diff --git a/liblvm/.exported_symbols b/liblvm/.exported_symbols
index f40341e71..d0e87df64 100644
--- a/liblvm/.exported_symbols
+++ b/liblvm/.exported_symbols
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ lvm_vg_write
 lvm_vg_open
 lvm_vg_close
 lvm_vg_remove
-lvm_scan_vgs
+lvm_scan
 lvm_errno
 lvm_errmsg
 lvm_vg_list_pvs
diff --git a/liblvm/lvm.h b/liblvm/lvm.h
index 4b1155f7a..33fe9ac5b 100644
--- a/liblvm/lvm.h
+++ b/liblvm/lvm.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ const char *lvm_errmsg(lvm_t libh);
  *
  * \return  Status code of 1 (success) or 0 (failure).
  */
-int lvm_scan_vgs(lvm_t libh);
+int lvm_scan(lvm_t libh);
 
 /*************************** volume group handling **************************/
 
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ int lvm_scan_vgs(lvm_t libh);
  * Return the list of volume group names.
  *
  * NOTE: This function will _NOT_ scan devices in the system for LVM metadata.
- * To scan the system, use lvm_scan_vgs.
+ * To scan the system, use lvm_scan.
  *
  * To process the list, use the dm_list iterator functions.  For example:
  *      vg_t *vg;
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ struct dm_list *lvm_list_vg_names(lvm_t libh);
  * Return the list of volume group uuids.
  *
  * NOTE: This function will _NOT_ scan devices in the system for LVM metadata.
- * To scan the system, use lvm_scan_vgs.
+ * To scan the system, use lvm_scan.
  *
  * \param   libh
  *          Handle obtained from lvm_create.
diff --git a/liblvm/lvm_vg.c b/liblvm/lvm_vg.c
index 5307d7fe4..423a4833a 100644
--- a/liblvm/lvm_vg.c
+++ b/liblvm/lvm_vg.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ struct dm_list *lvm_list_vg_uuids(lvm_t libh)
 	return get_vgids((struct cmd_context *)libh, 0);
 }
 
-int lvm_scan_vgs(lvm_t libh)
+int lvm_scan(lvm_t libh)
 {
 	return lvmcache_label_scan((struct cmd_context *)libh, 2);
 }
diff --git a/test/api/test.c b/test/api/test.c
index f8e73ed8a..289278dee 100644
--- a/test/api/test.c
+++ b/test/api/test.c
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ static void _pvs_in_vg(char **argv, int argc)
 
 static void _scan_vgs(lvm_t libh)
 {
-	lvm_scan_vgs(libh);
+	lvm_scan(libh);
 }
 
 static void _list_vg_names(lvm_t libh)