diff --git a/models/user/user.go b/models/user/user.go
index d2ebb46da3..5844189e17 100644
--- a/models/user/user.go
+++ b/models/user/user.go
@@ -307,8 +307,8 @@ func (u *User) HTMLURL() string {
 	return setting.AppURL + url.PathEscape(u.Name)
 }
 
-// APAPIURL returns the IRI to the api endpoint of the user
-func (u *User) APAPIURL() string {
+// APActorID returns the IRI to the api endpoint of the user
+func (u *User) APActorID() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%vapi/v1/activitypub/user-id/%v", setting.AppURL, url.PathEscape(fmt.Sprintf("%v", u.ID)))
 }
 
diff --git a/models/user/user_test.go b/models/user/user_test.go
index 9efe9a9ef5..7457256017 100644
--- a/models/user/user_test.go
+++ b/models/user/user_test.go
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ func TestGetAllUsers(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.False(t, found[user_model.UserTypeOrganization], users)
 }
 
-func TestAPAPIURL(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAPActorID(t *testing.T) {
 	user := user_model.User{ID: 1}
-	url := user.APAPIURL()
+	url := user.APActorID()
 	expected := "https://try.gitea.io/api/v1/activitypub/user-id/1"
 	if url != expected {
-		t.Errorf("unexpected APAPIURL, expected: %q, actual: %q", expected, url)
+		t.Errorf("unexpected APActorID, expected: %q, actual: %q", expected, url)
 	}
 }