diff --git a/packages/types/app/index.d.ts b/packages/types/app/index.d.ts
index 4d39e45754de..644e168450d9 100644
--- a/packages/types/app/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/types/app/index.d.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export interface Context {
     redirected: boolean
     next: NextFunction
     beforeRenderFns: Array<() => any>
-    beforeRenderHooks: Array<() => any>
+    beforeSerializeFns: Array<() => any>
     fetchCounters: Record<string, number>
     nuxt: {
       layout: string
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export interface Context {
   error(params: NuxtError): void
   nuxtState: NuxtState
   beforeNuxtRender(fn: (params: { Components: VueRouter['getMatchedComponents'], nuxtState: NuxtState }) => void): void
-  beforeRender(fn: (params: { Components: VueRouter['getMatchedComponents'], nuxtState: NuxtState }) => void): void
+  beforeSerialize(fn: (params: { Components: VueRouter['getMatchedComponents'], nuxtState: NuxtState }) => void): void
   enablePreview?: (previewData?: Record<string, any>) => void
   $preview?: Record<string, any>
 }
diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/index.js b/packages/vue-app/template/index.js
index 204ad71800db..00a20345f8c0 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/index.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/index.js
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ async function createApp(ssrContext, config = {}) {
     req: ssrContext ? ssrContext.req : undefined,
     res: ssrContext ? ssrContext.res : undefined,
     beforeRenderFns: ssrContext ? ssrContext.beforeRenderFns : undefined,
-    beforeRenderHooks: ssrContext ? ssrContext.beforeRenderHooks : undefined,
+    beforeSerializeFns: ssrContext ? ssrContext.beforeSerializeFns : undefined,
     ssrContext
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/server.js b/packages/vue-app/template/server.js
index fca65c068172..d81f258fec90 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/server.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/server.js
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ export default async (ssrContext) => {
   // Create ssrContext.next for simulate next() of beforeEach() when wanted to redirect
   ssrContext.redirected = false
   ssrContext.next = createNext(ssrContext)
-  // deprecated: Used for beforeNuxtRender({ Components, nuxtState })
+  // Used for beforeNuxtRender({ Components, nuxtState })
   ssrContext.beforeRenderFns = []
-  // for beforeRender({ Components, nuxtState })
-  ssrContext.beforeRenderHooks = []
+  // for beforeSerialize({ Components, nuxtState })
+  ssrContext.beforeSerializeFns = []
   // Nuxt object (window.{{globals.context}}, defaults to window.__NUXT__)
   ssrContext.nuxt = { <% if (features.layouts) { %>layout: 'default', <% } %>data: [], <% if (features.fetch) { %>fetch: {}, <% } %>error: null<%= (store ? ', state: null' : '') %>, serverRendered: true, routePath: '' }
   <% if (features.fetch) { %>
@@ -120,12 +120,12 @@ export default async (ssrContext) => {
   <% } %>
 
   const beforeRender = async () => {
-    // Deprecated: Call beforeNuxtRender() methods
+    // Call beforeNuxtRender() methods
     await Promise.all(ssrContext.beforeRenderFns.map(fn => promisify(fn, { Components, nuxtState: ssrContext.nuxt })))
 
     ssrContext.rendered = () => {
-      // Call beforeRender() hooks
-      ssrContext.beforeRenderHooks.forEach(fn => fn({ Components, nuxtState: ssrContext.nuxt }))
+      // Call beforeSerialize() hooks
+      ssrContext.beforeSerializeFns.forEach(fn => fn({ Components, nuxtState: ssrContext.nuxt }))
 
       <% if (store) { %>
       // Add the state from the vuex store
diff --git a/packages/vue-app/template/utils.js b/packages/vue-app/template/utils.js
index 9efd7f34d520..2b52d75862fb 100644
--- a/packages/vue-app/template/utils.js
+++ b/packages/vue-app/template/utils.js
@@ -258,11 +258,8 @@ export async function setContext (app, context) {
       }
     }
     if (process.server) {
-      app.context.beforeNuxtRender = fn => {
-        console.warn('`context.beforeNuxtRender(fn)` is deprecated in favour of `context.beforeRender(fn)`. The function updating the `nuxtState` has to be synchronous. Learn more on https://nuxtjs.org/docs/2.x/internals-glossary/context#beforenuxtrender')
-        context.beforeRenderFns.push(fn)
-      }
-      app.context.beforeRender = fn => context.beforeRenderHooks.push(fn)
+      app.context.beforeNuxtRender = fn => context.beforeRenderFns.push(fn)
+      app.context.beforeSerialize = fn => context.beforeSerializeFns.push(fn)
     }
     if (process.client) {
       app.context.nuxtState = window.<%= globals.context %>
diff --git a/test/dev/basic.ssr.test.js b/test/dev/basic.ssr.test.js
index 984d06df933e..38051e0977a7 100644
--- a/test/dev/basic.ssr.test.js
+++ b/test/dev/basic.ssr.test.js
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ describe('basic ssr', () => {
     expect(window.__NUXT__.beforeNuxtRender).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  test('/before-render -> check window.__NUXT__.beforeRender = true', async () => {
-    const window = await nuxt.server.renderAndGetWindow(url('/before-render'))
+  test('/before-serialize -> check window.__NUXT__.beforeSerialize = true', async () => {
+    const window = await nuxt.server.renderAndGetWindow(url('/before-serialize'))
     expect(window.document.title).toBe('Nuxt')
-    expect(window.__NUXT__.beforeRender).toBe(true)
+    expect(window.__NUXT__.beforeSerialize).toBe(true);
   })
 
   test('/error', async () => {
diff --git a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/before-render.vue b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/before-serialize.vue
similarity index 77%
rename from test/fixtures/basic/pages/before-render.vue
rename to test/fixtures/basic/pages/before-serialize.vue
index c9ac484718ed..75ca5bba866d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/basic/pages/before-render.vue
+++ b/test/fixtures/basic/pages/before-serialize.vue
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ export default {
   },
   fetch () {
     if (process.server) {
-      this.$root.context.beforeRender(({ nuxtState }) => {
-        nuxtState.beforeRender = true
+      this.$root.context.beforeSerialize(({ nuxtState }) => {
+        nuxtState.beforeSerialize = true
       })
     }
   },