diff --git a/client/lib/states-list/README.md b/client/lib/states-list/README.md
index 7ed263f8f2673..1635da44cdf37 100644
--- a/client/lib/states-list/README.md
+++ b/client/lib/states-list/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ The following public methods are available:
 
 This fetches the corresponding list of states from the server. The list is cached in the store upon retrieval.
 
-### `getForCountry( countryCode )`
+### `getByCountry( countryCode )`
 
 This retrieves the list of states as a set of key and value pairs. The list is loaded from the store and then fetched once from the server to update any stale data.
 
diff --git a/client/lib/states-list/index.js b/client/lib/states-list/index.js
index 1991617634894..921b7d80fa559 100644
--- a/client/lib/states-list/index.js
+++ b/client/lib/states-list/index.js
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ StatesList.prototype.fetchForCountry = function( countryCode ) {
  * @param {string} countryCode - country code
  * @returns {object} the list of states
  */
-StatesList.prototype.getForCountry = function( countryCode ) {
+StatesList.prototype.getByCountry = function( countryCode ) {
 	var data;
 
 	if ( ! this.data ) {
diff --git a/client/my-sites/upgrades/components/form/state-select.jsx b/client/my-sites/upgrades/components/form/state-select.jsx
index 3267775754ca7..59d8e7a8d8133 100644
--- a/client/my-sites/upgrades/components/form/state-select.jsx
+++ b/client/my-sites/upgrades/components/form/state-select.jsx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass( {
 				focus: this.state.focus,
 				invalid: this.props.invalid
 			} ),
-			statesList = this.props.statesList.getForCountry( this.props.countryCode ),
+			statesList = this.props.statesList.getByCountry( this.props.countryCode ),
 			options = [];
 
 		if ( isEmpty( statesList ) ) {