diff --git a/Sources/OpenAPIKit/JSONReference.swift b/Sources/OpenAPIKit/JSONReference.swift
index ba66b671a..3a5d24e07 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenAPIKit/JSONReference.swift
+++ b/Sources/OpenAPIKit/JSONReference.swift
@@ -469,19 +469,19 @@ extension JSONReference: Decodable {
             }
             self = .internal(internalReference)
         } else {
-            let externalReferenceCandidate: URL?
+            let externalReference: URL?
             #if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
-            externalReferenceCandidate = URL(string: referenceString, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+            externalReference = URL(string: referenceString, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
             #elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
             if #available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *) {
-                externalReferenceCandidate = URL(string: referenceString, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+                externalReference = URL(string: referenceString, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
             } else {
-                externalReferenceCandidate = URL(string: referenceString)
+                externalReference = URL(string: referenceString)
             }
             #else
-            externalReferenceCandidate = URL(string: referenceString)
+            externalReference = URL(string: referenceString)
             #endif
-            guard let externalReference = externalReferenceCandidate else {
+            guard let externalReference else {
                 throw InconsistencyError(
                     subjectName: "JSON Reference",
                     details: "Failed to parse a valid URI for a JSON Reference from '\(referenceString)'",
diff --git a/Sources/OpenAPIKit/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift b/Sources/OpenAPIKit/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift
index ae5fd9fb5..d750d99de 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenAPIKit/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift
+++ b/Sources/OpenAPIKit/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ import Foundation
 extension KeyedDecodingContainerProtocol {
     internal func decodeURLAsString(forKey key: Self.Key) throws -> URL {
         let string = try decode(String.self, forKey: key)
-        let urlCandidate: URL?
-#if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
-#elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
+        let url: URL?
+        #if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
+        url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+        #elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
         if #available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *) {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+            url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
         } else {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
+            url = URL(string: string)
         }
-#else
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
-#endif
-        guard let url = urlCandidate else {
+        #else
+        url = URL(string: string)
+        #endif
+        guard let url else {
             throw InconsistencyError(
                 subjectName: key.stringValue,
                 details: "If specified, must be a valid URL",
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ extension KeyedDecodingContainerProtocol {
             return nil
         }
 
-        let urlCandidate: URL?
-#if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
-#elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
+        let url: URL?
+        #if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
+        url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+        #elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
         if #available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *) {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+            url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
         } else {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
+            url = URL(string: string)
         }
-#else
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
+        #else
+        url = URL(string: string)
 #endif
-        guard let url = urlCandidate else {
+        guard let url else {
             throw InconsistencyError(
                 subjectName: key.stringValue,
                 details: "If specified, must be a valid URL",
diff --git a/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/JSONReference.swift b/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/JSONReference.swift
index e1d85c684..e39883bc5 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/JSONReference.swift
+++ b/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/JSONReference.swift
@@ -333,19 +333,19 @@ extension JSONReference: Decodable {
             }
             self = .internal(internalReference)
         } else {
-            let externalReferenceCandidate: URL?
-#if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
-            externalReferenceCandidate = URL(string: referenceString, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
-#elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
+            let externalReference: URL?
+            #if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
+            externalReference = URL(string: referenceString, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+            #elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
             if #available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *) {
-                externalReferenceCandidate = URL(string: referenceString, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+                externalReference = URL(string: referenceString, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
             } else {
-                externalReferenceCandidate = URL(string: referenceString)
+                externalReference = URL(string: referenceString)
             }
-#else
-            externalReferenceCandidate = URL(string: referenceString)
-#endif
-            guard let externalReference = externalReferenceCandidate else {
+            #else
+            externalReference = URL(string: referenceString)
+            #endif
+            guard let externalReference else {
                 throw InconsistencyError(
                     subjectName: "JSON Reference",
                     details: "Failed to parse a valid URI for a JSON Reference from '\(referenceString)'",
diff --git a/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift b/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift
index ae5fd9fb5..71e3f36a3 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift
+++ b/Sources/OpenAPIKit30/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift
@@ -11,19 +11,19 @@ import Foundation
 extension KeyedDecodingContainerProtocol {
     internal func decodeURLAsString(forKey key: Self.Key) throws -> URL {
         let string = try decode(String.self, forKey: key)
-        let urlCandidate: URL?
-#if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
-#elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
+        let url: URL?
+        #if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
+        url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+        #elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
         if #available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *) {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+            url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
         } else {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
+            url = URL(string: string)
         }
-#else
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
-#endif
-        guard let url = urlCandidate else {
+        #else
+        url = URL(string: string)
+        #endif
+        guard let url else {
             throw InconsistencyError(
                 subjectName: key.stringValue,
                 details: "If specified, must be a valid URL",
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ extension KeyedDecodingContainerProtocol {
             return nil
         }
 
-        let urlCandidate: URL?
-#if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
-#elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
+        let url: URL?
+        #if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
+        url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+        #elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
         if #available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *) {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+            url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
         } else {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
+            url = URL(string: string)
         }
-#else
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
-#endif
-        guard let url = urlCandidate else {
+        #else
+        url = URL(string: string)
+        #endif
+        guard let url else {
             throw InconsistencyError(
                 subjectName: key.stringValue,
                 details: "If specified, must be a valid URL",
diff --git a/Sources/OpenAPIKitCore/URLTemplate/URLTemplate.swift b/Sources/OpenAPIKitCore/URLTemplate/URLTemplate.swift
index 0bebbc73c..a962abbd6 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenAPIKitCore/URLTemplate/URLTemplate.swift
+++ b/Sources/OpenAPIKitCore/URLTemplate/URLTemplate.swift
@@ -74,19 +74,19 @@ public struct URLTemplate: Hashable, RawRepresentable {
     /// Templated URLs with variables in them will not be valid URLs
     /// and are therefore guaranteed to return `nil`.
     public var url: URL? {
-        let urlCandidate: URL?
-#if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: rawValue, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
-#elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
+        let url: URL?
+        #if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
+        url = URL(string: rawValue, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+        #elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
         if #available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *) {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: rawValue, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+            url = URL(string: rawValue, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
         } else {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: rawValue)
+            url = URL(string: rawValue)
         }
-#else
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: rawValue)
-#endif
-        return urlCandidate
+        #else
+        url = URL(string: rawValue)
+        #endif
+        return url
     }
 
     /// Get the names of all variables in the URL Template.
diff --git a/Sources/OpenAPIKitCore/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift b/Sources/OpenAPIKitCore/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift
index a1402ddb8..db12e7ed1 100644
--- a/Sources/OpenAPIKitCore/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift
+++ b/Sources/OpenAPIKitCore/Utility/Container+DecodeURLAsString.swift
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ import Foundation
 extension KeyedDecodingContainerProtocol {
     internal func decodeURLAsString(forKey key: Self.Key) throws -> URL {
         let string = try decode(String.self, forKey: key)
-        let urlCandidate: URL?
-#if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
-#elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
+        let url: URL?
+        #if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
+        url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+        #elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
         if #available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *) {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+            url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
         } else {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
+            url = URL(string: string)
         }
-#else
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
-#endif
-        guard let url = urlCandidate else {
+        #else
+        url = URL(string: string)
+        #endif
+        guard let url else {
             throw InconsistencyError(
                 subjectName: key.stringValue,
                 details: "If specified, must be a valid URL",
@@ -37,19 +37,19 @@ extension KeyedDecodingContainerProtocol {
             return nil
         }
 
-        let urlCandidate: URL?
-#if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
-#elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
+        let url: URL?
+        #if canImport(FoundationEssentials)
+        url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+        #elseif os(macOS) || os(iOS) || os(watchOS) || os(tvOS)
         if #available(macOS 14.0, iOS 17.0, watchOS 10.0, tvOS 17.0, *) {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
+            url = URL(string: string, encodingInvalidCharacters: false)
         } else {
-            urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
+            url = URL(string: string)
         }
-#else
-        urlCandidate = URL(string: string)
-#endif
-        guard let url = urlCandidate else {
+        #else
+        url = URL(string: string)
+        #endif
+        guard let url else {
             throw InconsistencyError(
                 subjectName: key.stringValue,
                 details: "If specified, must be a valid URL",