diff --git a/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Dispatch/Static.hs b/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Dispatch/Static.hs
index cf2e044..7b567cd 100644
--- a/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Dispatch/Static.hs
+++ b/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Dispatch/Static.hs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ module Effectful.Dispatch.Static
     -- * Primitive API
   , Env
   , Relinker(..)
-  , noRelinker
+  , dummyRelinker
 
     -- ** Representation of effects
   , EffectRep
diff --git a/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Error/Static.hs b/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Error/Static.hs
index bb727e7..7dce2f9 100644
--- a/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Error/Static.hs
+++ b/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Error/Static.hs
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ runError
 runError m = unsafeEff $ \es0 -> mask $ \release -> do
   eid <- newErrorId
   size0 <- sizeEnv es0
-  es <- unsafeConsEnv (Error @e eid) noRelinker es0
+  es <- unsafeConsEnv (Error @e eid) dummyRelinker es0
   r <- tryErrorIO release eid es `onException` unsafeTailEnv size0 es
   unsafeTailEnv size0 es
   pure r
diff --git a/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Internal/Env.hs b/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Internal/Env.hs
index aefc576..e341630 100644
--- a/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Internal/Env.hs
+++ b/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Internal/Env.hs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ module Effectful.Internal.Env
 
     -- ** Relinker
   , Relinker(..)
-  , noRelinker
+  , dummyRelinker
 
     -- * Operations
   , emptyEnv
@@ -163,16 +163,16 @@ newForkId (ForkIdGen ref) = do
 ----------------------------------------
 -- Relinker
 
--- | A function for relinking 'Env' objects stored in the handlers when cloning
--- the environment.
+-- | A function for relinking 'Env' objects stored in the handlers and/or making
+-- a deep copy of the representation of the effect when cloning the environment.
 newtype Relinker :: (Effect -> Type) -> Effect -> Type where
   Relinker
     :: ((forall es. Env es -> IO (Env es)) -> rep e -> IO (rep e))
     -> Relinker rep e
 
--- | A dummy 'Relinker' that does nothing.
-noRelinker :: Relinker rep e
-noRelinker = Relinker $ \_ -> pure
+-- | A dummy 'Relinker'.
+dummyRelinker :: Relinker rep e
+dummyRelinker = Relinker $ \_ -> pure
 
 ----------------------------------------
 -- Operations
diff --git a/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Internal/Monad.hs b/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Internal/Monad.hs
index 3a22caf..d256b1c 100644
--- a/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Internal/Monad.hs
+++ b/effectful-core/src/Effectful/Internal/Monad.hs
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ runStaticRep
   -> Eff es (a, StaticRep e)
 runStaticRep e0 m = unsafeEff $ \es0 -> do
   size0 <- sizeEnv es0
-  E.bracket (unsafeConsEnv e0 noRelinker es0)
+  E.bracket (unsafeConsEnv e0 dummyRelinker es0)
             (unsafeTailEnv size0)
             (\es -> (,) <$> unEff m es <*> getEnv es)
 
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ evalStaticRep
   -> Eff es a
 evalStaticRep e m = unsafeEff $ \es0 -> do
   size0 <- sizeEnv es0
-  E.bracket (unsafeConsEnv e noRelinker es0)
+  E.bracket (unsafeConsEnv e dummyRelinker es0)
             (unsafeTailEnv size0)
             (\es -> unEff m es)
 
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ execStaticRep
   -> Eff es (StaticRep e)
 execStaticRep e0 m = unsafeEff $ \es0 -> do
   size0 <- sizeEnv es0
-  E.bracket (unsafeConsEnv e0 noRelinker es0)
+  E.bracket (unsafeConsEnv e0 dummyRelinker es0)
             (unsafeTailEnv size0)
             (\es -> unEff m es *> getEnv es)
 
diff --git a/effectful/src/Effectful/Resource.hs b/effectful/src/Effectful/Resource.hs
index b9915f0..00fce7f 100644
--- a/effectful/src/Effectful/Resource.hs
+++ b/effectful/src/Effectful/Resource.hs
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ runResource m = unsafeEff $ \es0 -> do
   size0 <- sizeEnv es0
   istate <- R.createInternalState
   mask $ \restore -> do
-    es <- unsafeConsEnv (Resource istate) noRelinker es0
+    es <- unsafeConsEnv (Resource istate) dummyRelinker es0
     a <- restore (unEff m es) `catch` \e -> do
       unsafeTailEnv size0 es
       RI.stateCleanupChecked (Just e) istate