diff --git a/src/databricks/sql/client.py b/src/databricks/sql/client.py
index 06815da6..a05ece91 100644
--- a/src/databricks/sql/client.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sql/client.py
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ def get_session_id(self):
         return self.thrift_backend.handle_to_id(self._session_handle)
 
     def get_session_protocol_version(self):
-        return self.thrift_backend.handle_to_protocol_version(self._session_handle)
+        return self.thrift_backend.extract_protocol_version_from_handle(self._session_handle)
 
     def get_session_id_hex(self):
         return self.thrift_backend.handle_to_hex_id(self._session_handle)
diff --git a/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py b/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
index 8562a887..eb42ff0b 100644
--- a/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
@@ -1004,7 +1004,7 @@ def handle_to_id(session_handle):
         return session_handle.sessionId.guid
 
     @staticmethod
-    def handle_to_protocol_version(session_handle):
+    def extract_protocol_version_from_handle(session_handle):
         return session_handle.serverProtocolVersion
 
     @staticmethod