diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/runners_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/runners_controller.rb
index 798d668f251..53c36635efe 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/runners_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/runners_controller.rb
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ class Projects::RunnersController < Projects::ApplicationController
   layout 'project_settings'
 
   def index
-    @runners = project.runners.ordered
-    @specific_runners = current_user.ci_authorized_runners.
-      available_for(project).ordered.page(params[:page]).per(20)
+    @project_runners = project.runners.ordered
+    @assignable_runners = current_user.ci_authorized_runners.
+      assignable_for(project).ordered.page(params[:page]).per(20)
     @shared_runners = Ci::Runner.shared.active
     @shared_runners_count = @shared_runners.count(:all)
   end
diff --git a/app/models/ci/runner.rb b/app/models/ci/runner.rb
index fa5cf03baec..b64ec79ec2b 100644
--- a/app/models/ci/runner.rb
+++ b/app/models/ci/runner.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module Ci
         .where("ci_runner_projects.gl_project_id = :project_id OR ci_runners.is_shared = true", project_id: project_id)
     end
 
-    scope :available_for, ->(project) do
+    scope :assignable_for, ->(project) do
       # FIXME: That `to_sql` is needed to workaround a weird Rails bug.
       #        Without that, placeholders would miss one and couldn't match.
       where(locked: false).
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ module Ci
     end
 
     def can_pick?(build)
-      available_for?(build.project) && accepting_tags?(build)
+      assignable_for?(build.project) && accepting_tags?(build)
     end
 
     def only_for?(project)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ module Ci
       end
     end
 
-    def available_for?(project)
+    def assignable_for?(project)
       !locked? || projects.exists?(id: project.id)
     end
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/runners/_runner.html.haml b/app/views/projects/runners/_runner.html.haml
index 13113f9b88f..3cf66bbcb4a 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/runners/_runner.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/runners/_runner.html.haml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   %h4
     = runner_status_icon(runner)
     %span.monospace
-      - if @runners.include?(runner)
+      - if @project_runners.include?(runner)
         = link_to runner.short_sha, runner_path(runner)
         - if runner.locked?
           = icon('lock', class: 'has-tooltip', title: 'Exclusive to this project')
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         = runner.short_sha
 
     .pull-right
-      - if @runners.include?(runner)
+      - if @project_runners.include?(runner)
         - if runner.belongs_to_one_project?
           = link_to 'Remove runner', runner_path(runner), data: { confirm: "Are you sure?" }, method: :delete, class: 'btn btn-danger btn-sm'
         - else
diff --git a/app/views/projects/runners/_specific_runners.html.haml b/app/views/projects/runners/_specific_runners.html.haml
index 8ae9f0d95f7..d469dda5b81 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/runners/_specific_runners.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/runners/_specific_runners.html.haml
@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@
       Start runner!
 
 
-- if @runners.any?
+- if @project_runners.any?
   %h4.underlined-title Runners activated for this project
   %ul.bordered-list.activated-specific-runners
-    = render partial: 'runner', collection: @runners, as: :runner
+    = render partial: 'runner', collection: @project_runners, as: :runner
 
-- if @specific_runners.any?
+- if @assignable_runners.any?
   %h4.underlined-title Available specific runners
   %ul.bordered-list.available-specific-runners
-    = render partial: 'runner', collection: @specific_runners, as: :runner
-  = paginate @specific_runners
+    = render partial: 'runner', collection: @assignable_runners, as: :runner
+  = paginate @assignable_runners
diff --git a/spec/models/ci/runner_spec.rb b/spec/models/ci/runner_spec.rb
index c7248ef1384..ef65eb99328 100644
--- a/spec/models/ci/runner_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/ci/runner_spec.rb
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ describe Ci::Runner, models: true do
     end
   end
 
-  describe '.available_for' do
+  describe '.assignable_for' do
     let(:runner) { create(:ci_runner) }
     let(:project) { create(:project) }
     let(:another_project) { create(:project) }
@@ -278,13 +278,13 @@ describe Ci::Runner, models: true do
       end
 
       context 'does not give owned runner' do
-        subject { Ci::Runner.available_for(project) }
+        subject { Ci::Runner.assignable_for(project) }
 
         it { is_expected.to be_empty }
       end
 
       context 'does not give shared runner' do
-        subject { Ci::Runner.available_for(another_project) }
+        subject { Ci::Runner.assignable_for(another_project) }
 
         it { is_expected.to be_empty }
       end
@@ -292,13 +292,13 @@ describe Ci::Runner, models: true do
 
     context 'with unlocked runner' do
       context 'does not give owned runner' do
-        subject { Ci::Runner.available_for(project) }
+        subject { Ci::Runner.assignable_for(project) }
 
         it { is_expected.to be_empty }
       end
 
       context 'does give a specific runner' do
-        subject { Ci::Runner.available_for(another_project) }
+        subject { Ci::Runner.assignable_for(another_project) }
 
         it { is_expected.to contain_exactly(runner) }
       end
@@ -310,13 +310,13 @@ describe Ci::Runner, models: true do
       end
 
       context 'does not give owned runner' do
-        subject { Ci::Runner.available_for(project) }
+        subject { Ci::Runner.assignable_for(project) }
 
         it { is_expected.to be_empty }
       end
 
       context 'does not give a locked runner' do
-        subject { Ci::Runner.available_for(another_project) }
+        subject { Ci::Runner.assignable_for(another_project) }
 
         it { is_expected.to be_empty }
       end