diff --git a/pystac/catalog.py b/pystac/catalog.py
index 35be90f8f..5fbb209b3 100644
--- a/pystac/catalog.py
+++ b/pystac/catalog.py
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ def from_dict(
             info = identify_stac_object(d)
             d = migrate_to_latest(d, info)
 
-        if not cls.dict_matches_object_type(d):
+        if not cls.matches_object_type(d):
             raise STACTypeError(f"{d} does not represent a {cls.__name__} instance")
 
         catalog_type = CatalogType.determine_type(d)
@@ -964,5 +964,5 @@ def from_file(cls, href: str, stac_io: Optional[pystac.StacIO] = None) -> "Catal
         return result
 
     @classmethod
-    def dict_matches_object_type(cls, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    def matches_object_type(cls, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
         return identify_stac_object_type(d) == STACObjectType.CATALOG
diff --git a/pystac/collection.py b/pystac/collection.py
index 0d0b6ea4d..77a9a8644 100644
--- a/pystac/collection.py
+++ b/pystac/collection.py
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ def from_dict(
             info = identify_stac_object(d)
             d = migrate_to_latest(d, info)
 
-        if not cls.dict_matches_object_type(d):
+        if not cls.matches_object_type(d):
             raise STACTypeError(f"{d} does not represent a {cls.__name__} instance")
 
         catalog_type = CatalogType.determine_type(d)
@@ -685,5 +685,5 @@ def from_file(
         return result
 
     @classmethod
-    def dict_matches_object_type(cls, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    def matches_object_type(cls, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
         return identify_stac_object_type(d) == STACObjectType.COLLECTION
diff --git a/pystac/item.py b/pystac/item.py
index ff4a0a984..d0896a324 100644
--- a/pystac/item.py
+++ b/pystac/item.py
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ def from_dict(
             info = identify_stac_object(d)
             d = migrate_to_latest(d, info)
 
-        if not cls.dict_matches_object_type(d):
+        if not cls.matches_object_type(d):
             raise pystac.STACTypeError(
                 f"{d} does not represent a {cls.__name__} instance"
             )
@@ -990,5 +990,5 @@ def from_file(cls, href: str, stac_io: Optional[pystac.StacIO] = None) -> "Item"
         return result
 
     @classmethod
-    def dict_matches_object_type(cls, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    def matches_object_type(cls, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
         return identify_stac_object_type(d) == STACObjectType.ITEM
diff --git a/pystac/stac_object.py b/pystac/stac_object.py
index a6a16b550..7564b104f 100644
--- a/pystac/stac_object.py
+++ b/pystac/stac_object.py
@@ -515,7 +515,7 @@ def from_dict(
 
     @classmethod
     @abstractmethod
-    def dict_matches_object_type(cls, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
+    def matches_object_type(cls, d: Dict[str, Any]) -> bool:
         """Returns a boolean indicating whether the given dictionary represents a valid
         instance of this :class:`~STACObject` sub-class.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_writing.py b/tests/test_writing.py
index 85d197665..665a053b9 100644
--- a/tests/test_writing.py
+++ b/tests/test_writing.py
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ def validate_catalog_link_type(
             cat_dict = pystac.StacIO.default().read_json(href)
             cat = pystac.read_file(href)
             if not isinstance(cat, pystac.Catalog):
-                raise pystac.STACTypeError(f"File at {href} is a {cat.STAC_OBJECT_TYPE} not a Catalog.")
+                raise pystac.STACTypeError(
+                    f"File at {href} is a {cat.STAC_OBJECT_TYPE} not a Catalog."
+                )
 
             rels = set([link["rel"] for link in cat_dict["links"]])
             self.assertEqual("self" in rels, should_include_self)