diff --git a/app/services/constituent_service.rb b/app/services/constituent_service.rb
index 584dbcaeb4..00deba1ee2 100644
--- a/app/services/constituent_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/constituent_service.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ def add(child_druids:)
   attr_reader :parent_druid
 
   def add_constituent(child_druid:)
-    child = ItemQueryService.find_modifiable_work(child_druid)
+    child = ItemQueryService.find_modifiable_item(child_druid)
     child.contentMetadata.ng_xml.search('//resource').each do |resource|
       parent.contentMetadata.add_virtual_resource(child.id, resource)
     end
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ def add_constituent(child_druid:)
   end
 
   def parent
-    @parent ||= ItemQueryService.find_modifiable_work(parent_druid)
+    @parent ||= ItemQueryService.find_modifiable_item(parent_druid)
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/services/item_query_service.rb b/app/services/item_query_service.rb
index 8a3075ec76..7fbb4aca84 100644
--- a/app/services/item_query_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/item_query_service.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ def initialize(id:, work_relation: default_work_relation)
   delegate :allows_modification?, to: :work
 
   # @raises [RuntimeError] if the item is not modifiable
-  def self.find_modifiable_work(druid)
+  def self.find_modifiable_item(druid)
     query_service = ItemQueryService.new(id: druid)
     query_service.work do |work|
       raise "Item #{work.pid} is not open for modification" unless query_service.allows_modification?
diff --git a/app/services/reset_content_metadata_service.rb b/app/services/reset_content_metadata_service.rb
index 1118df0b8f..1708c070bb 100644
--- a/app/services/reset_content_metadata_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/reset_content_metadata_service.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ def initialize(druid:, type: 'image')
   end
 
   def reset
-    work = ItemQueryService.find_modifiable_work(@druid)
+    work = ItemQueryService.find_modifiable_item(@druid)
     work.contentMetadata.content = "<contentMetadata objectId='#{work.id}' type='#{@type}'/>"
     work.save!
   end
diff --git a/spec/services/constituent_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/constituent_service_spec.rb
index aaf6b60784..6940eec082 100644
--- a/spec/services/constituent_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/constituent_service_spec.rb
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
       # Used in ContentMetadataDS#add_virtual_resource
       allow(parent.contentMetadata).to receive(:pid).and_return('druid:parent1')
 
-      allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_work).with('druid:parent1').and_return(parent)
-      allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_work).with('druid:child1').and_return(child1)
-      allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_work).with('druid:child2').and_return(child2)
+      allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_item).with('druid:parent1').and_return(parent)
+      allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_item).with('druid:child1').and_return(child1)
+      allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_item).with('druid:child2').and_return(child2)
 
       allow(Dor::Services::Client).to receive(:object).and_return(client)
     end
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 
     context 'when the parent is closed for modification' do
       before do
-        allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_work).with(parent.id).and_raise('nope')
+        allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_item).with(parent.id).and_raise('nope')
       end
 
       it 'merges nothing' do
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
 
     context 'when the child is closed for modification' do
       before do
-        allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_work).with(child2.id).and_raise('not modifiable')
+        allow(ItemQueryService).to receive(:find_modifiable_item).with(child2.id).and_raise('not modifiable')
       end
 
       it 'merges all the chidren before an error is encountered' do