diff --git a/api/tests/test-mount.js b/api/tests/test-mount.js
index dcee259a..5afd9c39 100644
--- a/api/tests/test-mount.js
+++ b/api/tests/test-mount.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ o.spec("mount", function() {
 		o(root.firstChild.nodeName).equals("DIV")
 	})
 
-	o("renders into `root` factory (factory component)", function() {
+	o("renders into `root` (closure component)", function() {
 		mount(root, function(){
 			return {
 				view : function() {
diff --git a/api/tests/test-router.js b/api/tests/test-router.js
index c624789b..f43605e1 100644
--- a/api/tests/test-router.js
+++ b/api/tests/test-router.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ o.spec("route", function() {
 
 				})
 
-				o("routed mount points can redraw synchronously (factory component)", function() {
+				o("routed mount points can redraw synchronously (closure component)", function() {
 					var view = o.spy()
 
 					function Cmp() {return {view: view}}
diff --git a/render/tests/test-render.js b/render/tests/test-render.js
index 2f3ebb9a..82e5ddba 100644
--- a/render/tests/test-render.js
+++ b/render/tests/test-render.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 "use strict"
 
 var o = require("../../ospec/ospec")
+var components = require("../../test-utils/components")
 var domMock = require("../../test-utils/domMock")
 var vdom = require("../../render/render")
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ o.spec("render", function() {
 		o(oninit.callCount).equals(0)
 		o(onbeforeupdate.callCount).equals(0)
 	})
-	o("does not try to re-initialize a factory component whose view has thrown", function() {
+	o("does not try to re-initialize a closure component whose view has thrown", function() {
 		var oninit = o.spy()
 		var onbeforeupdate = o.spy()
 		function A() {
@@ -141,7 +142,7 @@ o.spec("render", function() {
 		o(oninit.callCount).equals(1)
 		o(onbeforeupdate.callCount).equals(0)
 	})
-	o("does not try to re-initialize a factory component whose oninit has thrown", function() {
+	o("does not try to re-initialize a closure component whose oninit has thrown", function() {
 		var oninit = o.spy(function(vnode) {throw new Error("error")})
 		var onbeforeupdate = o.spy()
 		function A() {
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ o.spec("render", function() {
 		o(oninit.callCount).equals(1)
 		o(onbeforeupdate.callCount).equals(0)
 	})
-	o("does not try to re-initialize a factory component whose factory has thrown", function() {
+	o("does not try to re-initialize a closure component whose closure has thrown", function() {
 		function A() {
 			throw new Error("error")
 		}