diff --git a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
index 7df55a32d..07c722016 100644
--- a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::init()
 {
     std::string cacheInfoFile = "nix-cache-info";
 
-    auto cacheInfo = getFile(cacheInfoFile);
+    auto cacheInfo = getFileContents(cacheInfoFile);
     if (!cacheInfo) {
         upsertFile(cacheInfoFile, "StoreDir: " + storeDir + "\n", "text/x-nix-cache-info");
     } else {
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ void BinaryCacheStore::upsertFile(const std::string & path,
 
 void BinaryCacheStore::getFile(const std::string & path, Sink & sink)
 {
-    sink(*getFile(path));
+    sink(*getFileContents(path));
 }
 
-std::optional<std::string> BinaryCacheStore::getFile(const std::string & path)
+std::optional<std::string> BinaryCacheStore::getFileContents(const std::string & path)
 {
     StringSink sink;
     try {
@@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<const ValidPathInfo> BinaryCacheStore::queryPathInfoUncached(con
 
     auto narInfoFile = narInfoFileFor(storePath);
 
-    auto data = getFile(narInfoFile);
+    auto data = getFileContents(narInfoFile);
 
     if (!data) return nullptr;
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<const Realisation> BinaryCacheStore::queryRealisationUncached(co
 {
     auto outputInfoFilePath = realisationsPrefix + "/" + id.to_string() + ".doi";
 
-    auto data = getFile(outputInfoFilePath);
+    auto data = getFileContents(outputInfoFilePath);
     if (!data) return {};
 
     auto realisation = Realisation::fromJSON(
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ std::optional<std::string> BinaryCacheStore::getBuildLogExact(const StorePath &
 
     debug("fetching build log from binary cache '%s/%s'", getUri(), logPath);
 
-    return getFile(logPath);
+    return getFileContents(logPath);
 }
 
 void BinaryCacheStore::addBuildLog(const StorePath & drvPath, std::string_view log)
diff --git a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh
index 510965d12..cd963fbf9 100644
--- a/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh
+++ b/src/libstore/binary-cache-store.hh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ public:
      */
     virtual void getFile(const std::string & path, Sink & sink);
 
-    virtual std::optional<std::string> getFile(const std::string & path);
+    virtual std::optional<std::string> getFileContents(const std::string & path);
 
 public:
 
diff --git a/src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc b/src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc
index 8cbb50ee9..f64da2569 100644
--- a/src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/http-binary-cache-store.cc
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ protected:
         }
     }
 
-    std::optional<std::string> getFile(const std::string & path) override
+    std::optional<std::string> getFileContents(const std::string & path) override
     {
         checkEnabled();