diff --git a/scratchpad/src/main/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/Register.scala b/scratchpad/src/main/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/Register.scala
index a12e9af..0001497 100644
--- a/scratchpad/src/main/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/Register.scala
+++ b/scratchpad/src/main/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/Register.scala
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
 package com.htmlism.scratchpad
 
 sealed trait Register[A]:
-  def self: String
+  def name: String
 
 object Register:
   given registerA: Register[A] with
-    def self: String = "A"
+    def name: String = "A"
 
   given registerX: Register[X] with
-    def self: String = "X"
+    def name: String = "X"
 
   given registerY: Register[Y] with
-    def self: String = "Y"
+    def name: String = "Y"
 
   object A:
     given loadA: Load[A] with
diff --git a/scratchpad/src/main/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/syntax/package.scala b/scratchpad/src/main/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/syntax/package.scala
index 54b2ae9..e22c06c 100644
--- a/scratchpad/src/main/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/syntax/package.scala
+++ b/scratchpad/src/main/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/syntax/package.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ package object syntax:
         summon[Loadable[Addr]].show(x)
 
       val register =
-        summon[Register[R]].self
+        summon[Register[R]].name
 
       val loadInstruction =
         Load[R].instruction // TODO load action needs to interact with encoder
diff --git a/scratchpad/src/test/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/RegisterSuite.scala b/scratchpad/src/test/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/RegisterSuite.scala
index 0d9b2ac..d208aaf 100644
--- a/scratchpad/src/test/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/RegisterSuite.scala
+++ b/scratchpad/src/test/scala/com/htmlism/scratchpad/RegisterSuite.scala
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ object RegisterSuite extends FunSuite:
     ev
 
   test("the accumulator is a register") {
-    expect.eql("A", reg[A].self)
+    expect.eql("A", reg[A].name)
   }
 
   test("X is a register") {
-    expect.eql("X", reg[X].self)
+    expect.eql("X", reg[X].name)
   }
 
   test("Y is a register") {
-    expect.eql("Y", reg[Y].self)
+    expect.eql("Y", reg[Y].name)
   }