diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs b/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs
index db1b84948..00211d650 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/drop_forget_ref.rs
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ impl<'tcx> LateLintPass<'tcx> for DropForgetRef {
             let is_copy = is_copy(cx, arg_ty);
             let drop_is_single_call_in_arm = is_single_call_in_arm(cx, arg, expr);
             let (lint, msg) = match fn_name {
-                // early return for uplifted lints: drop_ref, dropping_copy_types, forget_ref, forgetting_copy_types
+                // early return for uplifted lints: dropping_references, dropping_copy_types, forget_ref, forgetting_copy_types
                 sym::mem_drop if arg_ty.is_ref() && !drop_is_single_call_in_arm => return,
                 sym::mem_forget if arg_ty.is_ref() => return,
                 sym::mem_drop if is_copy && !drop_is_single_call_in_arm => return,
diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/renamed_lints.rs b/clippy_lints/src/renamed_lints.rs
index a81dbb9b2..4d1a462d1 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/renamed_lints.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/renamed_lints.rs
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ pub static RENAMED_LINTS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("clippy::clone_double_ref", "suspicious_double_ref_op"),
     ("clippy::drop_bounds", "drop_bounds"),
     ("clippy::drop_copy", "dropping_copy_types"),
-    ("clippy::drop_ref", "drop_ref"),
+    ("clippy::drop_ref", "dropping_references"),
     ("clippy::for_loop_over_option", "for_loops_over_fallibles"),
     ("clippy::for_loop_over_result", "for_loops_over_fallibles"),
     ("clippy::for_loops_over_fallibles", "for_loops_over_fallibles"),
diff --git a/tests/ui/rename.fixed b/tests/ui/rename.fixed
index 8df63fd9b..a4fb4fbff 100644
--- a/tests/ui/rename.fixed
+++ b/tests/ui/rename.fixed
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #![allow(suspicious_double_ref_op)]
 #![allow(drop_bounds)]
 #![allow(dropping_copy_types)]
-#![allow(drop_ref)]
+#![allow(dropping_references)]
 #![allow(for_loops_over_fallibles)]
 #![allow(forgetting_copy_types)]
 #![allow(forget_ref)]
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 #![warn(suspicious_double_ref_op)]
 #![warn(drop_bounds)]
 #![warn(dropping_copy_types)]
-#![warn(drop_ref)]
+#![warn(dropping_references)]
 #![warn(for_loops_over_fallibles)]
 #![warn(for_loops_over_fallibles)]
 #![warn(for_loops_over_fallibles)]
diff --git a/tests/ui/rename.rs b/tests/ui/rename.rs
index 7206e19f1..bb833c953 100644
--- a/tests/ui/rename.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/rename.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #![allow(suspicious_double_ref_op)]
 #![allow(drop_bounds)]
 #![allow(dropping_copy_types)]
-#![allow(drop_ref)]
+#![allow(dropping_references)]
 #![allow(for_loops_over_fallibles)]
 #![allow(forgetting_copy_types)]
 #![allow(forget_ref)]
diff --git a/tests/ui/rename.stderr b/tests/ui/rename.stderr
index c2a7c0dd7..8bbd046bb 100644
--- a/tests/ui/rename.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/rename.stderr
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ error: lint `clippy::drop_copy` has been renamed to `dropping_copy_types`
 LL | #![warn(clippy::drop_copy)]
    |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: use the new name: `dropping_copy_types`
 
-error: lint `clippy::drop_ref` has been renamed to `drop_ref`
+error: lint `clippy::drop_ref` has been renamed to `dropping_references`
   --> $DIR/rename.rs:81:9
    |
 LL | #![warn(clippy::drop_ref)]
-   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: use the new name: `drop_ref`
+   |         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ help: use the new name: `dropping_references`
 
 error: lint `clippy::for_loop_over_option` has been renamed to `for_loops_over_fallibles`
   --> $DIR/rename.rs:82:9