diff --git a/doc/jsonrpc.md b/doc/jsonrpc.md
index 0a829af8b..c23657de0 100644
--- a/doc/jsonrpc.md
+++ b/doc/jsonrpc.md
@@ -2886,9 +2886,9 @@ Example response:
 }
 ~~~
 
-## delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group {#rpc_delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group}
+## iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret {#rpc_iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret}
 
-Delete a secret from an existing authentication group for CHAP authentication.
+Remove a secret from an existing authentication group for CHAP authentication.
 
 ### Parameters
 
@@ -2908,7 +2908,7 @@ Example request:
     "user": "u3"
   },
   "jsonrpc": "2.0",
-  "method": "delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group",
+  "method": "iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret",
   "id": 1
 }
 ~~~
diff --git a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
index 1a750ad1a..51f29d635 100644
--- a/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
+++ b/lib/iscsi/iscsi_rpc.c
@@ -1416,37 +1416,37 @@ SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("iscsi_auth_group_add_secret", spdk_rpc_iscsi_auth_group_add_s
 SPDK_RPC_REGISTER_ALIAS_DEPRECATED(iscsi_auth_group_add_secret, add_secret_to_iscsi_auth_group)
 
 
-struct rpc_delete_auth_secret {
+struct rpc_remove_auth_secret {
 	int32_t tag;
 	char *user;
 };
 
 static void
-free_rpc_delete_auth_secret(struct rpc_delete_auth_secret *_secret)
+free_rpc_remove_auth_secret(struct rpc_remove_auth_secret *_secret)
 {
 	free(_secret->user);
 }
 
-static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_delete_auth_secret_decoders[] = {
-	{"tag", offsetof(struct rpc_delete_auth_secret, tag), spdk_json_decode_int32},
-	{"user", offsetof(struct rpc_delete_auth_secret, user), spdk_json_decode_string},
+static const struct spdk_json_object_decoder rpc_remove_auth_secret_decoders[] = {
+	{"tag", offsetof(struct rpc_remove_auth_secret, tag), spdk_json_decode_int32},
+	{"user", offsetof(struct rpc_remove_auth_secret, user), spdk_json_decode_string},
 };
 
 static void
-spdk_rpc_delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
-		const struct spdk_json_val *params)
+spdk_rpc_iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
+					const struct spdk_json_val *params)
 {
-	struct rpc_delete_auth_secret req = {};
+	struct rpc_remove_auth_secret req = {};
 	struct spdk_json_write_ctx *w;
 	struct spdk_iscsi_auth_group *group;
 	int rc;
 
-	if (spdk_json_decode_object(params, rpc_delete_auth_secret_decoders,
-				    SPDK_COUNTOF(rpc_delete_auth_secret_decoders), &req)) {
+	if (spdk_json_decode_object(params, rpc_remove_auth_secret_decoders,
+				    SPDK_COUNTOF(rpc_remove_auth_secret_decoders), &req)) {
 		SPDK_ERRLOG("spdk_json_decode_object failed\n");
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMS,
 						 "Invalid parameters");
-		free_rpc_delete_auth_secret(&req);
+		free_rpc_remove_auth_secret(&req);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ spdk_rpc_delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *reques
 
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response_fmt(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMS,
 						     "Could not find auth group (%d)", req.tag);
-		free_rpc_delete_auth_secret(&req);
+		free_rpc_remove_auth_secret(&req);
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -1469,20 +1469,22 @@ spdk_rpc_delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *reques
 		spdk_jsonrpc_send_error_response_fmt(request, SPDK_JSONRPC_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMS,
 						     "Could not delete secret from CHAP group (%d), %s",
 						     req.tag, spdk_strerror(-rc));
-		free_rpc_delete_auth_secret(&req);
+		free_rpc_remove_auth_secret(&req);
 		return;
 	}
 
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_spdk_iscsi.mutex);
 
-	free_rpc_delete_auth_secret(&req);
+	free_rpc_remove_auth_secret(&req);
 
 	w = spdk_jsonrpc_begin_result(request);
 	spdk_json_write_bool(w, true);
 	spdk_jsonrpc_end_result(request, w);
 }
-SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group",
-		  spdk_rpc_delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group, SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
+SPDK_RPC_REGISTER("iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret",
+		  spdk_rpc_iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret, SPDK_RPC_RUNTIME)
+SPDK_RPC_REGISTER_ALIAS_DEPRECATED(iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret,
+				   delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group)
 
 static void
 spdk_rpc_iscsi_get_auth_groups(struct spdk_jsonrpc_request *request,
diff --git a/scripts/rpc.py b/scripts/rpc.py
index 6b8cfc95b..ed856b53d 100755
--- a/scripts/rpc.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc.py
@@ -790,13 +790,14 @@ Format: 'user:u1 secret:s1 muser:mu1 msecret:ms1,user:u2 secret:s2 muser:mu2 mse
     p.add_argument('-r', '--msecret', help='Secret for mutual CHAP authentication')
     p.set_defaults(func=iscsi_auth_group_add_secret)
 
-    def delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(args):
-        rpc.iscsi.delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(args.client, tag=args.tag, user=args.user)
+    def iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret(args):
+        rpc.iscsi.iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret(args.client, tag=args.tag, user=args.user)
 
-    p = subparsers.add_parser('delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group', help='Delete a secret from an authentication group.')
+    p = subparsers.add_parser('iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret', aliases=['delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group'],
+                              help='Remove a secret from an authentication group.')
     p.add_argument('tag', help='Authentication group tag', type=int)
     p.add_argument('-u', '--user', help='User name for one-way CHAP authentication', required=True)
-    p.set_defaults(func=delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group)
+    p.set_defaults(func=iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret)
 
     def iscsi_get_auth_groups(args):
         print_dict(rpc.iscsi.iscsi_get_auth_groups(args.client))
diff --git a/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py b/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py
index e043af535..9d129db94 100644
--- a/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py
+++ b/scripts/rpc/iscsi.py
@@ -323,8 +323,9 @@ def iscsi_auth_group_add_secret(client, tag, user, secret, muser=None, msecret=N
     return client.call('iscsi_auth_group_add_secret', params)
 
 
-def delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(client, tag, user):
-    """Delete a secret from an authentication group.
+@deprecated_alias('delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group')
+def iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret(client, tag, user):
+    """Remove a secret from an authentication group.
 
     Args:
         tag: Authentication group tag (unique, integer > 0)
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ def delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(client, tag, user):
         True or False
     """
     params = {'tag': tag, 'user': user}
-    return client.call('delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group', params)
+    return client.call('iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret', params)
 
 
 @deprecated_alias('delete_pg_ig_maps')
diff --git a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node_iscsi.py b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node_iscsi.py
index 80d82a9c4..9ab0a2e5c 100644
--- a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node_iscsi.py
+++ b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_node_iscsi.py
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ class UIISCSIAuthGroups(UINode):
         self.get_root().iscsi_delete_auth_group(tag=tag)
 
     def delete_secret(self, tag, user):
-        self.get_root().delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(
+        self.get_root().iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret(
             tag=tag, user=user)
 
     def ui_command_create(self, tag, secrets=None):
diff --git a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py
index b48a4a7c8..bd63e6e07 100644
--- a/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py
+++ b/scripts/spdkcli/ui_root.py
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ class UIRoot(UINode):
         rpc.iscsi.iscsi_auth_group_add_secret(self.client, **kwargs)
 
     @verbose
-    def delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(self, **kwargs):
-        rpc.iscsi.delete_secret_from_iscsi_auth_group(self.client, **kwargs)
+    def iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret(self, **kwargs):
+        rpc.iscsi.iscsi_auth_group_remove_secret(self.client, **kwargs)
 
     @verbose
     @is_method_available