diff --git a/test/test_cookies.py b/test/test_cookies.py
index dbdb2f912..d4db9c669 100644
--- a/test/test_cookies.py
+++ b/test/test_cookies.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ class TestCookies(unittest.TestCase):
             assert decryptor.decrypt(encrypted_value) == value
 
     def test_chrome_cookie_decryptor_windows_v10(self):
-        with MonkeyPatch(cookies, '_get_windows_v10_password',
+        with MonkeyPatch(cookies, '_get_windows_v10_key',
                          lambda *args, **kwargs: b'Y\xef\xad\xad\xeerp\xf0Y\xe6\x9b\x12\xc2<z\x16]\n\xbb\xb8\xcb\xd7\x9bA\xc3\x14e\x99{\xd6\xf4&'):
             encrypted_value = b'v10T\xb8\xf3\xb8\x01\xa7TtcV\xfc\x88\xb8\xb8\xef\x05\xb5\xfd\x18\xc90\x009\xab\xb1\x893\x85)\x87\xe1\xa9-\xa3\xad='
             value = '32101439'
diff --git a/youtube_dl/cookies.py b/youtube_dl/cookies.py
index c766340de..2a89c2392 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/cookies.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/cookies.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class MacChromeCookieDecryptor(ChromeCookieDecryptor):
 class WindowsChromeCookieDecryptor(ChromeCookieDecryptor):
     def __init__(self, browser_root, logger):
         self._logger = logger
-        self._v10_key = _get_windows_v10_password(browser_root, logger)
+        self._v10_key = _get_windows_v10_key(browser_root, logger)
 
     def decrypt(self, encrypted_value):
         version = encrypted_value[:3]
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ def _get_mac_keyring_password(browser_keyring_name):
             return None
 
 
-def _get_windows_v10_password(browser_root, logger):
+def _get_windows_v10_key(browser_root, logger):
     path = _find_most_recently_used_file(browser_root, 'Local State')
     if path is None:
         logger.error('could not find local state file')
@@ -397,16 +397,16 @@ def _get_windows_v10_password(browser_root, logger):
     with open(path, 'r') as f:
         data = json.load(f)
     try:
-        base64_password = data['os_crypt']['encrypted_key']
+        base64_key = data['os_crypt']['encrypted_key']
     except KeyError:
         logger.error('no encrypted key in Local State')
         return None
-    encrypted_password = compat_b64decode(base64_password)
+    encrypted_key = compat_b64decode(base64_key)
     prefix = b'DPAPI'
-    if not encrypted_password.startswith(prefix):
+    if not encrypted_key.startswith(prefix):
         logger.error('invalid key')
         return None
-    return _decrypt_windows_dpapi(encrypted_password[len(prefix):], logger)
+    return _decrypt_windows_dpapi(encrypted_key[len(prefix):], logger)
 
 
 def _decrypt_aes_cbc(ciphertext, key, initialization_vector=b' ' * 16):