diff --git a/quinn-proto/src/connection/mod.rs b/quinn-proto/src/connection/mod.rs
index 8b3df99e8..eb137ccf3 100644
--- a/quinn-proto/src/connection/mod.rs
+++ b/quinn-proto/src/connection/mod.rs
@@ -904,12 +904,8 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Read the next ordered chunk from the given recv stream
-    pub fn read_chunk(
-        &mut self,
-        id: StreamId,
-        max_length: usize,
-    ) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, ReadError> {
-        let result = self.streams.read_chunk(id, max_length);
+    pub fn read(&mut self, id: StreamId, max_length: usize) -> Result<Option<Bytes>, ReadError> {
+        let result = self.streams.read(id, max_length);
         self.post_read(id, &result);
         Ok(result?.map(|x| x.result))
     }
diff --git a/quinn-proto/src/connection/streams.rs b/quinn-proto/src/connection/streams.rs
index 34197b7e9..b591a6b0c 100644
--- a/quinn-proto/src/connection/streams.rs
+++ b/quinn-proto/src/connection/streams.rs
@@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ impl Streams {
         self.try_read(id, |rs| rs.read_unordered())
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn read_chunk(&mut self, id: StreamId, max_length: usize) -> ReadResult<Bytes> {
-        self.try_read(id, |rs| rs.read_chunk(max_length))
+    pub(crate) fn read(&mut self, id: StreamId, max_length: usize) -> ReadResult<Bytes> {
+        self.try_read(id, |rs| rs.read(max_length))
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn read_chunks(
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(client.data_recvd, 2048);
         assert_eq!(client.local_max_data - initial_max, 0);
-        client.read_chunk(id, 1024).unwrap();
+        client.read(id, 1024).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(client.local_max_data - initial_max, 1024);
         assert_eq!(
             client
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ mod tests {
             }
         );
         assert!(client.stop(id).is_err());
-        assert_eq!(client.read_chunk(id, 0), Err(ReadError::UnknownStream));
+        assert_eq!(client.read(id, 0), Err(ReadError::UnknownStream));
         assert_eq!(client.read_unordered(id), Err(ReadError::UnknownStream));
         assert_eq!(client.local_max_data - initial_max, 32);
         assert_eq!(
diff --git a/quinn-proto/src/connection/streams/recv.rs b/quinn-proto/src/connection/streams/recv.rs
index 6a45109de..bddce94fa 100644
--- a/quinn-proto/src/connection/streams/recv.rs
+++ b/quinn-proto/src/connection/streams/recv.rs
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ impl Recv {
         }
     }
 
-    pub(super) fn read_chunk(&mut self, max_length: usize) -> StreamReadResult<Bytes> {
+    pub(super) fn read(&mut self, max_length: usize) -> StreamReadResult<Bytes> {
         if self.assembler.is_stopped() {
             return Err(ReadError::UnknownStream);
         }
diff --git a/quinn-proto/src/tests/mod.rs b/quinn-proto/src/tests/mod.rs
index 6e0250a9a..bb26763e8 100644
--- a/quinn-proto/src/tests/mod.rs
+++ b/quinn-proto/src/tests/mod.rs
@@ -752,13 +752,13 @@ fn key_update_reordered() {
 
     let buf1 = pair
         .server_conn_mut(server_ch)
-        .read_chunk(s, usize::MAX)
+        .read(s, usize::MAX)
         .unwrap()
         .unwrap();
     assert_matches!(&*buf1, MSG1);
     let buf2 = pair
         .server_conn_mut(server_ch)
-        .read_chunk(s, usize::MAX)
+        .read(s, usize::MAX)
         .unwrap()
         .unwrap();
     assert_eq!(buf2, MSG2);
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ fn test_flow_control(config: TransportConfig, window_size: usize) {
         .unwrap();
     pair.drive();
     assert_eq!(
-        pair.server_conn_mut(server_conn).read_chunk(s, usize::MAX),
+        pair.server_conn_mut(server_conn).read(s, usize::MAX),
         Err(ReadError::Reset(VarInt(42)))
     );
 
@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@ fn test_flow_control(config: TransportConfig, window_size: usize) {
     pair.drive();
     let mut cursor = 0;
     loop {
-        match pair.server_conn_mut(server_conn).read_chunk(s, usize::MAX) {
+        match pair.server_conn_mut(server_conn).read(s, usize::MAX) {
             Ok(Some(buf)) => {
                 cursor += buf.len();
             }
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@ fn test_flow_control(config: TransportConfig, window_size: usize) {
     pair.drive();
     let mut cursor = 0;
     loop {
-        match pair.server_conn_mut(server_conn).read_chunk(s, usize::MAX) {
+        match pair.server_conn_mut(server_conn).read(s, usize::MAX) {
             Ok(Some(buf)) => {
                 cursor += buf.len();
             }
diff --git a/quinn/src/streams.rs b/quinn/src/streams.rs
index 61cf0476d..c896353f3 100644
--- a/quinn/src/streams.rs
+++ b/quinn/src/streams.rs
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ where
     ) -> Poll<Result<(), ReadError>> {
         self.poll_read_generic(cx, |conn, stream| {
             conn.inner
-                .read_chunk(stream, buf.remaining())
+                .read(stream, buf.remaining())
                 .map(|val| val.map(|chunk| buf.put_slice(&chunk)))
         })
         .map(|res| res.map(|_| ()))
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ where
         cx: &mut Context,
         max_length: usize,
     ) -> Poll<Result<Option<Bytes>, ReadError>> {
-        self.poll_read_generic(cx, |conn, stream| conn.inner.read_chunk(stream, max_length))
+        self.poll_read_generic(cx, |conn, stream| conn.inner.read(stream, max_length))
     }
 
     /// Read the next segments of data