diff --git a/include/openmc/cell.h b/include/openmc/cell.h
index 4bf2954b7..afc9a33c5 100644
--- a/include/openmc/cell.h
+++ b/include/openmc/cell.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ protected:
   //! Determine the path to this cell instance in the geometry hierarchy
   //! \param[in] instance of the cell to find parent cells for
   //! \return parent cells
-  vector<ParentCell> find_parent_cells_exhaustive(
+  vector<ParentCell> exhaustive_find_parent_cells(
     int32_t instance) const;
 
   //! Inner function for retrieving contained cells
diff --git a/src/cell.cpp b/src/cell.cpp
index edb3b2937..0c0e749c4 100644
--- a/src/cell.cpp
+++ b/src/cell.cpp
@@ -1364,11 +1364,11 @@ vector<ParentCell> Cell::find_parent_cells(
   }
 
   // fall back on an exhaustive search for the cell's parents
-  return find_parent_cells_exhaustive(instance);
+  return exhaustive_find_parent_cells(instance);
 }
 
 
-vector<ParentCell> Cell::find_parent_cells_exhaustive(
+vector<ParentCell> Cell::exhaustive_find_parent_cells(
   int32_t instance) const
 {
   ParentCellStack stack;
@@ -1472,7 +1472,7 @@ std::unordered_map<int32_t, vector<int32_t>> Cell::get_contained_cells(
   if (hint)
     parent_cells = find_parent_cells(instance, *hint);
   else
-    parent_cells = find_parent_cells_exhaustive(instance);
+    parent_cells = exhaustive_find_parent_cells(instance);
 
   // if this cell is filled w/ a material, it contains no other cells
   if (type_ != Fill::MATERIAL) {