diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/client.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/client.rs
index ff086f96c..df920c5a0 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/client.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-base/src/client.rs
@@ -1071,7 +1071,7 @@ impl BaseClient {
         content: impl MessageLikeEventContent,
     ) -> Result<RoomEncryptedEventContent> {
         match self.olm_machine().await {
-            Some(o) => Ok(o.encrypt(room_id, content).await?),
+            Some(o) => Ok(o.encrypt_room_event(room_id, content).await?),
             None => panic!("Olm machine wasn't started"),
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto-ffi/src/machine.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto-ffi/src/machine.rs
index b895bb9c6..fbd01ee4f 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto-ffi/src/machine.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto-ffi/src/machine.rs
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ impl OlmMachine {
         let content = AnyMessageLikeEventContent::from_parts(event_type, &content)?;
         let encrypted_content = self
             .runtime
-            .block_on(self.inner.encrypt(&room_id, content))
+            .block_on(self.inner.encrypt_room_event(&room_id, content))
             .expect("Encrypting an event produced an error");
 
         Ok(serde_json::to_string(&encrypted_content)?)
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/machine.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/machine.rs
index 1d79ef5a7..ee2880d03 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/machine.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk-crypto/src/machine.rs
@@ -651,21 +651,21 @@ impl OlmMachine {
     /// Panics if a group session for the given room wasn't shared beforehand.
     ///
     /// [`share_group_session`]: Self::share_group_session
-    pub async fn encrypt(
+    pub async fn encrypt_room_event(
         &self,
         room_id: &RoomId,
         content: impl MessageLikeEventContent,
     ) -> MegolmResult<RoomEncryptedEventContent> {
         let event_type = content.event_type().to_string();
         let content = serde_json::to_value(&content)?;
-
-        self.group_session_manager.encrypt(room_id, content, &event_type).await
+        self.encrypt_room_event_raw(room_id, content, &event_type).await
     }
 
     /// Encrypt a json [`Value`] content for the given room.
     ///
-    /// This method is equivalent to the [`encrypt()`] method but operates on an
-    /// arbitrary JSON value instead of strongly-typed event content struct.
+    /// This method is equivalent to the [`OlmMachine::encrypt_room_event()`]
+    /// method but operates on an arbitrary JSON value instead of strongly-typed
+    /// event content struct.
     ///
     /// # Arguments
     ///
@@ -680,9 +680,7 @@ impl OlmMachine {
     /// # Panics
     ///
     /// Panics if a group session for the given room wasn't shared beforehand.
-    ///
-    /// [`encrypt()`]: #method.encrypt
-    pub async fn encrypt_raw(
+    pub async fn encrypt_room_event_raw(
         &self,
         room_id: &RoomId,
         content: Value,
@@ -1957,7 +1955,7 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         let content = RoomMessageEventContent::text_plain(plaintext);
 
         let encrypted_content = alice
-            .encrypt(room_id, AnyMessageLikeEventContent::RoomMessage(content.clone()))
+            .encrypt_room_event(room_id, AnyMessageLikeEventContent::RoomMessage(content.clone()))
             .await
             .unwrap();
 
diff --git a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/room/joined.rs b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/room/joined.rs
index d9592f6e1..b65455119 100644
--- a/crates/matrix-sdk/src/room/joined.rs
+++ b/crates/matrix-sdk/src/room/joined.rs
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ impl Joined {
                 let olm = self.client.olm_machine().await.expect("Olm machine wasn't started");
 
                 let encrypted_content =
-                    olm.encrypt_raw(self.inner.room_id(), content, event_type).await?;
+                    olm.encrypt_room_event_raw(self.inner.room_id(), content, event_type).await?;
                 let raw_content = Raw::new(&encrypted_content)
                     .expect("Failed to serialize encrypted event")
                     .cast();