diff --git a/docs/api.rst b/docs/api.rst
index 859ada97..61681596 100644
--- a/docs/api.rst
+++ b/docs/api.rst
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ econtext.fakessh
 
 .. automodule:: econtext.fakessh
 
-.. autofunction:: econtext.fakessh.run_with_fake_ssh
+.. autofunction:: econtext.fakessh.run
 
 
 Router Class
diff --git a/econtext/fakessh.py b/econtext/fakessh.py
index 91a59c61..f69cde5e 100644
--- a/econtext/fakessh.py
+++ b/econtext/fakessh.py
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ def _fakessh_main(econtext_, dest_context_id):
 # Public API.
 #
 
-def run_with_fake_ssh(dest, router, args, deadline=None):
+def run(dest, router, args, deadline=None):
     """
     Run the command specified by the argument vector `args` such that ``PATH``
     searches for SSH by the command will cause its attempt to use SSH to