diff --git a/include/openmc/cell.h b/include/openmc/cell.h
index 90c03e3a90..2cd98ada1a 100644
--- a/include/openmc/cell.h
+++ b/include/openmc/cell.h
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ protected:
   static BoundingBox bounding_box_complex(std::vector<int32_t> rpn);
   static void apply_demorgan(std::vector<int32_t>::iterator start,
                              std::vector<int32_t>::iterator stop);
-  static void remove_complements(std::vector<int32_t>& rpn);
+  static void remove_complement_ops(std::vector<int32_t>& rpn);
   static std::vector<int32_t>::iterator
   find_left_parenthesis(std::vector<int32_t>::iterator start,
                         const std::vector<int32_t>& rpn);
diff --git a/src/cell.cpp b/src/cell.cpp
index f560698aa2..7ad48bd326 100644
--- a/src/cell.cpp
+++ b/src/cell.cpp
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ CSGCell::find_left_parenthesis(std::vector<int32_t>::iterator start,
   return it;
 }
 
-void CSGCell::remove_complements(std::vector<int32_t>& rpn) {
+void CSGCell::remove_complement_ops(std::vector<int32_t>& rpn) {
   auto it = std::find(rpn.begin(), rpn.end(), OP_COMPLEMENT);
   while (it != rpn.end()) {
     // find the opening parenthesis (if any)
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ void CSGCell::remove_complements(std::vector<int32_t>& rpn) {
 
 BoundingBox CSGCell::bounding_box_complex(std::vector<int32_t> rpn) {
   // remove complements by adjusting surface signs and operators
-  remove_complements(rpn);
+  remove_complement_ops(rpn);
 
   // use the first token to set the bounding box
   auto it = rpn.begin();