diff --git a/examples/async/examples/query_runtime_api.rs b/examples/async/examples/query_runtime_api.rs
index 8ad45b8cc..688dc1384 100644
--- a/examples/async/examples/query_runtime_api.rs
+++ b/examples/async/examples/query_runtime_api.rs
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async fn main() {
 	println!("To exceute the balance extrinsic, the following fee is required: {:?}", final_fee);
 
 	// Get the authority Ids.
-	let authority_ids: Vec<sr25519::Public> = runtime_api.authority_discovery(None).await.unwrap();
+	let authority_ids: Vec<sr25519::Public> = runtime_api.authorities(None).await.unwrap();
 	println!("The following authorities are currently active:");
 	for authority in authority_ids {
 		println!("{:?}", authority);
diff --git a/src/api/runtime_api/authority_discovery.rs b/src/api/runtime_api/authority_discovery.rs
index 5f5059f43..f41026246 100644
--- a/src/api/runtime_api/authority_discovery.rs
+++ b/src/api/runtime_api/authority_discovery.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ use codec::Decode;
 #[maybe_async::maybe_async(?Send)]
 pub trait AuthorityDiscoveryApi: RuntimeApi {
 	/// Retrieve authority identifiers of the current and next authority set.
-	async fn authority_discovery<AuthorityId: Decode>(
+	async fn authorities<AuthorityId: Decode>(
 		&self,
 		at_block: Option<Self::Hash>,
 	) -> Result<Vec<AuthorityId>>;
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ where
 	T: Config,
 	Client: Request,
 {
-	async fn authority_discovery<AuthorityId: Decode>(
+	async fn authorities<AuthorityId: Decode>(
 		&self,
 		at_block: Option<Self::Hash>,
 	) -> Result<Vec<AuthorityId>> {
diff --git a/testing/async/examples/runtime_api_tests.rs b/testing/async/examples/runtime_api_tests.rs
index 17a1b0f49..4f5aec15c 100644
--- a/testing/async/examples/runtime_api_tests.rs
+++ b/testing/async/examples/runtime_api_tests.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ async fn main() {
 	assert_eq!(alice_nonce, api.get_nonce().await.unwrap());
 
 	// Authority Discovery
-	let authority_id: Vec<sr25519::Public> = runtime_api.authority_discovery(None).await.unwrap();
+	let authority_id: Vec<sr25519::Public> = runtime_api.authorities(None).await.unwrap();
 	assert!(authority_id.len() > 0);
 
 	// BlockBuilder