diff --git a/src/core/interfaces.d.ts b/src/core/interfaces.d.ts
index 94dd25e9c..8ad5447d7 100644
--- a/src/core/interfaces.d.ts
+++ b/src/core/interfaces.d.ts
@@ -1280,7 +1280,7 @@ export interface DefaultMiddlewareResult extends MiddlewareResult<any, any, any,
 
 export interface MiddlewareResultFactory<Props, Children, Middleware, ReturnValue> {
 	(): MiddlewareResult<Props, Children, Middleware, ReturnValue>;
-	returns: <Api extends ReturnValue, CustomProps = Props>() => MiddlewareResultFactory<
+	withType: <Api extends ReturnValue, CustomProps = Props>() => MiddlewareResultFactory<
 		CustomProps,
 		Children,
 		Middleware,
diff --git a/src/core/middleware/icache.ts b/src/core/middleware/icache.ts
index 1ba520cfa..35f8f3318 100644
--- a/src/core/middleware/icache.ts
+++ b/src/core/middleware/icache.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ const icacheFactory = factory(
 	}
 );
 
-export const createICacheMiddleware = <S = void>() => icacheFactory.returns<ICacheResult<S>>();
+export const createICacheMiddleware = <S = void>() => icacheFactory.withType<ICacheResult<S>>();
 
 export const icache = createICacheMiddleware();
 
diff --git a/src/core/middleware/resources.ts b/src/core/middleware/resources.ts
index b55fb142a..a547cfcaf 100644
--- a/src/core/middleware/resources.ts
+++ b/src/core/middleware/resources.ts
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ const resourceMiddlewareFactory = factory(
 );
 
 export function createResourceMiddleware<MIDDLEWARE = void>() {
-	return resourceMiddlewareFactory.returns<
+	return resourceMiddlewareFactory.withType<
 		ResourceMiddleware<MIDDLEWARE>,
 		MIDDLEWARE extends void ? {} : ResourceMiddlewareProperties<MIDDLEWARE>
 	>();
diff --git a/src/core/vdom.ts b/src/core/vdom.ts
index 23628627a..2916eb09a 100644
--- a/src/core/vdom.ts
+++ b/src/core/vdom.ts
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ function createFactory(callback: any, middlewares: any, key?: any): any {
 		return keys;
 	}, key ? [key] : []);
 
-	factory.returns = () => {
+	factory.withType = () => {
 		return factory;
 	};
 	callback.keys = keys;
diff --git a/src/testing/harness/harness.ts b/src/testing/harness/harness.ts
index 43a978689..736a51e20 100644
--- a/src/testing/harness/harness.ts
+++ b/src/testing/harness/harness.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ export interface HarnessAPI {
 
 interface HarnessOptions {
 	customComparator?: CustomComparator[];
-	middleware?: [MiddlewareResultFactory<any, any, any, any>, MiddlewareResultFactory<any, any, any, any>][];
+	middleware?: [
+		MiddlewareResultFactory<any, any, any, any>,
+		Exclude<keyof MiddlewareResultFactory<any, any, any, any>, 'withType'>
+	][];
 }
 
 const factory = create();
diff --git a/src/testing/renderer.ts b/src/testing/renderer.ts
index f5a545631..b43b0b749 100644
--- a/src/testing/renderer.ts
+++ b/src/testing/renderer.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ interface RendererOptions {
 		MiddlewareResultFactory<any, any, any, any>,
 		Pick<
 			MiddlewareResultFactory<any, any, any, any>,
-			Exclude<keyof MiddlewareResultFactory<any, any, any, any>, 'returns'>
+			Exclude<keyof MiddlewareResultFactory<any, any, any, any>, 'withType'>
 		>
 	][];
 }