diff --git a/cranelift/codegen/src/isa/mod.rs b/cranelift/codegen/src/isa/mod.rs
index 069324f040..8de000409f 100644
--- a/cranelift/codegen/src/isa/mod.rs
+++ b/cranelift/codegen/src/isa/mod.rs
@@ -111,9 +111,9 @@ macro_rules! isa_builder {
     }};
 }
 
-/// Look for an ISA for the given `triple`, selecting the backend variant given
-/// by `variant` if available.
-pub fn lookup_variant(triple: Triple) -> Result<Builder, LookupError> {
+/// Look for an ISA for the given `triple`.
+/// Return a builder that can create a corresponding `TargetIsa`.
+pub fn lookup(triple: Triple) -> Result<Builder, LookupError> {
     match triple.architecture {
         Architecture::X86_64 => {
             isa_builder!(x64, (feature = "x86"), triple)
@@ -125,12 +125,6 @@ pub fn lookup_variant(triple: Triple) -> Result<Builder, LookupError> {
     }
 }
 
-/// Look for an ISA for the given `triple`.
-/// Return a builder that can create a corresponding `TargetIsa`.
-pub fn lookup(triple: Triple) -> Result<Builder, LookupError> {
-    lookup_variant(triple)
-}
-
 /// Look for a supported ISA with the given `name`.
 /// Return a builder that can create a corresponding `TargetIsa`.
 pub fn lookup_by_name(name: &str) -> Result<Builder, LookupError> {
diff --git a/cranelift/native/src/lib.rs b/cranelift/native/src/lib.rs
index c2a5aa78b8..c80898a24b 100644
--- a/cranelift/native/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cranelift/native/src/lib.rs
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ pub fn builder() -> Result<isa::Builder, &'static str> {
 /// useful when more than oen backend exists for a given target
 /// (e.g., on x86-64).
 pub fn builder_with_options(infer_native_flags: bool) -> Result<isa::Builder, &'static str> {
-    let mut isa_builder = isa::lookup_variant(Triple::host()).map_err(|err| match err {
+    let mut isa_builder = isa::lookup(Triple::host()).map_err(|err| match err {
         isa::LookupError::SupportDisabled => "support for architecture disabled at compile time",
         isa::LookupError::Unsupported => "unsupported architecture",
     })?;
diff --git a/cranelift/reader/src/parser.rs b/cranelift/reader/src/parser.rs
index 98c46ab2e3..1daa593501 100644
--- a/cranelift/reader/src/parser.rs
+++ b/cranelift/reader/src/parser.rs
@@ -1159,7 +1159,7 @@ impl<'a> Parser<'a> {
                         Ok(triple) => triple,
                         Err(err) => return err!(loc, err),
                     };
-                    let mut isa_builder = match isa::lookup_variant(triple) {
+                    let mut isa_builder = match isa::lookup(triple) {
                         Err(isa::LookupError::SupportDisabled) => {
                             continue;
                         }