diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/asset_decorator.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/asset_decorator.py
index cc87f2e83f7fa..12d5858f2b91b 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/asset_decorator.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/asset_decorator.py
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 from ..utils import DEFAULT_IO_MANAGER_KEY, DEFAULT_OUTPUT, NoValueSentinel, validate_tags_strict
 from .decorator_assets_definition_builder import (
     DecoratorAssetsDefinitionBuilderArgs,
-    build_asset_outs,
     build_named_ins,
+    build_named_outs,
 )
 
 
@@ -913,17 +913,17 @@ def inner(fn: Callable[..., Any]) -> AssetsDefinition:
         keys_by_input_name = {
             input_name: asset_key for asset_key, (input_name, _) in named_ins.items()
         }
-        asset_outs = build_asset_outs(outs)
+        named_outs = build_named_outs(outs)
 
         check_specs_by_output_name = validate_and_assign_output_names_to_check_specs(
-            check_specs, list(asset_outs.keys())
+            check_specs, list(named_outs.keys())
         )
         check_outs_by_output_name: Mapping[str, GraphOut] = {
             output_name: GraphOut() for output_name in check_specs_by_output_name.keys()
         }
 
         combined_outs_by_output_name = {
-            **{output_name: GraphOut() for output_name, _ in asset_outs.values()},
+            **{output_name: GraphOut() for output_name, _ in named_outs.values()},
             **check_outs_by_output_name,
         }
 
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ def inner(fn: Callable[..., Any]) -> AssetsDefinition:
             op_graph,
             keys_by_input_name=keys_by_input_name,
             keys_by_output_name={
-                output_name: asset_key for asset_key, (output_name, _) in asset_outs.items()
+                output_name: asset_key for asset_key, (output_name, _) in named_outs.items()
             },
             partitions_def=partitions_def,
             partition_mappings=partition_mappings if partition_mappings else None,
diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/decorator_assets_definition_builder.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/decorator_assets_definition_builder.py
index a94f37e52970e..40b997553bf99 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/decorator_assets_definition_builder.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster/_core/definitions/decorators/decorator_assets_definition_builder.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ def build_named_ins(
     return named_ins_by_asset_key
 
 
-def build_asset_outs(asset_outs: Mapping[str, AssetOut]) -> Mapping[AssetKey, "NamedOut"]:
+def build_named_outs(asset_outs: Mapping[str, AssetOut]) -> Mapping[AssetKey, "NamedOut"]:
     """Creates a mapping from AssetKey to (name of output, Out object)."""
     named_outs_by_asset_key: Dict[AssetKey, NamedOut] = {}
     for output_name, asset_out in asset_outs.items():
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ def from_asset_outs(
                 else set()
             ),
         )
-        output_tuples_by_asset_key = build_asset_outs(asset_out_map)
+        named_outs_by_asset_key = build_named_outs(asset_out_map)
 
         asset_deps = args.asset_deps
 
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def from_asset_outs(
             )
 
         # validate that the asset_deps make sense
-        valid_asset_deps = asset_in_keys | set(output_tuples_by_asset_key.keys())
+        valid_asset_deps = asset_in_keys | set(named_outs_by_asset_key.keys())
         for out_name, asset_keys in asset_deps.items():
             if asset_out_map and out_name not in asset_out_map:
                 check.failed(
@@ -401,12 +401,12 @@ def from_asset_outs(
                 f" {list(valid_asset_deps)[:20]}",
             )
 
-        keys_by_output_name = make_keys_by_output_name(output_tuples_by_asset_key)
+        keys_by_output_name = make_keys_by_output_name(named_outs_by_asset_key)
         internal_deps = {keys_by_output_name[name]: asset_deps[name] for name in asset_deps}
 
         return DecoratorAssetsDefinitionBuilder(
             named_ins_by_asset_key=named_ins_by_asset_key,
-            named_outs_by_asset_key=output_tuples_by_asset_key,
+            named_outs_by_asset_key=named_outs_by_asset_key,
             internal_deps=internal_deps,
             op_name=op_name,
             args=args,