateLayoutsTests.cpp
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ CreateLayoutsTests::testFixedSizePartition()
         QFAIL( qPrintable( "Unable to create / partition" ) );
     }
 
-    partitions = layout.execute( static_cast< Device* >( &dev ), 0, dev.totalLogical(), nullptr, nullptr, role );
+    partitions = layout.createPartitions( static_cast< Device* >( &dev ), 0, dev.totalLogical(), nullptr, nullptr, role );
 
     QCOMPARE( partitions.count(), 1 );
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ CreateLayoutsTests::testPercentSizePartition()
         QFAIL( qPrintable( "Unable to create / partition" ) );
     }
 
-    partitions = layout.execute( static_cast< Device* >( &dev ), 0, dev.totalLogical(), nullptr, nullptr, role );
+    partitions = layout.createPartitions( static_cast< Device* >( &dev ), 0, dev.totalLogical(), nullptr, nullptr, role );
 
     QCOMPARE( partitions.count(), 1 );
 
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ CreateLayoutsTests::testMixedSizePartition()
         QFAIL( qPrintable( "Unable to create /bkup partition" ) );
     }
 
-    partitions = layout.execute( static_cast< Device* >( &dev ), 0, dev.totalLogical(), nullptr, nullptr, role );
+    partitions = layout.createPartitions( static_cast< Device* >( &dev ), 0, dev.totalLogical(), nullptr, nullptr, role );
 
     QCOMPARE( partitions.count(), 3 );