diff --git a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1/types_certificaterequest.go b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1/types_certificaterequest.go
index e108f1a60..dd2d2fa92 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1/types_certificaterequest.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1/types_certificaterequest.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ const (
 	// the `status.certificate` field is set.
 	CertificateRequestReasonIssued = "Issued"
 
-	// RequestDenied is a Ready condition reason that indicates that a
+	// Denied is a Ready condition reason that indicates that a
 	// CertificateRequest has been denied, and the CertificateRequest will never
 	// be issued.
-	CertificateRequestReasonDenied = "RequestDenied"
+	CertificateRequestReasonDenied = "Denied"
 )
 
 // +genclient
diff --git a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha2/types_certificaterequest.go b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha2/types_certificaterequest.go
index 84839eeb4..60563de74 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha2/types_certificaterequest.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha2/types_certificaterequest.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ const (
 	// the `status.certificate` field is set.
 	CertificateRequestReasonIssued = "Issued"
 
-	// RequestDenied is a Ready condition reason that indicates that a
+	// Denied is a Ready condition reason that indicates that a
 	// CertificateRequest has been denied, and the CertificateRequest will never
 	// be issued.
-	CertificateRequestReasonDenied = "RequestDenied"
+	CertificateRequestReasonDenied = "Denied"
 )
 
 // +genclient
diff --git a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha3/types_certificaterequest.go b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha3/types_certificaterequest.go
index 374aad02f..0ac2ff866 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha3/types_certificaterequest.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1alpha3/types_certificaterequest.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ const (
 	// the `status.certificate` field is set.
 	CertificateRequestReasonIssued = "Issued"
 
-	// RequestDenied is a Ready condition reason that indicates that a
+	// Denied is a Ready condition reason that indicates that a
 	// CertificateRequest has been denied, and the CertificateRequest will never
 	// be issued.
-	CertificateRequestReasonDenied = "RequestDenied"
+	CertificateRequestReasonDenied = "Denied"
 )
 
 // +genclient
diff --git a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1beta1/types_certificaterequest.go b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1beta1/types_certificaterequest.go
index e400f799b..f46a64c95 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1beta1/types_certificaterequest.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/certmanager/v1beta1/types_certificaterequest.go
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ const (
 	// the `status.certificate` field is set.
 	CertificateRequestReasonIssued = "Issued"
 
-	// RequestDenied is a Ready condition reason that indicates that a
+	// Denied is a Ready condition reason that indicates that a
 	// CertificateRequest has been denied, and the CertificateRequest will never
 	// be issued.
-	CertificateRequestReasonDenied = "RequestDenied"
+	CertificateRequestReasonDenied = "Denied"
 )
 
 // +genclient