diff --git a/synapse/api/auth.py b/synapse/api/auth.py
index f08cb7615..9c0302451 100644
--- a/synapse/api/auth.py
+++ b/synapse/api/auth.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from synapse.api.constants import EventTypes, Membership, JoinRules
 from synapse.api.errors import AuthError, StoreError, Codes, SynapseError
 from synapse.util.logutils import log_function
 from synapse.util.async import run_on_reactor
-from synapse.types import UserID, ClientID
+from synapse.types import UserID, ClientInfo
 
 import logging
 
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class Auth(object):
                     user_agent=user_agent
                 )
 
-            defer.returnValue((user, ClientID(device_id, token_id)))
+            defer.returnValue((user, ClientInfo(device_id, token_id)))
         except KeyError:
             raise AuthError(403, "Missing access token.")
 
diff --git a/synapse/types.py b/synapse/types.py
index 46dbab537..f6a1b0bbc 100644
--- a/synapse/types.py
+++ b/synapse/types.py
@@ -121,4 +121,4 @@ class StreamToken(
         return StreamToken(**d)
 
 
-ClientID = namedtuple("ClientID", ("device_id", "token_id"))
+ClientInfo = namedtuple("ClientInfo", ("device_id", "token_id"))