diff --git a/src/wave/model/ocb-wifi-mac.cc b/src/wave/model/ocb-wifi-mac.cc
index 2283ef8c7..5c1abd80a 100644
--- a/src/wave/model/ocb-wifi-mac.cc
+++ b/src/wave/model/ocb-wifi-mac.cc
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ void
 OcbWifiMac::MakeVirtualBusy (Time duration)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << duration);
-  m_channelAccessManager->NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStartNow (duration);
+  m_channelAccessManager->NotifyCcaBusyStartNow (duration);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/channel-access-manager.cc b/src/wifi/model/channel-access-manager.cc
index 3b9089f14..f212bd8ca 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/channel-access-manager.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/channel-access-manager.cc
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ public:
   {
     m_cam->NotifyTxStartNow (duration);
   }
-  void NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (Time duration)
+  void NotifyCcaBusyStart (Time duration)
   {
-    m_cam->NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStartNow (duration);
+    m_cam->NotifyCcaBusyStartNow (duration);
   }
   void NotifySwitchingStart (Time duration)
   {
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ ChannelAccessManager::NotifyTxStartNow (Time duration)
 }
 
 void
-ChannelAccessManager::NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStartNow (Time duration)
+ChannelAccessManager::NotifyCcaBusyStartNow (Time duration)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << duration);
   NS_LOG_DEBUG ("busy start for " << duration);
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/channel-access-manager.h b/src/wifi/model/channel-access-manager.h
index b52832af1..9efdf3e82 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/channel-access-manager.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/channel-access-manager.h
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public:
    *
    * Notify the Txop that a CCA busy period has just started.
    */
-  void NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStartNow (Time duration);
+  void NotifyCcaBusyStartNow (Time duration);
   /**
    * \param duration expected duration of channel switching period
    *
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-listener.h b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-listener.h
index 85ea48b2c..5a9046d03 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-listener.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-listener.h
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public:
    * which the last NotifyCcaBusyStart method is called and
    * what duration it reported.
    */
-  virtual void NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (Time duration) = 0;
+  virtual void NotifyCcaBusyStart (Time duration) = 0;
   /**
    * \param duration the expected channel switching duration.
    *
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-state-helper.cc b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-state-helper.cc
index 14aeaff0d..8cd5bfd29 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-state-helper.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-state-helper.cc
@@ -266,12 +266,12 @@ WifiPhyStateHelper::NotifyRxEndError (void)
 }
 
 void
-WifiPhyStateHelper::NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (Time duration)
+WifiPhyStateHelper::NotifyCcaBusyStart (Time duration)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
   for (const auto& listener : m_listeners)
     {
-      listener->NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (duration);
+      listener->NotifyCcaBusyStart (duration);
     }
 }
 
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ WifiPhyStateHelper::SwitchMaybeToCcaBusy (Time duration)
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << duration);
   if (GetState () != WifiPhyState::RX)
     {
-      NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (duration);
+      NotifyCcaBusyStart (duration);
     }
   Time now = Simulator::Now ();
   switch (GetState ())
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ WifiPhyStateHelper::SwitchFromRxAbort (void)
   NotifyRxEndOk ();
   DoSwitchFromRx ();
   m_endCcaBusy = Simulator::Now ();
-  NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (Seconds (0));
+  NotifyCcaBusyStart (Seconds (0));
   NS_ASSERT (IsStateIdle ());
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-state-helper.h b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-state-helper.h
index b7ad2f5a5..cbec432c2 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-state-helper.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-phy-state-helper.h
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ private:
    *
    * \param duration the duration of the CCA state
    */
-  void NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (Time duration);
+  void NotifyCcaBusyStart (Time duration);
   /**
    * Notify all WifiPhyListener that we are switching channel with the given channel
    * switching delay.
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-radio-energy-model.cc b/src/wifi/model/wifi-radio-energy-model.cc
index 2d8e3abf4..a54950297 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-radio-energy-model.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-radio-energy-model.cc
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ WifiRadioEnergyModelPhyListener::NotifyTxStart (Time duration, double txPowerDbm
 }
 
 void
-WifiRadioEnergyModelPhyListener::NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (Time duration)
+WifiRadioEnergyModelPhyListener::NotifyCcaBusyStart (Time duration)
 {
   NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << duration);
   if (m_changeStateCallback.IsNull ())
diff --git a/src/wifi/model/wifi-radio-energy-model.h b/src/wifi/model/wifi-radio-energy-model.h
index 5a3d95466..bd22090ed 100644
--- a/src/wifi/model/wifi-radio-energy-model.h
+++ b/src/wifi/model/wifi-radio-energy-model.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public:
    *
    * Defined in ns3::WifiPhyListener
    */
-  void NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (Time duration) override;
+  void NotifyCcaBusyStart (Time duration) override;
 
   /**
    * \param duration the expected channel switching duration.
diff --git a/src/wifi/test/channel-access-manager-test.cc b/src/wifi/test/channel-access-manager-test.cc
index bf6216211..6bca13b14 100644
--- a/src/wifi/test/channel-access-manager-test.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/test/channel-access-manager-test.cc
@@ -718,7 +718,7 @@ void
 ChannelAccessManagerTest<TxopType>::AddCcaBusyEvt (uint64_t at, uint64_t duration)
 {
   Simulator::Schedule (MicroSeconds (at) - Now (),
-                       &ChannelAccessManager::NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStartNow, m_ChannelAccessManager,
+                       &ChannelAccessManager::NotifyCcaBusyStartNow, m_ChannelAccessManager,
                        MicroSeconds (duration));
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wifi/test/spectrum-wifi-phy-test.cc b/src/wifi/test/spectrum-wifi-phy-test.cc
index efea7923f..a5237b3b1 100644
--- a/src/wifi/test/spectrum-wifi-phy-test.cc
+++ b/src/wifi/test/spectrum-wifi-phy-test.cc
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ public:
   {
     NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this << duration << txPowerDbm);
   }
-  void NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (Time duration) override
+  void NotifyCcaBusyStart (Time duration) override
   {
     NS_LOG_FUNCTION (this);
     ++m_notifyMaybeCcaBusyStart;
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ SpectrumWifiPhyListenerTest::DoRun (void)
   Simulator::Run ();
 
   NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ (m_count, 1, "Didn't receive right number of packets");
-  NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ (m_listener->m_notifyMaybeCcaBusyStart, 2, "Didn't receive NotifyMaybeCcaBusyStart (once preamble is detected + prolonged by L-SIG reception, then switched to Rx by at the beginning of data)");
+  NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ (m_listener->m_notifyMaybeCcaBusyStart, 2, "Didn't receive NotifyCcaBusyStart (once preamble is detected + prolonged by L-SIG reception, then switched to Rx by at the beginning of data)");
   NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ (m_listener->m_notifyRxStart, 1, "Didn't receive NotifyRxStart");
   NS_TEST_ASSERT_MSG_EQ (m_listener->m_notifyRxEndOk, 1, "Didn't receive NotifyRxEnd");