diff --git a/docs/src/ci-intro.md b/docs/src/ci-intro.md
index 4e4b2bb19c..bad1e358c2 100644
--- a/docs/src/ci-intro.md
+++ b/docs/src/ci-intro.md
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ jobs:
 ### Fail-Fast
 * langs: js
 
-Even with sharding enabled, large test suites can take very long to execute. Running changed tests first on PRs will give you a faster feedback loop and use less CI resources.
+Even with sharding enabled, large test suites can take very long to execute. Running changed test files first on PRs will give you a faster feedback loop and use less CI resources.
 
 ```yml js title=".github/workflows/playwright.yml"
 name: Playwright Tests
diff --git a/docs/src/test-cli-js.md b/docs/src/test-cli-js.md
index 052c0abf1f..346d0bc8b5 100644
--- a/docs/src/test-cli-js.md
+++ b/docs/src/test-cli-js.md
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Complete set of Playwright Test options is available in the [configuration file]
 | `--max-failures <N>` or `-x`| Stop after the first `N` test failures. Passing `-x` stops after the first failure.|
 | `--no-deps` | Ignore the dependencies between projects and behave as if they were not specified. |
 | `--output <dir>` | Directory for artifacts produced by tests, defaults to `test-results`. |
-| `--only-changed [ref]` | Only run tests that have been changed between working tree and "ref". Defaults to running all uncommitted changes with ref=HEAD. Only supports Git. |
+| `--only-changed [ref]` | Only run test files that have been changed between working tree and "ref". Defaults to running all uncommitted changes with ref=HEAD. Only supports Git. |
 | `--pass-with-no-tests` | Allows the test suite to pass when no files are found. |
 | `--project <name>` | Only run tests from the specified [projects](./test-projects.md), supports '*' wildcard. Defaults to running all projects defined in the configuration file.|
 | `--quiet` | Whether to suppress stdout and stderr from the tests. |
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/program.ts b/packages/playwright/src/program.ts
index 7cbe7e5461..a6c2c5fead 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/program.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/program.ts
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ const testOptions: [string, string][] = [
   ['--max-failures <N>', `Stop after the first N failures`],
   ['--no-deps', 'Do not run project dependencies'],
   ['--output <dir>', `Folder for output artifacts (default: "test-results")`],
-  ['--only-changed [ref]', `Only run tests that have been changed between 'HEAD' and 'ref'. Defaults to running all uncommitted changes. Only supports Git.`],
+  ['--only-changed [ref]', `Only run test files that have been changed between 'HEAD' and 'ref'. Defaults to running all uncommitted changes. Only supports Git.`],
   ['--pass-with-no-tests', `Makes test run succeed even if no tests were found`],
   ['--project <project-name...>', `Only run tests from the specified list of projects, supports '*' wildcard (default: run all projects)`],
   ['--quiet', `Suppress stdio`],
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts b/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts
index 7abd1f4749..4220291a08 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/runner/tasks.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import type { Matcher } from '../util';
 import { Suite } from '../common/test';
 import { buildDependentProjects, buildTeardownToSetupsMap, filterProjects } from './projectUtils';
 import { FailureTracker } from './failureTracker';
-import { detectChangedTests } from './vcs';
+import { detectChangedTestFiles } from './vcs';
 
 const readDirAsync = promisify(fs.readdir);
 
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ function createLoadTask(mode: 'out-of-process' | 'in-process', options: { filter
       if (testRun.config.cliOnlyChanged && options.filterOnlyChanged) {
         for (const plugin of testRun.config.plugins)
           await plugin.instance?.populateDependencies?.();
-        const changedFiles = await detectChangedTests(testRun.config.cliOnlyChanged, testRun.config.configDir);
+        const changedFiles = await detectChangedTestFiles(testRun.config.cliOnlyChanged, testRun.config.configDir);
         cliOnlyChangedMatcher = file => changedFiles.has(file);
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/playwright/src/runner/vcs.ts b/packages/playwright/src/runner/vcs.ts
index 160ca60840..3e5fcfc4e3 100644
--- a/packages/playwright/src/runner/vcs.ts
+++ b/packages/playwright/src/runner/vcs.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import childProcess from 'child_process';
 import { affectedTestFiles } from '../transform/compilationCache';
 import path from 'path';
 
-export async function detectChangedTests(baseCommit: string, configDir: string): Promise<Set<string>> {
+export async function detectChangedTestFiles(baseCommit: string, configDir: string): Promise<Set<string>> {
   function gitFileList(command: string) {
     try {
       return childProcess.execSync(