diff --git a/api/storage_service.cc b/api/storage_service.cc
index 2997a0abb6..2c93219e73 100644
--- a/api/storage_service.cc
+++ b/api/storage_service.cc
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ void unset_repair(http_context& ctx, routes& r) {
 
 void set_storage_service(http_context& ctx, routes& r, sharded<service::storage_service>& ss, gms::gossiper& g) {
     ss::local_hostid.set(r, [](std::unique_ptr<request> req) {
-        return db::system_keyspace::get_local_host_id().then([](const utils::UUID& id) {
+        return db::system_keyspace::load_local_host_id().then([](const utils::UUID& id) {
             return make_ready_future<json::json_return_type>(id.to_sstring());
         });
     });
diff --git a/db/system_distributed_keyspace.cc b/db/system_distributed_keyspace.cc
index 229115b396..b27b7e1759 100644
--- a/db/system_distributed_keyspace.cc
+++ b/db/system_distributed_keyspace.cc
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ future<std::unordered_map<utils::UUID, sstring>> system_distributed_keyspace::vi
 }
 
 future<> system_distributed_keyspace::start_view_build(sstring ks_name, sstring view_name) const {
-    return db::system_keyspace::get_local_host_id().then([this, ks_name = std::move(ks_name), view_name = std::move(view_name)] (utils::UUID host_id) {
+    return db::system_keyspace::load_local_host_id().then([this, ks_name = std::move(ks_name), view_name = std::move(view_name)] (utils::UUID host_id) {
         return _qp.execute_internal(
                 format("INSERT INTO {}.{} (keyspace_name, view_name, host_id, status) VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?)", NAME, VIEW_BUILD_STATUS),
                 db::consistency_level::ONE,
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ future<> system_distributed_keyspace::start_view_build(sstring ks_name, sstring
 }
 
 future<> system_distributed_keyspace::finish_view_build(sstring ks_name, sstring view_name) const {
-    return db::system_keyspace::get_local_host_id().then([this, ks_name = std::move(ks_name), view_name = std::move(view_name)] (utils::UUID host_id) {
+    return db::system_keyspace::load_local_host_id().then([this, ks_name = std::move(ks_name), view_name = std::move(view_name)] (utils::UUID host_id) {
         return _qp.execute_internal(
                 format("UPDATE {}.{} SET status = ? WHERE keyspace_name = ? AND view_name = ? AND host_id = ?", NAME, VIEW_BUILD_STATUS),
                 db::consistency_level::ONE,
diff --git a/db/system_keyspace.cc b/db/system_keyspace.cc
index 18b99ea77d..aee5bea94c 100644
--- a/db/system_keyspace.cc
+++ b/db/system_keyspace.cc
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ future<> system_keyspace::make(database& db, service::storage_service& ss) {
     return system_keyspace_make(db, ss);
 }
 
-future<utils::UUID> system_keyspace::get_local_host_id() {
+future<utils::UUID> system_keyspace::load_local_host_id() {
     sstring req = format("SELECT host_id FROM system.{} WHERE key=?", LOCAL);
     auto msg = co_await qctx->execute_cql(req, sstring(LOCAL));
     if (msg->empty() || !msg->one().has("host_id")) {
diff --git a/db/system_keyspace.hh b/db/system_keyspace.hh
index b72a2e4686..083c88a799 100644
--- a/db/system_keyspace.hh
+++ b/db/system_keyspace.hh
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ public:
      * Read the host ID from the system keyspace, creating (and storing) one if
      * none exists.
      */
-    static future<utils::UUID> get_local_host_id();
+    static future<utils::UUID> load_local_host_id();
 
     /**
      * Sets the local host ID explicitly.  Should only be called outside of SystemTable when replacing a node.
diff --git a/service/storage_proxy.cc b/service/storage_proxy.cc
index d3a2239159..3ba00bf8e6 100644
--- a/service/storage_proxy.cc
+++ b/service/storage_proxy.cc
@@ -5339,7 +5339,7 @@ future<db::hints::sync_point> storage_proxy::create_hint_sync_point(const std::v
     db::hints::sync_point spoint;
     spoint.regular_per_shard_rps.resize(smp::count);
     spoint.mv_per_shard_rps.resize(smp::count);
-    spoint.host_id = co_await db::system_keyspace::get_local_host_id();
+    spoint.host_id = co_await db::system_keyspace::load_local_host_id();
     co_await parallel_for_each(boost::irange<unsigned>(0, smp::count), [this, &target_hosts, &spoint] (unsigned shard) {
         const auto& sharded_sp = container();
         // sharded::invoke_on does not have a const-method version, so we cannot use it here
@@ -5357,7 +5357,7 @@ future<db::hints::sync_point> storage_proxy::create_hint_sync_point(const std::v
 }
 
 future<> storage_proxy::wait_for_hint_sync_point(const db::hints::sync_point spoint, clock_type::time_point deadline) {
-    const utils::UUID my_host_id = co_await db::system_keyspace::get_local_host_id();
+    const utils::UUID my_host_id = co_await db::system_keyspace::load_local_host_id();
     if (spoint.host_id != my_host_id) {
         throw std::runtime_error(format("The hint sync point was created on another node, with host ID {}. This node's host ID is {}",
                 spoint.host_id, my_host_id));
diff --git a/service/storage_service.cc b/service/storage_service.cc
index abb8f3f31c..00d216c24d 100644
--- a/service/storage_service.cc
+++ b/service/storage_service.cc
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ void storage_service::prepare_to_join(
     // for bootstrap to get the load info it needs.
     // (we won't be part of the storage ring though until we add a counterId to our state, below.)
     // Seed the host ID-to-endpoint map with our own ID.
-    auto local_host_id = db::system_keyspace::get_local_host_id().get0();
+    auto local_host_id = db::system_keyspace::load_local_host_id().get0();
     _db.invoke_on_all([local_host_id] (auto& db) {
         db.set_local_id(local_host_id);
     }).get();