diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/arrow.py b/fsspec/implementations/arrow.py
index e3dd17f85..f9fea70d2 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/arrow.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/arrow.py
@@ -139,8 +139,6 @@ def mv(self, path1, path2, **kwargs):
         path2 = self._strip_protocol(path2).rstrip("/")
         self.fs.move(path1, path2)
 
-    mv_file = mv
-
     @wrap_exceptions
     def rm_file(self, path):
         path = self._strip_protocol(path)
diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py b/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py
index b1b3f6db7..1b311ab2a 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/dirfs.py
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ def makedirs(self, path, *args, **kwargs):
     def rmdir(self, path):
         return self.fs.rmdir(self._join(path))
 
-    def mv_file(self, path1, path2, **kwargs):
-        return self.fs.mv_file(
+    def mv(self, path1, path2, **kwargs):
+        return self.fs.mv(
             self._join(path1),
             self._join(path2),
             **kwargs,
diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/local.py b/fsspec/implementations/local.py
index 9d2b335cf..7938a9147 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/local.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/local.py
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ def get_file(self, path1, path2, callback=None, **kwargs):
     def put_file(self, path1, path2, callback=None, **kwargs):
         return self.cp_file(path1, path2, **kwargs)
 
-    def mv_file(self, path1, path2, **kwargs):
+    def mv(self, path1, path2, **kwargs):
         path1 = self._strip_protocol(path1, remove_trailing_slash=True)
         path2 = self._strip_protocol(path2, remove_trailing_slash=True)
         shutil.move(path1, path2)
diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py
index e42b9b696..645ce9a65 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/tests/test_dirfs.py
@@ -542,10 +542,10 @@ def test_rmdir(mocker, dirfs):
     dirfs.fs.rmdir.assert_called_once_with(f"{PATH}/dir")
 
 
-def test_mv_file(mocker, dirfs):
-    dirfs.fs.mv_file = mocker.Mock()
-    dirfs.mv_file("one", "two", **KWARGS)
-    dirfs.fs.mv_file.assert_called_once_with(f"{PATH}/one", f"{PATH}/two", **KWARGS)
+def test_mv(mocker, dirfs):
+    dirfs.fs.mv = mocker.Mock()
+    dirfs.mv("one", "two", **KWARGS)
+    dirfs.fs.mv.assert_called_once_with(f"{PATH}/one", f"{PATH}/two", **KWARGS)
 
 
 def test_touch(mocker, dirfs):