diff --git a/zerver/lib/import_realm.py b/zerver/lib/import_realm.py
index 2e6e6edeef..d2c4934581 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/import_realm.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/import_realm.py
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ def do_import_realm(import_dir: Path, subdomain: str, processes: int = 1) -> Rea
     if "zerver_usergroup" in data:
         re_map_foreign_keys(data, "zerver_usergroup", "realm", related_table="realm")
         re_map_foreign_keys_many_to_many(
-            data, "zerver_usergroup", "members", related_table="user_profile"
+            data, "zerver_usergroup", "direct_members", related_table="user_profile"
         )
         update_model_ids(UserGroup, data, "usergroup")
         bulk_import_model(data, UserGroup)
diff --git a/zerver/models.py b/zerver/models.py
index 014a7b3008..ec7dc7473a 100644
--- a/zerver/models.py
+++ b/zerver/models.py
@@ -1978,7 +1978,7 @@ class PasswordTooWeakError(Exception):
 class UserGroup(models.Model):
     id: int = models.AutoField(auto_created=True, primary_key=True, verbose_name="ID")
     name: str = models.CharField(max_length=100)
-    members: Manager = models.ManyToManyField(UserProfile, through="UserGroupMembership")
+    direct_members: Manager = models.ManyToManyField(UserProfile, through="UserGroupMembership")
     realm: Realm = models.ForeignKey(Realm, on_delete=CASCADE)
     description: str = models.TextField(default="")
     is_system_group: bool = models.BooleanField(default=False)