diff --git a/dask_cuda/__init__.py b/dask_cuda/__init__.py
index 55207d08f..103ca8ea9 100644
--- a/dask_cuda/__init__.py
+++ b/dask_cuda/__init__.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 from .cuda_worker import CUDAWorker
 from .explicit_comms.dataframe.shuffle import (
     get_rearrange_by_column_wrapper,
-    get_default_shuffle_algorithm,
+    get_default_shuffle_method,
 )
 from .local_cuda_cluster import LocalCUDACluster
 from .proxify_device_objects import proxify_decorator, unproxify_decorator
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 dask.dataframe.shuffle.rearrange_by_column = get_rearrange_by_column_wrapper(
     dask.dataframe.shuffle.rearrange_by_column
 )
-# We have to replace all modules that imports Dask's `get_default_shuffle_algorithm()`
+# We have to replace all modules that imports Dask's `get_default_shuffle_method()`
 # TODO: introduce a shuffle-algorithm dispatcher in Dask so we don't need this hack
-dask.dataframe.shuffle.get_default_shuffle_algorithm = get_default_shuffle_algorithm
-dask.dataframe.multi.get_default_shuffle_algorithm = get_default_shuffle_algorithm
-dask.bag.core.get_default_shuffle_algorithm = get_default_shuffle_algorithm
+dask.dataframe.shuffle.get_default_shuffle_method = get_default_shuffle_method
+dask.dataframe.multi.get_default_shuffle_method = get_default_shuffle_method
+dask.bag.core.get_default_shuffle_method = get_default_shuffle_method
 
 
 # Monkey patching Dask to make use of proxify and unproxify in compatibility mode
diff --git a/dask_cuda/explicit_comms/dataframe/shuffle.py b/dask_cuda/explicit_comms/dataframe/shuffle.py
index a444fce0b..0ca1c48ee 100644
--- a/dask_cuda/explicit_comms/dataframe/shuffle.py
+++ b/dask_cuda/explicit_comms/dataframe/shuffle.py
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
     return wrapper
 
 
-def get_default_shuffle_algorithm() -> str:
+def get_default_shuffle_method() -> str:
     """Return the default shuffle algorithm used by Dask
 
     This changes the default shuffle algorithm from "p2p" to "tasks"
@@ -594,4 +594,4 @@ def get_default_shuffle_algorithm() -> str:
     ret = dask.config.get("dataframe.shuffle.algorithm", None)
     if ret is None and _use_explicit_comms():
         return "tasks"
-    return dask.utils.get_default_shuffle_algorithm()
+    return dask.utils.get_default_shuffle_method()