diff --git a/src/pyhf/tensor/numpy_backend.py b/src/pyhf/tensor/numpy_backend.py
index b1bdcf7880..bb96393937 100644
--- a/src/pyhf/tensor/numpy_backend.py
+++ b/src/pyhf/tensor/numpy_backend.py
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ def sum(self, tensor_in: Tensor[T], axis: int | None = None) -> ArrayLike:
         return np.sum(tensor_in, axis=axis)
 
     def product(self, tensor_in: Tensor[T], axis: Shape | None = None) -> ArrayLike:
-        return np.product(tensor_in, axis=axis)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        return np.prod(tensor_in, axis=axis)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
 
     def abs(self, tensor: Tensor[T]) -> ArrayLike:
         return np.abs(tensor)