diff --git a/read_context.hh b/read_context.hh
index 2b5ac29a43..e8ad9a7d13 100644
--- a/read_context.hh
+++ b/read_context.hh
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public:
             }
             auto& snap = _cache.snapshot_for_phase(phase);
             _reader = {}; // See issue #2644
-            _reader = _cache.create_underlying_flat_reader(_read_context, snap, _range);
+            _reader = _cache.create_underlying_reader(_read_context, snap, _range);
             _reader_creation_phase = phase;
         }
         _reader->next_partition();
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public:
                 _reader = {}; // See issue #2644
             }
         }
-        _reader = _cache.create_underlying_flat_reader(_read_context, snapshot, _range);
+        _reader = _cache.create_underlying_reader(_read_context, snapshot, _range);
         _reader_creation_phase = phase;
         return make_ready_future<>();
     }
diff --git a/row_cache.cc b/row_cache.cc
index b449ac73a2..37142a0f96 100644
--- a/row_cache.cc
+++ b/row_cache.cc
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ using namespace cache;
 thread_local seastar::thread_scheduling_group row_cache::_update_thread_scheduling_group(1ms, 0.2);
 
 flat_mutation_reader
-row_cache::create_underlying_flat_reader(read_context& ctx, mutation_source& src, const dht::partition_range& pr) {
+row_cache::create_underlying_reader(read_context& ctx, mutation_source& src, const dht::partition_range& pr) {
     ctx.on_underlying_created();
     return src.make_flat_mutation_reader(_schema, pr, ctx.slice(), ctx.pc(), ctx.trace_state(), streamed_mutation::forwarding::yes);
 }
diff --git a/row_cache.hh b/row_cache.hh
index 6df280ab4b..bf0b5c3a30 100644
--- a/row_cache.hh
+++ b/row_cache.hh
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ private:
     logalloc::allocating_section _update_section;
     logalloc::allocating_section _populate_section;
     logalloc::allocating_section _read_section;
-    flat_mutation_reader create_underlying_flat_reader(cache::read_context&, mutation_source&, const dht::partition_range&);
+    flat_mutation_reader create_underlying_reader(cache::read_context&, mutation_source&, const dht::partition_range&);
     flat_mutation_reader make_scanning_reader(const dht::partition_range&, lw_shared_ptr<cache::read_context>);
     void on_partition_hit();
     void on_partition_miss();