diff --git a/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm.ml b/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm.ml
index 7c3647e11e6..8c364f7dfd7 100644
--- a/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm.ml
+++ b/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm.ml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ let unit0 ~offsets ~all_code ~reachable_names flambda_unit =
     C.create_ccatch ~rec_flag:false ~body
       ~handlers:
         [ C.handler ~dbg return_cont
-            (C.actual_params return_cont_params)
+            (C.remove_skipped_params return_cont_params)
             unit_value false ]
   in
   let body =
diff --git a/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_expr.ml b/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_expr.ml
index e29c29b0587..21fdb37d6d3 100644
--- a/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_expr.ml
+++ b/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_expr.ml
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ let translate_jump_to_continuation ~dbg_with_inlined:dbg env res apply types
         let cont = Env.get_cmm_continuation env exn_handler in
         [Cmm.Push cont]
     in
-    let args = C.actual_args args types in
+    let args = C.remove_skipped_args args types in
     let args, free_vars, env, res, _ = C.simple_list ~dbg env res args in
     let wrap, _, res = Env.flush_delayed_lets ~mode:Branching_point env res in
     let cmm, free_vars = wrap (C.cexit cont args trap_actions) free_vars in
@@ -646,7 +646,9 @@ and let_cont_not_inlined env res k handler body =
       in
       ( C.create_ccatch ~rec_flag:false ~body
           ~handlers:
-            [C.handler ~dbg catch_id (C.actual_params vars) handler is_cold],
+            [ C.handler ~dbg catch_id
+                (C.remove_skipped_params vars)
+                handler is_cold ],
         free_vars,
         res )
   in
@@ -775,7 +777,8 @@ and let_cont_rec env res invariant_params conts body =
             (C.remove_vars_with_machtype free_vars_of_handler vars)
         in
         let id = Env.get_cmm_continuation env k in
-        ( C.handler ~dbg id (C.actual_params vars) handler false :: handlers,
+        ( C.handler ~dbg id (C.remove_skipped_params vars) handler false
+          :: handlers,
           free_vars ))
       conts_to_handlers ([], free_vars_of_body)
   in
diff --git a/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_shared.ml b/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_shared.ml
index 81f5dc6b4d4..855b7f62c76 100644
--- a/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_shared.ml
+++ b/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_shared.ml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ open! Cmm_helpers
 open! Cmm_builtins
 module Ece = Effects_and_coeffects
 
-let actual_params params_with_types =
+let remove_skipped_params params_with_types =
   List.filter_map
     (fun (v, param_type) ->
       match (param_type : Cmm.machtype To_cmm_env.param_type) with
@@ -24,13 +24,14 @@ let actual_params params_with_types =
       | Param machtype -> Some (v, machtype))
     params_with_types
 
-let rec actual_args args param_types =
+let rec remove_skipped_args args param_types =
   match args, (param_types : _ To_cmm_env.param_type list) with
   | [], [] -> []
-  | _ :: r, Skip_param :: r' -> actual_args r r'
-  | arg :: r, Param _ :: r' -> arg :: actual_args r r'
+  | _ :: r, Skip_param :: r' -> remove_skipped_args r r'
+  | arg :: r, Param _ :: r' -> arg :: remove_skipped_args r r'
   | _ :: _, [] | [], _ :: _ ->
-    Misc.fatal_errorf "Mismatched list sizes in To_cmm_shared.actual_args"
+    Misc.fatal_errorf
+      "Mismatched list sizes in To_cmm_shared.remove_skipped_args"
 
 let remove_var_with_provenance free_vars var =
   let v = Backend_var.With_provenance.var var in
diff --git a/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_shared.mli b/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_shared.mli
index 60997ddfe42..bb35f910673 100644
--- a/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_shared.mli
+++ b/middle_end/flambda2/to_cmm/to_cmm_shared.mli
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@
     this module, unlike the ones in [Cmm_helpers], depend on Flambda 2 data
     types. *)
 
-val actual_params :
+val remove_skipped_params :
   (Backend_var.With_provenance.t * Cmm.machtype To_cmm_env.param_type) list ->
   (Backend_var.With_provenance.t * Cmm.machtype) list
 
-val actual_args : 'a list -> _ To_cmm_env.param_type list -> 'a list
+val remove_skipped_args : 'a list -> _ To_cmm_env.param_type list -> 'a list
 
 val remove_var_with_provenance :
   To_cmm_env.free_vars -> Backend_var.With_provenance.t -> To_cmm_env.free_vars