diff --git a/datasette/views/base.py b/datasette/views/base.py
index b8863ff3..9db8cc76 100644
--- a/datasette/views/base.py
+++ b/datasette/views/base.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class DatasetteError(Exception):
         self.messagge_is_html = messagge_is_html
 
 
-class RenderMixin(HTTPMethodView):
+class BaseView(HTTPMethodView):
     def _asset_urls(self, key, template, context):
         # Flatten list-of-lists from plugins:
         seen_urls = set()
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class RenderMixin(HTTPMethodView):
         )
 
 
-class BaseView(RenderMixin):
+class DataView(BaseView):
     name = ""
     re_named_parameter = re.compile(":([a-zA-Z0-9_]+)")
 
diff --git a/datasette/views/database.py b/datasette/views/database.py
index 859a271f..a5b606f1 100644
--- a/datasette/views/database.py
+++ b/datasette/views/database.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ from sanic import response
 
 from datasette.utils import to_css_class, validate_sql_select
 
-from .base import BaseView, DatasetteError
+from .base import DataView, DatasetteError
 
 
-class DatabaseView(BaseView):
+class DatabaseView(DataView):
     name = "database"
 
     async def data(self, request, database, hash, default_labels=False, _size=None):
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class DatabaseView(BaseView):
         )
 
 
-class DatabaseDownload(BaseView):
+class DatabaseDownload(DataView):
     name = "database_download"
 
     async def view_get(self, request, database, hash, correct_hash_present, **kwargs):
diff --git a/datasette/views/index.py b/datasette/views/index.py
index 30c77b41..c9d15c36 100644
--- a/datasette/views/index.py
+++ b/datasette/views/index.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from sanic import response
 from datasette.utils import CustomJSONEncoder
 from datasette.version import __version__
 
-from .base import RenderMixin
+from .base import BaseView
 
 
 # Truncate table list on homepage at:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ TRUNCATE_AT = 5
 COUNT_TABLE_LIMIT = 30
 
 
-class IndexView(RenderMixin):
+class IndexView(BaseView):
     name = "index"
 
     def __init__(self, datasette):
diff --git a/datasette/views/special.py b/datasette/views/special.py
index b93a330b..91b577fc 100644
--- a/datasette/views/special.py
+++ b/datasette/views/special.py
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import json
 from sanic import response
-from .base import RenderMixin
+from .base import BaseView
 
 
-class JsonDataView(RenderMixin):
+class JsonDataView(BaseView):
     name = "json_data"
 
     def __init__(self, datasette, filename, data_callback):
diff --git a/datasette/views/table.py b/datasette/views/table.py
index 04100dc6..14b8743a 100644
--- a/datasette/views/table.py
+++ b/datasette/views/table.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ from datasette.utils import (
     value_as_boolean,
 )
 from datasette.filters import Filters
-from .base import BaseView, DatasetteError, ureg
+from .base import DataView, DatasetteError, ureg
 
 LINK_WITH_LABEL = (
     '<a href="/{database}/{table}/{link_id}">{label}</a>&nbsp;<em>{id}</em>'
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ LINK_WITH_LABEL = (
 LINK_WITH_VALUE = '<a href="/{database}/{table}/{link_id}">{id}</a>'
 
 
-class RowTableShared(BaseView):
+class RowTableShared(DataView):
     async def sortable_columns_for_table(self, database, table, use_rowid):
         db = self.ds.databases[database]
         table_metadata = self.ds.table_metadata(database, table)