diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DashboardPrompt.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DashboardPrompt.test.tsx
index 1d839c6d438..d86f8309b31 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DashboardPrompt.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/saving/DashboardPrompt.test.tsx
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ describe('DashboardPrompt', () => {
   });
 });
 
-function buildTestScene(overrides?: Partial<DashboardSceneState>, targetVersion: 'v1' | 'v2' = 'v1') {
+function buildTestScene(overrides?: Partial<DashboardSceneState>, serializerVersion: 'v1' | 'v2' = 'v1') {
   const defaultPanels = [
     new VizPanel({
       title: 'Panel A',
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ function buildTestScene(overrides?: Partial<DashboardSceneState>, targetVersion:
       body: DefaultGridLayoutManager.fromVizPanels(defaultPanels),
       ...overrides,
     },
-    targetVersion
+    serializerVersion
   );
 
   return scene;
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
index d8c88718039..82a20dbcd52 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard-scene/scene/DashboardScene.tsx
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> impleme
     DashboardJson | DashboardV2Spec
   >;
 
-  public constructor(state: Partial<DashboardSceneState>, targetVersion: 'v1' | 'v2' = 'v1') {
+  public constructor(state: Partial<DashboardSceneState>, serializerVersion: 'v1' | 'v2' = 'v1') {
     super({
       title: t('dashboard-scene.dashboard-scene.title.dashboard', 'Dashboard'),
       meta: {},
@@ -205,7 +205,8 @@ export class DashboardScene extends SceneObjectBase<DashboardSceneState> impleme
       layoutOrchestrator: new DashboardLayoutOrchestrator(),
     });
 
-    this.serializer = targetVersion === 'v2' ? getDashboardSceneSerializer('v2') : getDashboardSceneSerializer('v1');
+    this.serializer =
+      serializerVersion === 'v2' ? getDashboardSceneSerializer('v2') : getDashboardSceneSerializer('v1');
 
     this._changeTracker = new DashboardSceneChangeTracker(this);