diff --git a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/autoproxy/AbstractAutoProxyCreator.java b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/autoproxy/AbstractAutoProxyCreator.java
index 502fd9e292..611a1bac8b 100644
--- a/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/autoproxy/AbstractAutoProxyCreator.java
+++ b/spring-aop/src/main/java/org/springframework/aop/framework/autoproxy/AbstractAutoProxyCreator.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2022 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2023 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutoProxyCreator extends ProxyProcessorSupport
 
 	private final Set<String> targetSourcedBeans = Collections.newSetFromMap(new ConcurrentHashMap<>(16));
 
-	private final Map<Object, Object> earlyProxyReferences = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(16);
+	private final Map<Object, Object> earlyBeanReferences = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(16);
 
 	private final Map<Object, Class<?>> proxyTypes = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(16);
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutoProxyCreator extends ProxyProcessorSupport
 	@Override
 	public Object getEarlyBeanReference(Object bean, String beanName) {
 		Object cacheKey = getCacheKey(bean.getClass(), beanName);
-		this.earlyProxyReferences.put(cacheKey, bean);
+		this.earlyBeanReferences.put(cacheKey, bean);
 		return wrapIfNecessary(bean, beanName, cacheKey);
 	}
 
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractAutoProxyCreator extends ProxyProcessorSupport
 	public Object postProcessAfterInitialization(@Nullable Object bean, String beanName) {
 		if (bean != null) {
 			Object cacheKey = getCacheKey(bean.getClass(), beanName);
-			if (this.earlyProxyReferences.remove(cacheKey) != bean) {
+			if (this.earlyBeanReferences.remove(cacheKey) != bean) {
 				return wrapIfNecessary(bean, beanName, cacheKey);
 			}
 		}