diff --git a/jupyter-channels.el b/jupyter-channels.el
index 9019c7f..7c7c7a8 100644
--- a/jupyter-channels.el
+++ b/jupyter-channels.el
@@ -85,17 +85,17 @@ A channel is alive if its socket property is bound to a
   (and (slot-boundp channel 'socket)
        (not (null (oref channel socket)))))
 
-(cl-defmethod jupyter-channel-push-message ((channel jupyter-channel) msg)
+(cl-defmethod jupyter-push-message ((channel jupyter-channel) msg)
   (let ((ring (oref channel recv-queue)))
     (ring-insert+extend ring msg 'grow)))
 
-(cl-defmethod jupyter-channel-get-message ((channel jupyter-channel))
+(cl-defmethod jupyter-get-message ((channel jupyter-channel))
   (unless (ring-empty-p (oref channel recv-queue))
     (cl-destructuring-bind (idents . msg)
         (ring-remove (oref channel recv-queue))
       msg)))
 
-(cl-defmethod jupyter-channel-messages-available-p ((channel jupyter-channel))
+(cl-defmethod jupyter-messages-available-p ((channel jupyter-channel))
   (not (ring-empty-p (oref channel recv-queue))))
 
 (defclass jupyter-hb-channel ()
diff --git a/jupyter-client.el b/jupyter-client.el
index 470b7bf..9d19d76 100644
--- a/jupyter-client.el
+++ b/jupyter-client.el
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ using the CHANNEL's socket."
                                      '(stdin-channel
                                        shell-channel
                                        iopub-channel)))))
-         (jupyter-channel-push-message channel data)
+         (jupyter-push-message channel data)
          (run-with-timer 0.001 nil #'jupyter-handle-message client channel))))))
 
 (cl-defmethod jupyter-start-channels ((client jupyter-kernel-client)
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ are taken:
          `jupyter-handle-execute-result',
          `jupyter-handle-kernel-info-reply', ...
    - Cleanup request when kernel is done processing it"
-  (when (jupyter-channel-messages-available-p channel)
-    (let* ((msg (jupyter-channel-get-message channel))
+  (when (jupyter-messages-available-p channel)
+    (let* ((msg (jupyter-get-message channel))
            (pmsg-id (jupyter-message-parent-id msg))
            (requests (oref client requests))
            (req (gethash pmsg-id requests)))