diff --git a/lib/std/json.zig b/lib/std/json.zig
index 2ac7cdf8d5..a97044a4d8 100644
--- a/lib/std/json.zig
+++ b/lib/std/json.zig
@@ -2077,7 +2077,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    fn parseString(p: *Parser, allocator: *Allocator, s: std.meta.TagPayloadType(Token, Token.String), input: []const u8, i: usize) !Value {
+    fn parseString(p: *Parser, allocator: *Allocator, s: std.meta.TagPayload(Token, Token.String), input: []const u8, i: usize) !Value {
         const slice = s.slice(input, i);
         switch (s.escapes) {
             .None => return Value{ .String = if (p.copy_strings) try allocator.dupe(u8, slice) else slice },
@@ -2090,7 +2090,7 @@ pub const Parser = struct {
         }
     }
 
-    fn parseNumber(p: *Parser, n: std.meta.TagPayloadType(Token, Token.Number), input: []const u8, i: usize) !Value {
+    fn parseNumber(p: *Parser, n: std.meta.TagPayload(Token, Token.Number), input: []const u8, i: usize) !Value {
         return if (n.is_integer)
             Value{ .Integer = try std.fmt.parseInt(i64, n.slice(input, i), 10) }
         else
diff --git a/lib/std/meta.zig b/lib/std/meta.zig
index 027b9508e2..9a1215e79b 100644
--- a/lib/std/meta.zig
+++ b/lib/std/meta.zig
@@ -649,9 +649,11 @@ test "std.meta.activeTag" {
     testing.expect(activeTag(u) == UE.Float);
 }
 
+const TagPayloadType = TagPayload;
+
 ///Given a tagged union type, and an enum, return the type of the union
 /// field corresponding to the enum tag.
-pub fn TagPayloadType(comptime U: type, tag: @TagType(U)) type {
+pub fn TagPayload(comptime U: type, tag: @TagType(U)) type {
     testing.expect(trait.is(.Union)(U));
 
     const info = @typeInfo(U).Union;
@@ -665,14 +667,14 @@ pub fn TagPayloadType(comptime U: type, tag: @TagType(U)) type {
     unreachable;
 }
 
-test "std.meta.TagPayloadType" {
+test "std.meta.TagPayload" {
     const Event = union(enum) {
         Moved: struct {
             from: i32,
             to: i32,
         },
     };
-    const MovedEvent = TagPayloadType(Event, Event.Moved);
+    const MovedEvent = TagPayload(Event, Event.Moved);
     var e: Event = undefined;
     testing.expect(MovedEvent == @TypeOf(e.Moved));
 }