diff --git a/src/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php b/src/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
index ee8b51d7aec..a119ead081f 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Component/AuthComponent.php
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ class AuthComponent extends Component {
  *
  * @var Cake\Auth\BaseAuthenticate
  */
-	protected $_authenticateProvider;
+	protected $_authenticationProvider;
 
 /**
  * The instance of the Authorize provider that was used to grant
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ public function identify(Request $request, Response $response) {
 		foreach ($this->_authenticateObjects as $auth) {
 			$result = $auth->authenticate($request, $response);
 			if (!empty($result) && is_array($result)) {
-				$this->_authenticateProvider = $auth;
+				$this->_authenticationProvider = $auth;
 				return $result;
 			}
 		}
@@ -809,8 +809,8 @@ public function flash($message, $type = 'error') {
  *
  * @return \Cake\Auth\BaseAuthenticate|null
  */
-	public function loginProvider() {
-		return $this->_authenticateProvider;
+	public function authenticationProvider() {
+		return $this->_authenticationProvider;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Controller/Component/AuthComponentTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Controller/Component/AuthComponentTest.php
index 9f9a7540f9f..5c6afedf71e 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Controller/Component/AuthComponentTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Controller/Component/AuthComponentTest.php
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ public function testLogin() {
 
 		$this->assertTrue((bool)$this->Auth->user());
 		$this->assertEquals($user, $this->Auth->user());
-		$this->assertSame($AuthLoginFormAuthenticate, $this->Auth->loginProvider());
+		$this->assertSame($AuthLoginFormAuthenticate, $this->Auth->authenticationProvider());
 	}
 
 /**