diff --git a/packages/discord.js/src/structures/User.js b/packages/discord.js/src/structures/User.js
index cd6da3329cfc..5f8e5e3a80fa 100644
--- a/packages/discord.js/src/structures/User.js
+++ b/packages/discord.js/src/structures/User.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const { userMention } = require('@discordjs/builders');
-const { calculateUserDefaultAvatarId } = require('@discordjs/rest');
+const { calculateUserDefaultAvatarType } = require('@discordjs/rest');
 const { DiscordSnowflake } = require('@sapphire/snowflake');
 const Base = require('./Base');
 const TextBasedChannel = require('./interfaces/TextBasedChannel');
@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ class User extends Base {
    * @readonly
    */
   get defaultAvatarURL() {
-    const remainder = this.discriminator === '0' ? calculateUserDefaultAvatarId(this.id) : this.discriminator % 5;
-    return this.client.rest.cdn.defaultAvatar(remainder);
+    const type = this.discriminator === '0' ? calculateUserDefaultAvatarType(this.id) : this.discriminator % 5;
+    return this.client.rest.cdn.defaultAvatar(type);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/index.ts b/packages/rest/src/index.ts
index 4c128ebead60..fc88068fa642 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ export * from './lib/errors/RateLimitError.js';
 export * from './lib/RequestManager.js';
 export * from './lib/REST.js';
 export * from './lib/utils/constants.js';
-export { calculateUserDefaultAvatarId, makeURLSearchParams, parseResponse } from './lib/utils/utils.js';
+export { calculateUserDefaultAvatarType, makeURLSearchParams, parseResponse } from './lib/utils/utils.js';
 
 /**
  * The {@link https://github.com/discordjs/discord.js/blob/main/packages/rest/#readme | @discordjs/rest} version
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/lib/CDN.ts b/packages/rest/src/lib/CDN.ts
index f091bf5c5cf8..4ccc3c7884b4 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/lib/CDN.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/lib/CDN.ts
@@ -119,12 +119,15 @@ export class CDN {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Generates the default avatar URL for an user id.
+	 * Generates a default avatar URL
 	 *
-	 * @param userId - The user id modulo 5
+	 * @param type - The default avatar type
+	 * @remarks
+	 * To calculate the type for a user do `(userId >> 22) % 5`,
+	 * or `discriminator % 5` if they're using the legacy username system.
 	 */
-	public defaultAvatar(userId: number): string {
-		return this.makeURL(`/embed/avatars/${userId}`, { extension: 'png' });
+	public defaultAvatar(type: number): string {
+		return this.makeURL(`/embed/avatars/${type}`, { extension: 'png' });
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/packages/rest/src/lib/utils/utils.ts b/packages/rest/src/lib/utils/utils.ts
index 40b795e99dcd..cc76a664a085 100644
--- a/packages/rest/src/lib/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/rest/src/lib/utils/utils.ts
@@ -169,10 +169,10 @@ export async function onRateLimit(manager: RequestManager, rateLimitData: RateLi
 }
 
 /**
- * Calculates the default avatar id for a given user id.
+ * Calculates the default avatar type for a given user id.
  *
- * @param userId - The user id to calculate the default avatar id for
+ * @param userId - The user id to calculate the default avatar type for
  */
-export function calculateUserDefaultAvatarId(userId: string) {
+export function calculateUserDefaultAvatarType(userId: string) {
 	return Number(BigInt(userId) >> 22n) % 5;
 }