diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalLanguageServices.java b/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalLanguageServices.java
index 5e527127..d46144ef 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalLanguageServices.java
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/java/org/rascalmpl/vscode/lsp/rascal/RascalLanguageServices.java
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public InterruptibleFuture<ITuple> getRename(ITree module, Position cursor, Set<
         return runEvaluator("Rascal rename", semanticEvaluator, eval -> {
             try {
                 IFunction rascalGetPathConfig = eval.getFunctionValueFactory().function(getPathConfigType, (t, u) -> addResources(getPathConfig.apply((ISourceLocation) t[0])));
-                return (ITuple) eval.call("rascalRenameSymbol", cursorTree, VF.set(workspaceFolders.toArray(ISourceLocation[]::new)), VF.string(newName), rascalGetPathConfig);
+                return (ITuple) eval.call("rascalRenameSymbol", cursorTree, VF.string(newName), VF.set(workspaceFolders.toArray(ISourceLocation[]::new)), rascalGetPathConfig);
             } catch (Throw e) {
                 if (e.getException() instanceof IConstructor) {
                     var exception = (IConstructor)e.getException();
diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/Rename.rsc b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/Rename.rsc
index ca6e73c5..9f5b304c 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/Rename.rsc
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/lsp/refactor/Rename.rsc
@@ -528,22 +528,19 @@ ProjectFiles rascalAllWorkspaceFiles(TModel tm, Cursor cur, set[loc] workspaceFo
     2. It does not change the semantics of the application.
     3. It does not change definitions outside of the current workspace.
 }
-Edits rascalRenameSymbol(Tree cursorT, set[loc] workspaceFolders, str newName, PathConfig(loc) getPathConfig) {
-    RenameSymbolF rascalRename = renameSymbolFramework(
-        CheckResult(Tree c, str nn, set[loc] _, PathConfig(loc) _) { return rascalCheckLegalNameByType(nn, typeOf(c)); }
-      , CheckResult(TModel tm, loc moduleLoc, str nn, set[RenameLocation] defs, set[RenameLocation] uses) {
-            start[Module] m = parseModuleWithSpacesCached(moduleLoc);
-            return rascalCollectIllegalRenames(tm, m, defs.l, uses.l, nn);
-        }
-      , rascalPreloadFiles
-      , rascalAllWorkspaceFiles
-      , rascalTModels
-      , rascalEscapeName
-      , rascalGetCursor
-      , DefsUsesRenames(TModel tm, Cursor cur, ChangeAnnotationRegister regChangeAnno, PathConfigF gpcfg) {
-            return rascalGetDefsUses(tm, cur, rascalMayOverloadSameName, regChangeAnno, gpcfg);
-       }
-      , rascalFindNamesInUseDefs
-    );
-    return rascalRename(cursorT, newName, workspaceFolders, getPathConfig);
-}
+public RenameSymbolF rascalRenameSymbol = renameSymbolFramework(
+    CheckResult(Tree c, str nn, set[loc] _, PathConfig(loc) _) { return rascalCheckLegalNameByType(nn, typeOf(c)); }
+    , CheckResult(TModel tm, loc moduleLoc, str nn, set[RenameLocation] defs, set[RenameLocation] uses) {
+        start[Module] m = parseModuleWithSpacesCached(moduleLoc);
+        return rascalCollectIllegalRenames(tm, m, defs.l, uses.l, nn);
+    }
+    , rascalPreloadFiles
+    , rascalAllWorkspaceFiles
+    , rascalTModels
+    , rascalEscapeName
+    , rascalGetCursor
+    , DefsUsesRenames(TModel tm, Cursor cur, ChangeAnnotationRegister regChangeAnno, PathConfigF gpcfg) {
+        return rascalGetDefsUses(tm, cur, rascalMayOverloadSameName, regChangeAnno, gpcfg);
+    }
+    , rascalFindNamesInUseDefs
+);
diff --git a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/TestUtils.rsc b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/TestUtils.rsc
index 46dc4955..df91949f 100644
--- a/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/TestUtils.rsc
+++ b/rascal-lsp/src/main/rascal/lang/rascal/tests/rename/TestUtils.rsc
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ bool testRenameOccurrences(set[TestModule] modules, str oldName = "foo", str new
         cursorT = findCursor([m.file | m <- modulesByLocation, getModuleName(m.file, pcfg) == mm.name][0], oldName, cursorOcc);
 
         println("Renaming \'<oldName>\' from <cursorT.src>");
-        edits = rascalRenameSymbol(cursorT, toSet(pcfg.srcs), newName, PathConfig(loc _) { return pcfg; });
+        edits = rascalRenameSymbol(cursorT, newName, toSet(pcfg.srcs), PathConfig(loc _) { return pcfg; });
 
         renamesPerModule = (
             beforeRename: afterRename
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ PathConfig getPathConfig(loc project) {
 
 Edits getEdits(loc singleModule, set[loc] projectDirs, int cursorAtOldNameOccurrence, str oldName, str newName, PathConfig(loc) getPathConfig) {
     Tree cursor = findCursor(singleModule, oldName, cursorAtOldNameOccurrence);
-    return rascalRenameSymbol(cursor, projectDirs, newName, getPathConfig);
+    return rascalRenameSymbol(cursor, newName, projectDirs, getPathConfig);
 }
 
 tuple[Edits, set[int]] getEditsAndOccurrences(loc singleModule, loc projectDir, int cursorAtOldNameOccurrence, str oldName, str newName, PathConfig pcfg = getTestPathConfig(projectDir)) {