diff --git a/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp b/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
index 3e12ac563..d771fcdf6 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/observer.hpp
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ public:
         disconnect();
         connect<Matcher...>(reg, std::index_sequence_for<Matcher...>{});
         target = &reg;
-        view.reset();
+        view.clear();
     }
 
     /*! @brief Disconnects an observer from the registry it keeps track of. */
@@ -382,9 +382,9 @@ public:
         return view.sparse_set<entity_type>::end();
     }
 
-    /*! @brief Resets the underlying container. */
+    /*! @brief Clears the underlying container. */
     void clear() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
-        view.reset();
+        view.clear();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
index ae27b78b9..d89f7a143 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/registry.hpp
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@ public:
     void reset() {
         if(auto &cpool = assure<Component>(); cpool.on_destroy().empty()) {
             // no group set, otherwise the signal wouldn't be empty
-            cpool.reset();
+            cpool.clear();
         } else {
             for(const auto entity: static_cast<const sparse_set<entity_type> &>(cpool)) {
                 cpool.remove(*this, entity);
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
index e053bdcc6..4417fa346 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/sparse_set.hpp
@@ -617,9 +617,9 @@ public:
     }
 
     /**
-     * @brief Resets a sparse set.
+     * @brief Clears a sparse set.
      */
-    void reset() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    void clear() ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         reverse.clear();
         direct.clear();
     }
diff --git a/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp b/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
index 9311a324f..ca08880f4 100644
--- a/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/entity/storage.hpp
@@ -468,9 +468,9 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    /*! @brief Resets a storage. */
-    void reset() {
-        underlying_type::reset();
+    /*! @brief Clears a storage. */
+    void clear() {
+        underlying_type::clear();
         instances.clear();
     }
 
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp b/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp
index 6aaff1339..1d88add92 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/sparse_set.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ TEST(SparseSet, Functionalities) {
     ASSERT_FALSE(other.empty());
     ASSERT_EQ(other.index(entt::entity{42}), 0u);
 
-    other.reset();
+    other.clear();
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(other.empty());
     ASSERT_EQ(other.size(), 0u);
diff --git a/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp b/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
index 66466e929..9f849a065 100644
--- a/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/entity/storage.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ TEST(Storage, Functionalities) {
     ASSERT_EQ(*pool.try_get(entt::entity{41}), 12);
     ASSERT_EQ(pool.try_get(entt::entity{99}), nullptr);
 
-    pool.reset();
+    pool.clear();
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(pool.empty());
     ASSERT_EQ(pool.size(), 0u);