diff --git a/zerver/lib/actions.py b/zerver/lib/actions.py
index 35e6777089..b72d78df25 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/actions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/actions.py
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ def do_add_reaction_legacy(user_profile, message, emoji_name):
     reaction.save()
     notify_reaction_update(user_profile, message, reaction, "add")
 
-def do_remove_reaction(user_profile, message, emoji_name):
+def do_remove_reaction_legacy(user_profile, message, emoji_name):
     # type: (UserProfile, Message, Text) -> None
     reaction = Reaction.objects.filter(user_profile=user_profile,
                                        message=message,
diff --git a/zerver/tests/test_events.py b/zerver/tests/test_events.py
index 445d8875ef..6239364018 100644
--- a/zerver/tests/test_events.py
+++ b/zerver/tests/test_events.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ from zerver.lib.actions import (
     do_regenerate_api_key,
     do_remove_alert_words,
     do_remove_default_stream,
-    do_remove_reaction,
+    do_remove_reaction_legacy,
     do_remove_realm_domain,
     do_remove_realm_emoji,
     do_remove_realm_filter,
@@ -761,7 +761,7 @@ class EventsRegisterTest(ZulipTestCase):
         error = schema_checker('events[0]', events[0])
         self.assert_on_error(error)
 
-    def test_remove_reaction(self):
+    def test_remove_reaction_legacy(self):
         # type: () -> None
         schema_checker = self.check_events_dict([
             ('type', equals('reaction')),
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ class EventsRegisterTest(ZulipTestCase):
         message = Message.objects.get(id=message_id)
         do_add_reaction_legacy(self.user_profile, message, "tada")
         events = self.do_test(
-            lambda: do_remove_reaction(
+            lambda: do_remove_reaction_legacy(
                 self.user_profile, message, "tada"),
             state_change_expected=False,
         )
diff --git a/zerver/views/reactions.py b/zerver/views/reactions.py
index 2b66ec5a65..8f2624ad73 100644
--- a/zerver/views/reactions.py
+++ b/zerver/views/reactions.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ from typing import Text
 
 from zerver.decorator import authenticated_json_post_view,\
     has_request_variables, REQ, to_non_negative_int
-from zerver.lib.actions import do_add_reaction_legacy, do_remove_reaction
+from zerver.lib.actions import do_add_reaction_legacy,\
+    do_remove_reaction_legacy
 from zerver.lib.emoji import check_valid_emoji
 from zerver.lib.message import access_message
 from zerver.lib.request import JsonableError
@@ -62,6 +63,6 @@ def remove_reaction_backend(request, user_profile, message_id, emoji_name):
                                    emoji_name=emoji_name).exists():
         raise JsonableError(_("Reaction does not exist"))
 
-    do_remove_reaction(user_profile, message, emoji_name)
+    do_remove_reaction_legacy(user_profile, message, emoji_name)
 
     return json_success()