diff --git a/frappe/auth.py b/frappe/auth.py
index 9135b139ae..7c8c119414 100644
--- a/frappe/auth.py
+++ b/frappe/auth.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import frappe.utils.user
 from frappe import conf
 from frappe.sessions import Session, clear_sessions, delete_session
 from frappe.modules.patch_handler import check_session_stopped
-from frappe.translate import guess_language
+from frappe.translate import get_language
 from frappe.utils.password import check_password
 from frappe.core.doctype.activity_log.activity_log import add_authentication_log
 from frappe.twofactor import (should_run_2fa, authenticate_for_2factor,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class HTTPRequest:
 				frappe.throw(_("Invalid Request"), frappe.CSRFTokenError)
 
 	def set_lang(self):
-		frappe.local.lang = guess_language()
+		frappe.local.lang = get_language()
 
 	def get_db_name(self):
 		"""get database name from conf"""
diff --git a/frappe/translate.py b/frappe/translate.py
index c567d0615c..50da6e7297 100644
--- a/frappe/translate.py
+++ b/frappe/translate.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from frappe.model.utils import InvalidIncludePath, render_include
 from frappe.utils import is_html, strip, strip_html_tags
 
 
-def guess_language(lang_list=None):
+def get_language(lang_list=None):
 	"""Set `frappe.local.lang` from HTTP headers at beginning of request
 
 	Order of priority for setting language: