diff --git a/src/Lint/Test.elm b/src/Lint/Test.elm
index 609fc54c..0ad5b2da 100644
--- a/src/Lint/Test.elm
+++ b/src/Lint/Test.elm
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-module Lint.Test exposing (LintResult, errorWithoutRange, expectErrors, expectErrorsWithoutRange, location, ruleTester)
+module Lint.Test exposing (LintResult, errorWithoutRange, expectErrors, expectErrorsWithoutRange, location, run)
 
 {-| Module that helps you test your linting rules, using [`elm-test`](https://package.elm-lang.org/packages/elm-explorations/test/latest).
 
@@ -22,8 +22,33 @@ type alias LintResult =
     Result (List String) (List Error)
 
 
-ruleTester : Rule -> String -> Result (List String) (List Error)
-ruleTester rule str =
+{-| Run a `Rule` on a string and get the errors reported by it. If the string is
+not valid Elm code, this will return a `Result` of type `Err`.
+
+Note that to be valid, a code needs to start with a module definition followed by
+a line break like `module A exposing (..)\n`.
+
+    import Lint.Test exposing (LintResult)
+    import Test
+
+    testRule : String -> LintResult
+    testRule string =
+        "module A exposing (..)\n\n"
+            ++ string
+            |> Lint.Test.run rule
+
+    tests : List Test
+    tests =
+        [ test "should not report normal function calls" <|
+            \() ->
+                testRule "a = Debug.log"
+                    |> Lint.Test.expectErrors
+                        [ error (Lint.Test.location ( 3, 5 ) ( 3, 14 )) ]
+        ]
+
+-}
+run : Rule -> String -> Result (List String) (List Error)
+run rule str =
     lintSource [ ( Critical, rule ) ] str
         |> Result.map (List.map (\( severity, { message, range } ) -> Rule.error message range))
 
diff --git a/tests/DefaultPatternPositionTest.elm b/tests/DefaultPatternPositionTest.elm
index c97a60bd..10955ce4 100644
--- a/tests/DefaultPatternPositionTest.elm
+++ b/tests/DefaultPatternPositionTest.elm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Test exposing (Test, describe, test)
 
 testRule : PatternPosition -> String -> LintResult
 testRule patternPosition =
-    Lint.Test.ruleTester (rule patternPosition)
+    Lint.Test.run (rule patternPosition)
 
 
 error : String -> Error
diff --git a/tests/NoDebugTest.elm b/tests/NoDebugTest.elm
index 766a318e..a935131d 100644
--- a/tests/NoDebugTest.elm
+++ b/tests/NoDebugTest.elm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ testRule : String -> LintResult
 testRule string =
     "module A exposing (..)\n\n"
         ++ string
-        |> Lint.Test.ruleTester rule
+        |> Lint.Test.run rule
 
 
 error : Range -> Error
diff --git a/tests/NoExtraBooleanComparisonTest.elm b/tests/NoExtraBooleanComparisonTest.elm
index 4a2ac3bd..b727c7da 100644
--- a/tests/NoExtraBooleanComparisonTest.elm
+++ b/tests/NoExtraBooleanComparisonTest.elm
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ testRule : String -> LintResult
 testRule string =
     "module A exposing (..)\n\n"
         ++ string
-        |> Lint.Test.ruleTester rule
+        |> Lint.Test.run rule
 
 
 tests : List Test
diff --git a/tests/NoImportingEverythingTest.elm b/tests/NoImportingEverythingTest.elm
index 4e48043d..407f3620 100644
--- a/tests/NoImportingEverythingTest.elm
+++ b/tests/NoImportingEverythingTest.elm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Test exposing (Test, describe, test)
 
 testRule : Configuration -> String -> LintResult
 testRule options =
-    Lint.Test.ruleTester (rule options)
+    Lint.Test.run (rule options)
 
 
 error : String -> Error
diff --git a/tests/NoUnusedVariablesTest.elm b/tests/NoUnusedVariablesTest.elm
index 8875ff32..69806d35 100644
--- a/tests/NoUnusedVariablesTest.elm
+++ b/tests/NoUnusedVariablesTest.elm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import Test exposing (Test, describe, test)
 
 testRule : String -> LintResult
 testRule =
-    Lint.Test.ruleTester rule
+    Lint.Test.run rule
 
 
 tests : List Test