diff --git a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
--- a/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
+++ b/src/__phutil_library_map__.php
@@ -4321,7 +4321,6 @@
     'PhabricatorRepository' => 'applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryActivateTransaction' => 'applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryActivateTransaction.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryAuditRequest' => 'applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryAuditRequest.php',
-    'PhabricatorRepositoryAutocloseOnlyTransaction' => 'applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryAutocloseOnlyTransaction.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryBlueprintsTransaction' => 'applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryBlueprintsTransaction.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryBranch' => 'applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryBranch.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryCallsignTransaction' => 'applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryCallsignTransaction.php',
@@ -4397,6 +4396,7 @@
     'PhabricatorRepositoryNotifyTransaction' => 'applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryNotifyTransaction.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryOldRef' => 'applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryOldRef.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryParsedChange' => 'applications/repository/data/PhabricatorRepositoryParsedChange.php',
+    'PhabricatorRepositoryPermanentRefsTransaction' => 'applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryPermanentRefsTransaction.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryPullEngine' => 'applications/repository/engine/PhabricatorRepositoryPullEngine.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryPullEvent' => 'applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepositoryPullEvent.php',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryPullEventPHIDType' => 'applications/repository/phid/PhabricatorRepositoryPullEventPHIDType.php',
@@ -10553,7 +10553,6 @@
       'PhabricatorRepositoryDAO',
       'PhabricatorPolicyInterface',
     ),
-    'PhabricatorRepositoryAutocloseOnlyTransaction' => 'PhabricatorRepositoryTransactionType',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryBlueprintsTransaction' => 'PhabricatorRepositoryTransactionType',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryBranch' => 'PhabricatorRepositoryDAO',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryCallsignTransaction' => 'PhabricatorRepositoryTransactionType',
@@ -10661,6 +10660,7 @@
       'PhabricatorPolicyInterface',
     ),
     'PhabricatorRepositoryParsedChange' => 'Phobject',
+    'PhabricatorRepositoryPermanentRefsTransaction' => 'PhabricatorRepositoryTransactionType',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryPullEngine' => 'PhabricatorRepositoryEngine',
     'PhabricatorRepositoryPullEvent' => array(
       'PhabricatorRepositoryDAO',
diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionRepositoryEditEngine.php b/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionRepositoryEditEngine.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionRepositoryEditEngine.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/editor/DiffusionRepositoryEditEngine.php
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@
 
     $fetch_value = $object->getFetchRules();
     $track_value = $object->getTrackOnlyRules();
-    $permanent_value = $object->getAutocloseOnlyRules();
+    $permanent_value = $object->getPermanentRefRules();
 
     $automation_instructions = pht(
       "Configure **Repository Automation** to allow Phabricator to ".
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@
         ->setKey('permanentRefs')
         ->setLabel(pht('Permanent Refs'))
         ->setTransactionType(
-          PhabricatorRepositoryAutocloseOnlyTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE)
+          PhabricatorRepositoryPermanentRefsTransaction::TRANSACTIONTYPE)
         ->setIsCopyable(true)
         ->setDescription(pht('Only these refs are considered permanent.'))
         ->setConduitDescription(pht('Set the permanent refs.'))
diff --git a/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryBranchesManagementPanel.php b/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryBranchesManagementPanel.php
--- a/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryBranchesManagementPanel.php
+++ b/src/applications/diffusion/management/DiffusionRepositoryBranchesManagementPanel.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
     $has_any =
       $repository->getDetail('default-branch') ||
       $repository->getTrackOnlyRules() ||
-      $repository->getAutocloseOnlyRules();
+      $repository->getPermanentRefRules();
 
     if ($has_any) {
       return 'fa-code-fork';
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
       $permanent_display =
         phutil_tag('em', array(), pht('Publishing Disabled'));
     } else {
-      $permanent_rules = $repository->getAutocloseOnlyRules();
+      $permanent_rules = $repository->getPermanentRefRules();
       if ($permanent_rules) {
         $permanent_display = implode(', ', $permanent_rules);
       } else {
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/storage/PhabricatorRepository.php
@@ -1197,11 +1197,11 @@
     return null;
   }
 
-  public function getAutocloseOnlyRules() {
+  public function getPermanentRefRules() {
     return array_keys($this->getDetail('close-commits-filter', array()));
   }
 
-  public function setAutocloseOnlyRules(array $rules) {
+  public function setPermanentRefRules(array $rules) {
     $rules = array_fill_keys($rules, true);
     $this->setDetail('close-commits-filter', $rules);
     return $this;
@@ -2846,7 +2846,7 @@
   public function getFieldValuesForConduit() {
     $fetch_rules = $this->getFetchRules();
     $track_rules = $this->getTrackOnlyRules();
-    $permanent_rules = $this->getAutocloseOnlyRules();
+    $permanent_rules = $this->getPermanentRefRules();
 
     $fetch_rules = $this->getStringListForConduit($fetch_rules);
     $track_rules = $this->getStringListForConduit($track_rules);
diff --git a/src/applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryAutocloseOnlyTransaction.php b/src/applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryPermanentRefsTransaction.php
rename from src/applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryAutocloseOnlyTransaction.php
rename to src/applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryPermanentRefsTransaction.php
--- a/src/applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryAutocloseOnlyTransaction.php
+++ b/src/applications/repository/xaction/PhabricatorRepositoryPermanentRefsTransaction.php
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 <?php
 
-final class PhabricatorRepositoryAutocloseOnlyTransaction
+final class PhabricatorRepositoryPermanentRefsTransaction
   extends PhabricatorRepositoryTransactionType {
 
   const TRANSACTIONTYPE = 'repo:autoclose-only';
 
   public function generateOldValue($object) {
-    return $object->getAutocloseOnlyRules();
+    return $object->getPermanentRefRules();
   }
 
   public function applyInternalEffects($object, $value) {
-    $object->setAutocloseOnlyRules($value);
+    $object->setPermanentRefRules($value);
   }
 
   public function getTitle() {