diff --git a/securesystemslib/interface.py b/securesystemslib/interface.py
index b98b2109..84a1d942 100755
--- a/securesystemslib/interface.py
+++ b/securesystemslib/interface.py
@@ -937,8 +937,11 @@ def import_ecdsa_privatekey_from_file(filepath, password=None,
 
 
 
-def import_public_keys_from_file(filepaths, key_types=None):
-  """Import multiple public keys from files.
+def import_publickeys_from_file(filepaths, key_types=None):
+  """Imports multiple public keys from files.
+
+  NOTE: Use 'import_rsa_publickey_from_file' to specify any other than the
+  default signing schemes for an RSA key.
 
   Arguments:
     filepaths: A list of paths to public key files.
@@ -949,8 +952,8 @@ def import_public_keys_from_file(filepaths, key_types=None):
 
   Raises:
     TypeError: filepaths or key_types (if passed) is not iterable.
-    securesystemslib.exceptions.FormatError: key_types is passed and does not
-        have the same length as filepaths or contains an unsupported key type.
+    FormatError: key_types is passed and does not have the same length as
+        filepaths or contains an unsupported key type.
     See import_ed25519_publickey_from_file, import_rsa_publickey_from_file and
     import_ecdsa_publickey_from_file for other exceptions.
 
@@ -959,7 +962,7 @@ def import_public_keys_from_file(filepaths, key_types=None):
 
   """
   if key_types is None:
-    key_types = [securesystemslib.KEY_TYPE_RSA] * len(filepaths)
+    key_types = [KEY_TYPE_RSA] * len(filepaths)
 
   if len(key_types) != len(filepaths):
     raise securesystemslib.exceptions.FormatError(
diff --git a/tests/test_interface.py b/tests/test_interface.py
index 87c96edc..f3e80712 100755
--- a/tests/test_interface.py
+++ b/tests/test_interface.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     generate_and_write_ecdsa_keypair,
     import_ecdsa_publickey_from_file,
     import_ecdsa_privatekey_from_file,
-    import_public_keys_from_file)
+    import_publickeys_from_file)
 
 
 
@@ -499,11 +499,11 @@ def test_ecdsa(self):
 
 
 
-  def test_import_public_keys_from_file(self):
+  def test_import_publickeys_from_file(self):
     """Test import multiple public keys with different types. """
 
     # Successfully import key dict with one key per supported key type
-    key_dict = import_public_keys_from_file([
+    key_dict = import_publickeys_from_file([
         self.path_rsa + ".pub",
         self.path_ed25519  + ".pub",
         self.path_ecdsa  + ".pub"],
@@ -516,28 +516,28 @@ def test_import_public_keys_from_file(self):
       )
 
     # Successfully import default rsa key
-    key_dict = import_public_keys_from_file([self.path_rsa + ".pub"])
+    key_dict = import_publickeys_from_file([self.path_rsa + ".pub"])
     ANY_PUBKEY_DICT_SCHEMA.check_match(key_dict)
     RSAKEY_SCHEMA.check_match(
         list(key_dict.values()).pop())
 
     # Bad default rsa key type for ed25519
     with self.assertRaises(Error):
-      import_public_keys_from_file([self.path_ed25519 + ".pub"])
+      import_publickeys_from_file([self.path_ed25519 + ".pub"])
 
     # Bad ed25519 key type for rsa key
     with self.assertRaises(Error):
-      import_public_keys_from_file(
+      import_publickeys_from_file(
           [self.path_rsa + ".pub"], [KEY_TYPE_ED25519])
 
     # Unsupported key type
     with self.assertRaises(FormatError):
-      import_public_keys_from_file(
+      import_publickeys_from_file(
           [self.path_ed25519 + ".pub"], ["KEY_TYPE_UNSUPPORTED"])
 
     # Mismatching arguments lists lenghts
     with self.assertRaises(FormatError):
-      import_public_keys_from_file(
+      import_publickeys_from_file(
           [self.path_rsa + ".pub", self.path_ed25519 + ".pub"],
           [KEY_TYPE_ED25519])