diff --git a/scripts/perf.py b/scripts/perf.py
index 683f7c5f..feab8fc3 100755
--- a/scripts/perf.py
+++ b/scripts/perf.py
@@ -1481,7 +1481,7 @@ def annotate(Result, results, *,
                 print(line)
 
 
-def report(perf_paths, *,
+def main_(perf_paths, *,
         by=None,
         fields=None,
         defines=[],
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ def main(**args):
     if args.get('record'):
         return record(**args)
     else:
-        return report(**args)
+        return main_(**args)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/scripts/perfbd.py b/scripts/perfbd.py
index d9590f39..caa31686 100755
--- a/scripts/perfbd.py
+++ b/scripts/perfbd.py
@@ -1469,7 +1469,7 @@ def annotate(Result, results, *,
                 print(line)
 
 
-def report(paths, *,
+def main_(paths, *,
         by=None,
         fields=None,
         defines=[],
@@ -1618,7 +1618,7 @@ def main(**args):
     if args.get('record'):
         return record(**args)
     else:
-        return report(**args)
+        return main_(**args)
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
diff --git a/scripts/plot.py b/scripts/plot.py
index f3e90dc9..fabef971 100755
--- a/scripts/plot.py
+++ b/scripts/plot.py
@@ -1070,7 +1070,6 @@ class Grid:
         return grid
 
 
-# TODO adopt main_ in all result scripts? (vs report)
 # TODO adopt this keep_open pattern in all ascii-art scripts?
 def main_(f, csv_paths, *,
         by=None,