diff --git a/zerver/lib/sessions.py b/zerver/lib/sessions.py
index 8005525b0b..72e2d5da5e 100644
--- a/zerver/lib/sessions.py
+++ b/zerver/lib/sessions.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@ def get_session_dict_user(session_dict: Mapping[str, int]) -> Optional[int]:
         return None
 
 
-def get_session_user(session: Session) -> Optional[int]:
+def get_session_user_id(session: Session) -> Optional[int]:
     return get_session_dict_user(session.get_decoded())
 
 
 def user_sessions(user_profile: UserProfile) -> List[Session]:
-    return [s for s in Session.objects.all() if get_session_user(s) == user_profile.id]
+    return [s for s in Session.objects.all() if get_session_user_id(s) == user_profile.id]
 
 
 def delete_session(session: Session) -> None:
@@ -42,14 +42,14 @@ def delete_session(session: Session) -> None:
 
 def delete_user_sessions(user_profile: UserProfile) -> None:
     for session in Session.objects.all():
-        if get_session_user(session) == user_profile.id:
+        if get_session_user_id(session) == user_profile.id:
             delete_session(session)
 
 
 def delete_realm_user_sessions(realm: Realm) -> None:
     realm_user_ids = list(UserProfile.objects.filter(realm=realm).values_list("id", flat=True))
     for session in Session.objects.all():
-        if get_session_user(session) in realm_user_ids:
+        if get_session_user_id(session) in realm_user_ids:
             delete_session(session)
 
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ def delete_all_user_sessions() -> None:
 
 def delete_all_deactivated_user_sessions() -> None:
     for session in Session.objects.all():
-        user_profile_id = get_session_user(session)
+        user_profile_id = get_session_user_id(session)
         if user_profile_id is None:  # nocoverage  # TODO: Investigate why we lost coverage on this
             continue
         user_profile = get_user_profile_by_id(user_profile_id)