diff --git a/spacy/tokens/_serialize.py b/spacy/tokens/_serialize.py
index dfdad33e7..51d3fc558 100644
--- a/spacy/tokens/_serialize.py
+++ b/spacy/tokens/_serialize.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class DocPallet(object):
     document from the pallet.
     """
     def __init__(self, attrs=None, store_user_data=False):
-        """Create a DocBox object, to hold serialized annotations.
+        """Create a DocPallet object, to hold serialized annotations.
 
         attrs (list): List of attributes to serialize. 'orth' and 'spacy' are
             always serialized, so they're not required. Defaults to None.
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class DocPallet(object):
         self.store_user_data = store_user_data
 
     def add(self, doc):
-        """Add a doc's annotations to the DocBox for serialization."""
+        """Add a doc's annotations to the DocPallet for serialization."""
         array = doc.to_array(self.attrs)
         if len(array.shape) == 1:
             array = array.reshape((array.shape[0], 1))
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ class DocPallet(object):
             yield doc
 
     def merge(self, other):
-        """Extend the annotations of this DocBox with the annotations from another."""
+        """Extend the annotations of this DocPallet with the annotations from another."""
         assert self.attrs == other.attrs
         self.tokens.extend(other.tokens)
         self.spaces.extend(other.spaces)
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class DocPallet(object):
             self.user_data.extend(other.user_data)
 
     def to_bytes(self):
-        """Serialize the DocBox's annotations into a byte string."""
+        """Serialize the DocPallet's annotations into a byte string."""
         for tokens in self.tokens:
             assert len(tokens.shape) == 2, tokens.shape
         lengths = [len(tokens) for tokens in self.tokens]
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class DocPallet(object):
         return gzip.compress(srsly.msgpack_dumps(msg))
 
     def from_bytes(self, string):
-        """Deserialize the DocBox's annotations from a byte string."""
+        """Deserialize the DocPallet's annotations from a byte string."""
         msg = srsly.msgpack_loads(gzip.decompress(string))
         self.attrs = msg["attrs"]
         self.strings = set(msg["strings"])
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ def merge_boxes(boxes):
     merged = None
     for byte_string in boxes:
         if byte_string is not None:
-            box = DocBox(store_user_data=True).from_bytes(byte_string)
+            box = DocPallet(store_user_data=True).from_bytes(byte_string)
             if merged is None:
                 merged = box
             else:
@@ -150,11 +150,11 @@ def pickle_box(box):
 
 
 def unpickle_box(byte_string):
-    return DocBox().from_bytes(byte_string)
+    return DocPallet().from_bytes(byte_string)
 
 
-copy_reg.pickle(DocBox, pickle_box, unpickle_box)
+copy_reg.pickle(DocPallet, pickle_box, unpickle_box)
 # Compatibility, as we had named it this previously.
-Binder = DocBox
+Binder = DocPallet
 
 __all__ = ["DocPallet"]