diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/merger.py b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/merger.py
index 2bd2c46f8..96029166a 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/merger.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/merger.py
@@ -1069,7 +1069,7 @@ def merge(merger, self, lst):
     model = merger.model
     masterScalars = merger.masterScalars
     self.Coordinate = otRound(
-        model.interpolateFromMastersAndMasterScalars(Coords, masterScalars)
+        model.interpolateFromValuesAndScalars(Coords, masterScalars)
     )
 
 
@@ -1081,10 +1081,10 @@ def merge(merger, self, lst):
     model = merger.model
     masterScalars = merger.masterScalars
     self.XCoordinate = otRound(
-        model.interpolateFromMastersAndMasterScalars(XCoords, masterScalars)
+        model.interpolateFromValuesAndScalars(XCoords, masterScalars)
     )
     self.YCoordinate = otRound(
-        model.interpolateFromMastersAndMasterScalars(YCoords, masterScalars)
+        model.interpolateFromValuesAndScalars(YCoords, masterScalars)
     )
 
 
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ def merge(merger, self, lst):
         if hasattr(self, name):
             values = [getattr(a, name, 0) for a in lst]
             value = otRound(
-                model.interpolateFromMastersAndMasterScalars(values, masterScalars)
+                model.interpolateFromValuesAndScalars(values, masterScalars)
             )
             setattr(self, name, value)
 
diff --git a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/models.py b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/models.py
index 91004c174..59815316f 100644
--- a/Lib/fontTools/varLib/models.py
+++ b/Lib/fontTools/varLib/models.py
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ class VariationModel(object):
         """Return multipliers for each master, for the given location.
         If interpolating many master-values at the same location,
         this function allows speed up by fetching the scalars once
-        and using them with interpolateFromMastersAndMasterScalars().
+        and using them with interpolateFromValuesAndScalars().
 
         Note that the scalars used in interpolateFromMastersAndScalars(),
         are *not* the same as the ones returned here. They are the result
@@ -501,7 +501,15 @@ class VariationModel(object):
 
     @staticmethod
     def interpolateFromValuesAndScalars(values, scalars):
-        """Interpolate from values and scalars coefficients."""
+        """Interpolate from values and scalars coefficients.
+
+        If the values are master-values, then the scalars should be
+        fetched from getMasterScalars().
+
+        If the values are deltas, then the scalars should be fetched
+        from getScalars(); in which case this is the same as
+        interpolateFromDeltasAndScalars().
+        """
         v = None
         assert len(values) == len(scalars)
         for value, scalar in zip(values, scalars):
@@ -527,7 +535,7 @@ class VariationModel(object):
     def interpolateFromMasters(self, loc, masterValues, *, round=noRound):
         """Interpolate from master-values, at location loc."""
         scalars = self.getMasterScalars(loc)
-        return self.interpolateFromMastersAndMasterScalars(masterValues, scalars)
+        return self.interpolateFromValuesAndScalars(masterValues, scalars)
 
     def interpolateFromMastersAndScalars(self, masterValues, scalars, *, round=noRound):
         """Interpolate from master-values, and scalars fetched from
@@ -536,14 +544,6 @@ class VariationModel(object):
         deltas = self.getDeltas(masterValues, round=round)
         return self.interpolateFromDeltasAndScalars(deltas, scalars)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def interpolateFromMastersAndMasterScalars(masterValues, masterScalars):
-        """Interpolate from master-values and master-scalars fetched
-        from getMasterScalars()."""
-        return VariationModel.interpolateFromValuesAndScalars(
-            masterValues, masterScalars
-        )
-
 
 def piecewiseLinearMap(v, mapping):
     keys = mapping.keys()
diff --git a/Tests/varLib/models_test.py b/Tests/varLib/models_test.py
index 828758684..7a05c5268 100644
--- a/Tests/varLib/models_test.py
+++ b/Tests/varLib/models_test.py
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ class VariationModelTest(object):
 
         assert masterScalars == model.getMasterScalars(instanceLocation)
 
-        assert model.interpolateFromMastersAndMasterScalars(
+        assert model.interpolateFromValuesAndScalars(
             masterValues, masterScalars
         ) == pytest.approx(interpolatedValue)