diff --git a/src/calibre/customize/__init__.py b/src/calibre/customize/__init__.py
index 571ba542d0..a6bf55eec4 100644
--- a/src/calibre/customize/__init__.py
+++ b/src/calibre/customize/__init__.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class CatalogPlugin(Plugin):
 
     cli_options = []
 
-    def search_sort_db_as_dict(self, db, opts):
+    def search_sort_db(self, db, opts):
         if opts.search_text:
             db.search(opts.search_text)
         if opts.sort_by:
diff --git a/src/calibre/library/catalog.py b/src/calibre/library/catalog.py
index 8efb36a88f..42f0139cd8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/library/catalog.py
+++ b/src/calibre/library/catalog.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class CSV_XML(CatalogPlugin):
                 log("  %s: %s" % (key, opts_dict[key]))
 
         # Get the sorted, filtered database as a dictionary
-        data = self.search_sort_db_as_dict(db, opts)
+        data = self.search_sort_db(db, opts)
 
         if not len(data):
             log.error("\nNo matching database entries for search criteria '%s'" % opts.search_text)