diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/check.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/check.go
index 069a1c275f5..e43c4cab043 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/check.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/check.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func (check *ThrottlerCheck) Check(ctx context.Context, appName string, scope ba
 		}
 
 		metricResultFunc := func() (metricResult base.MetricResult, threshold float64) {
-			return check.throttler.getMySQLStoreMetric(ctx, metricScope, metricName)
+			return check.throttler.getScopedMetric(metricScope, metricName)
 		}
 
 		metricCheckResult := check.checkAppMetricResult(ctx, appName, metricResultFunc, flags)
diff --git a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/throttler.go b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/throttler.go
index 564651fff94..49a817c5952 100644
--- a/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/throttler.go
+++ b/go/vt/vttablet/tabletserver/throttle/throttler.go
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ func (throttler *Throttler) getAggregatedMetric(aggregatedName string) base.Metr
 	return base.NoSuchMetric
 }
 
-func (throttler *Throttler) getMySQLStoreMetric(ctx context.Context, scope base.Scope, metricName base.MetricName) (base.MetricResult, float64) {
+func (throttler *Throttler) getScopedMetric(scope base.Scope, metricName base.MetricName) (base.MetricResult, float64) {
 	thresholdVal, found := throttler.metricThresholds.Get(metricName.String())
 	if !found {
 		return base.NoSuchMetric, 0