diff --git a/internal/getproviders/registry_client.go b/internal/getproviders/registry_client.go
index d6114791e5c3..7608fb806aee 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/registry_client.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/registry_client.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	configureDiscoveryRetry()
-	ConfigureProviderRequestTimeout()
+	configureRequestTimeout()
 }
 
 var SupportedPluginProtocols = MustParseVersionConstraints("~> 5")
@@ -492,9 +492,9 @@ func maxRetryErrorHandler(resp *http.Response, err error, numTries int) (*http.R
 	return resp, fmt.Errorf("the request failed, please try again later%s", errMsg)
 }
 
-// ConfigureProviderRequestTimeout configures the registry client request timeout from
+// configureRequestTimeout configures the registry client request timeout from
 // environment variables
-func ConfigureProviderRequestTimeout() {
+func configureRequestTimeout() {
 	requestTimeout = defaultRequestTimeout
 
 	if v := os.Getenv(registryClientTimeoutEnvName); v != "" {
diff --git a/internal/getproviders/registry_client_test.go b/internal/getproviders/registry_client_test.go
index 941bf58ae1a3..e294fb3af890 100644
--- a/internal/getproviders/registry_client_test.go
+++ b/internal/getproviders/registry_client_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func TestConfigureRegistryClientTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		}(os.Getenv(registryClientTimeoutEnvName))
 		os.Setenv(registryClientTimeoutEnvName, "20")
 
-		ConfigureProviderRequestTimeout()
+		configureRequestTimeout()
 		expected := 20 * time.Second
 		if requestTimeout != expected {
 			t.Fatalf("expected timeout %q, got %q",
diff --git a/registry/client.go b/registry/client.go
index 13d4f0219d4b..03e6f7c9690c 100644
--- a/registry/client.go
+++ b/registry/client.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ var (
 
 func init() {
 	configureDiscoveryRetry()
-	ConfigureProviderRequestTimeout()
+	configureRequestTimeout()
 }
 
 // Client provides methods to query Terraform Registries.
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ func maxRetryErrorHandler(resp *http.Response, err error, numTries int) (*http.R
 	return resp, fmt.Errorf("the request failed, please try again later%s", errMsg)
 }
 
-// ConfigureProviderRequestTimeout configures the registry client request timeout from
+// configureRequestTimeout configures the registry client request timeout from
 // environment variables
-func ConfigureProviderRequestTimeout() {
+func configureRequestTimeout() {
 	requestTimeout = defaultRequestTimeout
 
 	if v := os.Getenv(registryClientTimeoutEnvName); v != "" {
diff --git a/registry/client_test.go b/registry/client_test.go
index 1ad3e185cadc..ad5270fa1eab 100644
--- a/registry/client_test.go
+++ b/registry/client_test.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestConfigureRegistryClientTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		}(os.Getenv(registryClientTimeoutEnvName))
 		os.Setenv(registryClientTimeoutEnvName, "20")
 
-		ConfigureProviderRequestTimeout()
+		configureRequestTimeout()
 		expected := 20 * time.Second
 		if requestTimeout != expected {
 			t.Fatalf("expected timeout %q, got %q",