diff --git a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection.py b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection.py
index 2507e7fa31966..5ca59e1fc4626 100644
--- a/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection.py
+++ b/py/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def _identify_http_proxy_auth(self):
         url = url[url.find(":") + 3:]
         return "@" in url and len(url[:url.find('@')]) > 0
 
-    def _seperate_http_proxy_auth(self):
+    def _separate_http_proxy_auth(self):
         url = self._proxy_url
         protocol = url[:url.find(":") + 3]
         no_protocol = url[len(protocol):]
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ def _get_connection_manager(self):
                 from urllib3.contrib.socks import SOCKSProxyManager
                 return SOCKSProxyManager(self._proxy_url, **pool_manager_init_args)
             elif self._identify_http_proxy_auth():
-                self._proxy_url, self._basic_proxy_auth = self._seperate_http_proxy_auth()
+                self._proxy_url, self._basic_proxy_auth = self._separate_http_proxy_auth()
                 pool_manager_init_args['proxy_headers'] = urllib3.make_headers(
                     proxy_basic_auth=self._basic_proxy_auth)
             return urllib3.ProxyManager(self._proxy_url, **pool_manager_init_args)
diff --git a/py/test/unit/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection_tests.py b/py/test/unit/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection_tests.py
index 8bfdfab38231c..4cbd765e73ef6 100644
--- a/py/test/unit/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection_tests.py
+++ b/py/test/unit/selenium/webdriver/remote/remote_connection_tests.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def test_get_proxy_url_none(mock_proxy_settings_missing):
 def test_get_proxy_url_http_auth(mock_proxy_auth_settings):
     remote_connection = RemoteConnection('http://remote', keep_alive=False)
     proxy_url = remote_connection._get_proxy_url()
-    raw_proxy_url, basic_auth_string = remote_connection._seperate_http_proxy_auth()
+    raw_proxy_url, basic_auth_string = remote_connection._separate_http_proxy_auth()
     assert proxy_url == "http://user:password@http_proxy.com:8080"
     assert raw_proxy_url == "http://http_proxy.com:8080"
     assert basic_auth_string == "user:password"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ def test_get_proxy_url_http_auth(mock_proxy_auth_settings):
 def test_get_proxy_url_https_auth(mock_proxy_auth_settings):
     remote_connection = RemoteConnection('https://remote', keep_alive=False)
     proxy_url = remote_connection._get_proxy_url()
-    raw_proxy_url, basic_auth_string = remote_connection._seperate_http_proxy_auth()
+    raw_proxy_url, basic_auth_string = remote_connection._separate_http_proxy_auth()
     assert proxy_url == "https://user:password@https_proxy.com:8080"
     assert raw_proxy_url == "https://https_proxy.com:8080"
     assert basic_auth_string == "user:password"