diff --git a/vumi/blinkenlights/metrics.py b/vumi/blinkenlights/metrics.py
index cc7b28eed..dc3bf61fc 100644
--- a/vumi/blinkenlights/metrics.py
+++ b/vumi/blinkenlights/metrics.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ def start(self, channel=None):
         elif channel is not None:
             raise RuntimeError(
                 "channel must not be provided if publisher is present.")
-        self._task = LoopingCall(self._publish_metrics)
+        self._task = LoopingCall(self.publish_metrics)
         done = self._task.start(self._publish_interval, now=False)
         done.addErrback(lambda failure: log.err(failure,
                         "MetricManager publishing task died"))
@@ -79,14 +79,24 @@ def stop(self):
             self._task.stop()
             self._task = None
 
-    def _publish_metrics(self):
+    def publish_metrics(self, publisher=None):
+        """
+        Publish all waiting metrics.
+
+        If a publisher is provided, it will be used instead of the manager's
+        publisher.
+        """
         msg = MetricMessage()
         self._collect_oneshot_metrics(msg)
         self._collect_polled_metrics(msg)
-        self.publish_message(msg)
+        if publisher is None:
+            publisher = self._publisher
+        publisher.publish_message(msg)
         if self._on_publish is not None:
             self._on_publish(self)
 
+    _publish_metrics = publish_metrics  # For old tests that poke this.
+
     def _collect_oneshot_metrics(self, msg):
         oneshots, self._oneshot_msgs = self._oneshot_msgs, []
         for metric, values in oneshots:
@@ -96,12 +106,6 @@ def _collect_polled_metrics(self, msg):
         for metric in self._metrics:
             msg.append((self.prefix + metric.name, metric.aggs, metric.poll()))
 
-    def publish_message(self, msg):
-        """
-        Compat wrapper for tests that assume this is a publisher.
-        """
-        return self._publisher.publish_message(msg)
-
     def oneshot(self, metric, value):
         """Publish a single value for the given metric.
 
@@ -116,19 +120,6 @@ def oneshot(self, metric, value):
         self._oneshot_msgs.append(
             (metric, [(int(time.time()), value)]))
 
-    def publish_oneshot_metrics(self, publisher=None):
-        """
-        Publish all waiting oneshot metrics.
-
-        If a publisher is provided, it will be used instead of the manager's
-        publisher.
-        """
-        msg = MetricMessage()
-        self._collect_oneshot_metrics(msg)
-        if publisher is None:
-            publisher = self._publisher
-        publisher.publish_message(msg)
-
     def register(self, metric):
         """Register a new metric object to be managed by this metric set.
 
diff --git a/vumi/blinkenlights/tests/test_metrics.py b/vumi/blinkenlights/tests/test_metrics.py
index 816ef31bc..2388a7a6d 100644
--- a/vumi/blinkenlights/tests/test_metrics.py
+++ b/vumi/blinkenlights/tests/test_metrics.py
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ def test_publish_metrics_poll(self):
         yield self.start_manager(mm)
 
         cnt.inc()
-        mm._publish_metrics()
+        mm.publish_metrics()
         self._check_msg(mm, cnt, [1])
 
     @inlineCallbacks
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def test_publish_metrics_oneshot(self):
         yield self.start_manager(mm)
 
         mm.oneshot(cnt, 1)
-        mm._publish_metrics()
+        mm.publish_metrics()
         self._check_msg(mm, cnt, [1])
 
     @inlineCallbacks
@@ -203,25 +203,25 @@ def test_start(self):
         self._check_msg(mm, cnt, [1, 1])
 
     @inlineCallbacks
-    def test_publish_oneshot_metrics(self):
+    def test_publish_metrics(self):
         mm = metrics.MetricManager("vumi.test.", 0.1, self.on_publish)
         cnt = metrics.Count("my.count")
         yield self.start_manager(mm)
 
         mm.oneshot(cnt, 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(mm._oneshot_msgs), 1)
-        mm.publish_oneshot_metrics()
+        mm.publish_metrics()
         self.assertEqual(mm._oneshot_msgs, [])
         self._check_msg(mm, cnt, [1])
 
-    def test_publish_oneshot_metrics_not_started_no_publisher(self):
+    def test_publish_metrics_not_started_no_publisher(self):
         mm = metrics.MetricManager("vumi.test.")
         self.assertEqual(mm._publisher, None)
         mm.oneshot(metrics.Count("my.count"), 1)
-        self.assertRaises(Exception, mm.publish_oneshot_metrics)
+        self.assertRaises(Exception, mm.publish_metrics)
 
     @inlineCallbacks
-    def test_publish_oneshot_metrics_not_started_with_publisher(self):
+    def test_publish_metrics_not_started_with_publisher(self):
         mm = metrics.MetricManager("vumi.test.", 0.1, self.on_publish)
         publisher = metrics.MetricPublisher()
         channel = yield get_stubbed_channel(self.worker_helper.broker)
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def test_publish_oneshot_metrics_not_started_with_publisher(self):
         self.assertEqual(mm._publisher, None)
         mm.oneshot(cnt, 1)
         self.assertEqual(len(mm._oneshot_msgs), 1)
-        mm.publish_oneshot_metrics(publisher)
+        mm.publish_metrics(publisher)
         self.assertEqual(mm._oneshot_msgs, [])
         self._check_msg(mm, cnt, [1])