s/old/legacy
diff --git a/src/couch/priv/stats_descriptions.cfg b/src/couch/priv/stats_descriptions.cfg
index a7ef4f9..46f08d7 100644
--- a/src/couch/priv/stats_descriptions.cfg
+++ b/src/couch/priv/stats_descriptions.cfg
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@
     {type, counter},
     {desc, <<"number of the attempts to read beyond set limit">>}
 ]}.
-{[couch_file, old_checksums], [
+{[couch_file, legacy_checksums], [
     {type, counter},
-    {desc, <<"number of old checksums found in couch_file instances">>}
+    {desc, <<"number of legacy checksums found in couch_file instances">>}
 ]}.
 {[mango, unindexed_queries], [
     {type, counter},
diff --git a/src/couch/src/couch_file.erl b/src/couch/src/couch_file.erl
index 0a9aaf4..2f38454 100644
--- a/src/couch/src/couch_file.erl
+++ b/src/couch/src/couch_file.erl
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@
         false ->
             case ExpectedChecksum == legacy_checksum(Data) of
                 true ->
-                    couch_stats:increment_counter([couch_file, old_checksums]),
+                    couch_stats:increment_counter([couch_file, legacy_checksums]),
                     true;
                 false ->
                     false