diff --git a/api/errors/descriptors.go b/api/errors/descriptors.go
index 1d71162f3..d2f0f7da9 100644
--- a/api/errors/descriptors.go
+++ b/api/errors/descriptors.go
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ type ErrorDescriptor struct {
 	HTTPStatusCodes []int
 }
 
-// Descriptors provides a list of HTTP API Error codes that may be encountered
-// when interacting with the registry API.
-var Descriptors = []ErrorDescriptor{
+// ErrorDescriptors provides a list of HTTP API Error codes that may be
+// encountered when interacting with the registry API.
+var ErrorDescriptors = []ErrorDescriptor{
 	{
 		Code:    ErrorCodeUnknown,
 		Value:   "UNKNOWN",
@@ -131,10 +131,10 @@ var errorCodeToDescriptors map[ErrorCode]ErrorDescriptor
 var idToDescriptors map[string]ErrorDescriptor
 
 func init() {
-	errorCodeToDescriptors = make(map[ErrorCode]ErrorDescriptor, len(Descriptors))
-	idToDescriptors = make(map[string]ErrorDescriptor, len(Descriptors))
+	errorCodeToDescriptors = make(map[ErrorCode]ErrorDescriptor, len(ErrorDescriptors))
+	idToDescriptors = make(map[string]ErrorDescriptor, len(ErrorDescriptors))
 
-	for _, descriptor := range Descriptors {
+	for _, descriptor := range ErrorDescriptors {
 		errorCodeToDescriptors[descriptor.Code] = descriptor
 		idToDescriptors[descriptor.Value] = descriptor
 	}
diff --git a/api/errors/errors_test.go b/api/errors/errors_test.go
index 7a68fe905..2f5c69e04 100644
--- a/api/errors/errors_test.go
+++ b/api/errors/errors_test.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 // TestErrorCodes ensures that error code format, mappings and
 // marshaling/unmarshaling. round trips are stable.
 func TestErrorCodes(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, desc := range Descriptors {
+	for _, desc := range ErrorDescriptors {
 		if desc.Code.String() != desc.Value {
 			t.Fatalf("error code string incorrect: %q != %q", desc.Code.String(), desc.Value)
 		}
diff --git a/cmd/registry-api-doctable-gen/main.go b/cmd/registry-api-doctable-gen/main.go
index f76c249ed..869f1a374 100644
--- a/cmd/registry-api-doctable-gen/main.go
+++ b/cmd/registry-api-doctable-gen/main.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func dumpErrors(wr io.Writer) {
 
 	fmt.Fprintln(writer, "\n"+divider)
 
-	for _, descriptor := range errors.Descriptors {
+	for _, descriptor := range errors.ErrorDescriptors {
 		fmt.Fprint(writer, "|")
 
 		v := reflect.ValueOf(descriptor)