diff --git a/server/src/db.rs b/server/src/db.rs
index f61f5d82b4..374761a73c 100644
--- a/server/src/db.rs
+++ b/server/src/db.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ impl Db {
         })
     }
 
-    pub async fn get_recent_channel_messages(
+    pub async fn get_channel_messages(
         &self,
         channel_id: ChannelId,
         count: usize,
@@ -518,17 +518,14 @@ pub mod tests {
                 .unwrap();
         }
 
-        let messages = db
-            .get_recent_channel_messages(channel, 5, None)
-            .await
-            .unwrap();
+        let messages = db.get_channel_messages(channel, 5, None).await.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             messages.iter().map(|m| &m.body).collect::<Vec<_>>(),
             ["5", "6", "7", "8", "9"]
         );
 
         let prev_messages = db
-            .get_recent_channel_messages(channel, 4, Some(messages[0].id))
+            .get_channel_messages(channel, 4, Some(messages[0].id))
             .await
             .unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/server/src/rpc.rs b/server/src/rpc.rs
index b74b923b0f..c712ced835 100644
--- a/server/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/server/src/rpc.rs
@@ -595,7 +595,7 @@ impl Server {
         let messages = self
             .app_state
             .db
-            .get_recent_channel_messages(channel_id, MESSAGE_COUNT_PER_PAGE, None)
+            .get_channel_messages(channel_id, MESSAGE_COUNT_PER_PAGE, None)
             .await?
             .into_iter()
             .map(|msg| proto::ChannelMessage {
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ impl Server {
         let messages = self
             .app_state
             .db
-            .get_recent_channel_messages(
+            .get_channel_messages(
                 channel_id,
                 MESSAGE_COUNT_PER_PAGE,
                 Some(MessageId::from_proto(request.payload.before_message_id)),