diff --git a/qlog/event.go b/qlog/event.go
index 1dae5591f14..e6ec3d030db 100644
--- a/qlog/event.go
+++ b/qlog/event.go
@@ -349,16 +349,16 @@ func (e eventKeyUpdated) MarshalJSONObject(enc *gojay.Encoder) {
 	}
 }
 
-type eventKeyRetired struct {
+type eventKeyDiscarded struct {
 	KeyType    keyType
 	Generation protocol.KeyPhase
 }
 
-func (e eventKeyRetired) Category() category { return categorySecurity }
-func (e eventKeyRetired) Name() string       { return "key_retired" }
-func (e eventKeyRetired) IsNil() bool        { return false }
+func (e eventKeyDiscarded) Category() category { return categorySecurity }
+func (e eventKeyDiscarded) Name() string       { return "key_discarded" }
+func (e eventKeyDiscarded) IsNil() bool        { return false }
 
-func (e eventKeyRetired) MarshalJSONObject(enc *gojay.Encoder) {
+func (e eventKeyDiscarded) MarshalJSONObject(enc *gojay.Encoder) {
 	if e.KeyType != keyTypeClient1RTT && e.KeyType != keyTypeServer1RTT {
 		enc.StringKey("trigger", "tls")
 	}
diff --git a/qlog/qlog.go b/qlog/qlog.go
index 3fd58a0ecf3..7d572b811b4 100644
--- a/qlog/qlog.go
+++ b/qlog/qlog.go
@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ func (t *connectionTracer) DroppedEncryptionLevel(encLevel protocol.EncryptionLe
 	t.mutex.Lock()
 	now := time.Now()
 	if encLevel == protocol.Encryption0RTT {
-		t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyRetired{KeyType: encLevelToKeyType(encLevel, t.perspective)})
+		t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyDiscarded{KeyType: encLevelToKeyType(encLevel, t.perspective)})
 	} else {
-		t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyRetired{KeyType: encLevelToKeyType(encLevel, protocol.PerspectiveServer)})
-		t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyRetired{KeyType: encLevelToKeyType(encLevel, protocol.PerspectiveClient)})
+		t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyDiscarded{KeyType: encLevelToKeyType(encLevel, protocol.PerspectiveServer)})
+		t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyDiscarded{KeyType: encLevelToKeyType(encLevel, protocol.PerspectiveClient)})
 	}
 	t.mutex.Unlock()
 }
@@ -457,11 +457,11 @@ func (t *connectionTracer) DroppedEncryptionLevel(encLevel protocol.EncryptionLe
 func (t *connectionTracer) DroppedKey(generation protocol.KeyPhase) {
 	t.mutex.Lock()
 	now := time.Now()
-	t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyRetired{
+	t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyDiscarded{
 		KeyType:    encLevelToKeyType(protocol.Encryption1RTT, protocol.PerspectiveServer),
 		Generation: generation,
 	})
-	t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyRetired{
+	t.recordEvent(now, &eventKeyDiscarded{
 		KeyType:    encLevelToKeyType(protocol.Encryption1RTT, protocol.PerspectiveClient),
 		Generation: generation,
 	})
diff --git a/qlog/qlog_test.go b/qlog/qlog_test.go
index 0f5337b857a..66fec05d6bd 100644
--- a/qlog/qlog_test.go
+++ b/qlog/qlog_test.go
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Tracing", func() {
 				var keyTypes []string
 				for _, entry := range entries {
 					Expect(entry.Time).To(BeTemporally("~", time.Now(), scaleDuration(10*time.Millisecond)))
-					Expect(entry.Name).To(Equal("security:key_retired"))
+					Expect(entry.Name).To(Equal("security:key_discarded"))
 					ev := entry.Event
 					Expect(ev).To(HaveKeyWithValue("trigger", "tls"))
 					Expect(ev).To(HaveKey("key_type"))
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Tracing", func() {
 				Expect(entries).To(HaveLen(1))
 				entry := entries[0]
 				Expect(entry.Time).To(BeTemporally("~", time.Now(), scaleDuration(10*time.Millisecond)))
-				Expect(entry.Name).To(Equal("security:key_retired"))
+				Expect(entry.Name).To(Equal("security:key_discarded"))
 				ev := entry.Event
 				Expect(ev).To(HaveKeyWithValue("trigger", "tls"))
 				Expect(ev).To(HaveKeyWithValue("key_type", "server_0rtt_secret"))
@@ -823,7 +823,7 @@ var _ = Describe("Tracing", func() {
 				var keyTypes []string
 				for _, entry := range entries {
 					Expect(entry.Time).To(BeTemporally("~", time.Now(), scaleDuration(10*time.Millisecond)))
-					Expect(entry.Name).To(Equal("security:key_retired"))
+					Expect(entry.Name).To(Equal("security:key_discarded"))
 					ev := entry.Event
 					Expect(ev).To(HaveKeyWithValue("generation", float64(42)))
 					Expect(ev).ToNot(HaveKey("trigger"))