diff --git a/cg/cli/clean.py b/cg/cli/clean.py
index 0e1c1163f6..5bb5032209 100644
--- a/cg/cli/clean.py
+++ b/cg/cli/clean.py
@@ -280,21 +280,19 @@ def clean_flow_cells(context: CGConfig, dry_run: bool):
 
 @clean.command("retrieved-spring-files")
 @click.option(
-    "--days-since-retrieval",
+    "--age-limit",
     type=int,
     default=7,
     help="Clean all Spring files which were retrieved more than given amount of days ago.",
 )
 @DRY_RUN
 @click.pass_obj
-def clean_retrieved_spring_files(context: CGConfig, days_since_retrieval: int, dry_run: bool):
+def clean_retrieved_spring_files(context: CGConfig, age_limit: int, dry_run: bool):
     """Clean Spring files which were retrieved more than given amount of days ago."""
     clean_retrieved_spring_files_api = CleanRetrievedSpringFilesAPI(
         housekeeper_api=context.housekeeper_api, dry_run=dry_run
     )
-    clean_retrieved_spring_files_api.clean_retrieved_spring_files(
-        days_since_retrieval=days_since_retrieval
-    )
+    clean_retrieved_spring_files_api.clean_retrieved_spring_files(age_limit)
 
 
 def _get_confirm_question(bundle, file_obj) -> str:
diff --git a/cg/meta/clean/clean_retrieved_spring_files.py b/cg/meta/clean/clean_retrieved_spring_files.py
index 6260ad7a38..973490853c 100644
--- a/cg/meta/clean/clean_retrieved_spring_files.py
+++ b/cg/meta/clean/clean_retrieved_spring_files.py
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ def __init__(self, housekeeper_api: HousekeeperAPI, dry_run: bool):
         self.housekeeper_api: HousekeeperAPI = housekeeper_api
         self.dry_run = dry_run
 
-    def _get_files_to_remove(self, days_since_retrieval: int) -> list[File]:
+    def _get_files_to_remove(self, age_limit: int) -> list[File]:
         """Returns all Spring files which were retrieved more than given amount of days ago."""
         return self.housekeeper_api.get_spring_files_retrieved_before(
-            date=datetime.now() - timedelta(days=days_since_retrieval)
+            date=datetime.now() - timedelta(days=age_limit)
         )
 
     def _unlink_files(self, files_to_unlink: list[File]) -> None:
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ def _unlink_files(self, files_to_unlink: list[File]) -> None:
             LOG.info(f"Unlinking {file_path}")
             Path(file_path).unlink(missing_ok=True)
 
-    def clean_retrieved_spring_files(self, days_since_retrieval: int):
+    def clean_retrieved_spring_files(self, age_limit: int):
         """Removes Spring files retrieved more than given amount of days ago from Hasta,
         and resets retrieval data in Housekeeper."""
 
         LOG.info("Starting cleaning of retrieved Spring files.")
-        files_to_remove: list[File] = self._get_files_to_remove(days_since_retrieval)
+        files_to_remove: list[File] = self._get_files_to_remove(age_limit)
         self._unlink_files(files_to_remove)
         if not self.dry_run:
             self.housekeeper_api.reset_retrieved_archive_data(files_to_remove)
diff --git a/tests/meta/clean/test_clean_retrieved_spring_files.py b/tests/meta/clean/test_clean_retrieved_spring_files.py
index dfb19f90cb..633990d14a 100644
--- a/tests/meta/clean/test_clean_retrieved_spring_files.py
+++ b/tests/meta/clean/test_clean_retrieved_spring_files.py
@@ -19,9 +19,7 @@ def test_get_files_to_remove(
     # WHEN getting files to remove when cleaning retrieved spring files
     files_to_remove: list[
         File
-    ] = populated_clean_retrieved_spring_files_api_dry_run._get_files_to_remove(
-        days_since_retrieval=7
-    )
+    ] = populated_clean_retrieved_spring_files_api_dry_run._get_files_to_remove(age_limit=7)
 
     # THEN only the file with an old enough 'retrieved_at' should be returned
     assert [file.path for file in files_to_remove] == [