diff --git a/kernel/register.cc b/kernel/register.cc
index 2a590a2dd..2e68c3d85 100644
--- a/kernel/register.cc
+++ b/kernel/register.cc
@@ -118,14 +118,14 @@ void Pass::post_execute(Pass::pre_post_exec_state_t state)
 
 void Pass::help()
 {
-	if (!help_v2()) {
+	if (!formatted_help()) {
 		log("\n");
 		log("No help message for command `%s'.\n", pass_name.c_str());
 		log("\n");
 	}
 }
 
-bool Pass::help_v2()
+bool Pass::formatted_help()
 {
 	return false;
 }
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ struct HelpPass : public Pass {
 			auto experimental_flag = pass->experimental_flag;
 
 			auto cmd_help = PrettyHelp(PrettyHelp::Mode::LISTING);
-			auto has_pretty_help = pass->help_v2();
+			auto has_pretty_help = pass->formatted_help();
 
 			if (!has_pretty_help) {
 				enum PassUsageState {
diff --git a/kernel/register.h b/kernel/register.h
index 5cdb62ebe..537e1670d 100644
--- a/kernel/register.h
+++ b/kernel/register.h
@@ -59,8 +59,10 @@ struct Pass
 	// Prefer overriding 'Pass::on_shutdown()' if possible
 	virtual ~Pass();
 
+	// Makes calls to log() to generate help message
 	virtual void help();
-	virtual bool help_v2();
+	// Uses PrettyHelp::get_current() to produce a more portable formatted help message
+	virtual bool formatted_help();
 	virtual void clear_flags();
 	virtual void execute(std::vector<std::string> args, RTLIL::Design *design) = 0;
 
diff --git a/passes/cmds/chformal.cc b/passes/cmds/chformal.cc
index c233390cd..8194b7365 100644
--- a/passes/cmds/chformal.cc
+++ b/passes/cmds/chformal.cc
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static bool is_triggered_check_cell(RTLIL::Cell * cell)
 struct ChformalPass : public Pass {
 	ChformalPass() : Pass("chformal", "change formal constraints of the design") {}
 
-	bool help_v2() override {
+	bool formatted_help() override {
 		auto *help = PrettyHelp::get_current();
 		help->set_group("formal");
 		help->usage("chformal [types] [mode] [options] [selection]");