diff --git a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNode.java b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNode.java
index 1fb31ec4..996b5fa2 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNode.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNode.java
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ public class CSSNode implements CSSNodeAPI<CSSNode> {
 
   private native void jni_CSSNodeFree(long nativePointer);
   @Override
-  public void reset() {
+  public void free() {
     assertNativeInstance();
     if (mParent != null || (mChildren != null && mChildren.size() > 0)) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("You should not reset an attached CSSNode");
+      throw new IllegalStateException("You should not free an attached CSSNode");
     }
 
     jni_CSSNodeFree(mNativePointer);
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeAPI.java b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeAPI.java
index 51349a12..6141873e 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeAPI.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeAPI.java
@@ -90,5 +90,5 @@ public interface CSSNodeAPI<CSSNodeType extends CSSNodeAPI> {
   void setData(Object data);
   Object getData();
   void init();
-  void reset();
+  void free();
 }
diff --git a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeDEPRECATED.java b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeDEPRECATED.java
index aca4af67..a8da6759 100644
--- a/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeDEPRECATED.java
+++ b/java/com/facebook/csslayout/CSSNodeDEPRECATED.java
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ public class CSSNodeDEPRECATED implements CSSNodeAPI<CSSNodeDEPRECATED> {
 
   @Override
   public void init() {
-    reset();
+    free();
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -640,9 +640,9 @@ public class CSSNodeDEPRECATED implements CSSNodeAPI<CSSNodeDEPRECATED> {
    * recycling {@link CSSNodeDEPRECATED} instances.
    */
   @Override
-  public void reset() {
+  public void free() {
     if (mParent != null || (mChildren != null && mChildren.size() > 0)) {
-      throw new IllegalStateException("You should not reset an attached CSSNodeDEPRECATED");
+      throw new IllegalStateException("You should not free an attached CSSNodeDEPRECATED");
     }
 
     style.reset();