diff --git a/internal/repository/repair_index.go b/internal/repository/repair_index.go
index 5674a3963..4ac6cdd3a 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repair_index.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repair_index.go
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func RepairIndex(ctx context.Context, repo *Repository, opts RepairIndexOptions,
 		printer.P("reading pack files\n")
 		bar := printer.NewCounter("packs")
 		bar.SetMax(uint64(len(packSizeFromList)))
-		invalidFiles, err := repo.CreateIndexFromPacks(ctx, packSizeFromList, bar)
+		invalidFiles, err := repo.createIndexFromPacks(ctx, packSizeFromList, bar)
 		bar.Done()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
diff --git a/internal/repository/repository.go b/internal/repository/repository.go
index 7abc5911a..d9dfc4556 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository.go
@@ -656,10 +656,10 @@ func (r *Repository) LoadIndex(ctx context.Context, p *progress.Counter) error {
 	return r.prepareCache()
 }
 
-// CreateIndexFromPacks creates a new index by reading all given pack files (with sizes).
+// createIndexFromPacks creates a new index by reading all given pack files (with sizes).
 // The index is added to the MasterIndex but not marked as finalized.
 // Returned is the list of pack files which could not be read.
-func (r *Repository) CreateIndexFromPacks(ctx context.Context, packsize map[restic.ID]int64, p *progress.Counter) (invalid restic.IDs, err error) {
+func (r *Repository) createIndexFromPacks(ctx context.Context, packsize map[restic.ID]int64, p *progress.Counter) (invalid restic.IDs, err error) {
 	var m sync.Mutex
 
 	debug.Log("Loading index from pack files")