diff --git a/frappe/utils/data.py b/frappe/utils/data.py
index 0df5a32ef5..f3100cbbf5 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/data.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/data.py
@@ -291,6 +291,12 @@ def add_years(date: DateTimeLikeObject, years: NumericType) -> DateTimeLikeObjec
 
 
 def date_diff(string_ed_date, string_st_date):
+	"""Returns the difference between given two dates in days."""
+	return days_diff(string_ed_date, string_st_date)
+
+
+def days_diff(string_ed_date, string_st_date):
+	"""Returns the difference between given two dates in days."""
 	return (getdate(string_ed_date) - getdate(string_st_date)).days