diff --git a/src/entt/signal/delegate.hpp b/src/entt/signal/delegate.hpp
index b8aec105b..395330291 100644
--- a/src/entt/signal/delegate.hpp
+++ b/src/entt/signal/delegate.hpp
@@ -122,10 +122,10 @@ class delegate<Ret(Args...)> {
     }
 
 public:
-    /*! @brief Function type of the expected target. */
-    using target_type = Ret(const void *, Args...);
+    /*! @brief Function type of the contained target. */
+    using function_type = Ret(const void *, Args...);
     /*! @brief Function type of the delegate. */
-    using function_type = Ret(Args...);
+    using type = Ret(Args...);
     /*! @brief Return type of the delegate. */
     using result_type = Ret;
 
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ public:
      * @param function Function to connect to the delegate.
      * @param payload User defined arbitrary data.
      */
-    delegate(target_type *function, const void *payload = nullptr) ENTT_NOEXCEPT
+    delegate(function_type *function, const void *payload = nullptr) ENTT_NOEXCEPT
         : delegate{}
     {
         connect(function, payload);
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public:
      * @param function Function to connect to the delegate.
      * @param payload User defined arbitrary data.
      */
-    void connect(target_type *function, const void *payload = nullptr) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
+    void connect(function_type *function, const void *payload = nullptr) ENTT_NOEXCEPT {
         fn = function;
         data = payload;
     }
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ public:
     }
 
 private:
-    target_type *fn;
+    function_type *fn;
     const void *data;
 };
 
diff --git a/test/entt/signal/delegate.cpp b/test/entt/signal/delegate.cpp
index f0e806a56..6ecde0541 100644
--- a/test/entt/signal/delegate.cpp
+++ b/test/entt/signal/delegate.cpp
@@ -249,21 +249,21 @@ TEST(Delegate, DeductionGuide) {
     entt::delegate data_member_v_const{entt::connect_arg<&const_nonconst_noexcept::v>, &std::as_const(functor)};
     entt::delegate lambda{+[](const void *, int) { return 0; }};
 
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(func)::function_type, int(const int &)>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(curried_func_with_ref)::function_type, int(int)>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(curried_func_with_const_ref)::function_type, int(int)>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(curried_func_with_ptr)::function_type, int(int)>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(curried_func_with_const_ptr)::function_type, int(int)>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_f)::function_type, void()>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_g)::function_type, void()>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_h)::function_type, void()>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_h_const)::function_type, void()>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_i)::function_type, void()>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_i_const)::function_type, void()>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(data_member_u)::function_type, int()>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(data_member_v)::function_type, const int()>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(data_member_v_const)::function_type, const int()>);
-    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(lambda)::function_type, int(int)>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(func)::type, int(const int &)>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(curried_func_with_ref)::type, int(int)>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(curried_func_with_const_ref)::type, int(int)>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(curried_func_with_ptr)::type, int(int)>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(curried_func_with_const_ptr)::type, int(int)>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_f)::type, void()>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_g)::type, void()>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_h)::type, void()>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_h_const)::type, void()>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_i)::type, void()>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(member_func_i_const)::type, void()>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(data_member_u)::type, int()>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(data_member_v)::type, const int()>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(data_member_v_const)::type, const int()>);
+    static_assert(std::is_same_v<typename decltype(lambda)::type, int(int)>);
 
     ASSERT_TRUE(func);
     ASSERT_TRUE(curried_func_with_ref);