diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
index 1d994a9e..f43078e7 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ class Mobject(Container):
     def init_shader_data(self):
         self.shader_data = np.zeros(len(self.points), dtype=self.shader_dtype)
 
-    def get_shader_data_array(self, size, name="shader_data"):
+    def get_blank_shader_data_array(self, size, name="shader_data"):
         # If possible, try to populate an existing array, rather
         # than recreating it each frame
         arr = getattr(self, name)
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/image_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/image_mobject.py
index d50774f6..222ee5c1 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/image_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/image_mobject.py
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ class ImageMobject(Mobject):
         self.set_opacity(self.opacity)
 
     def get_shader_data(self):
-        data = self.get_shader_data_array(len(self.points))
+        data = self.get_blank_shader_data_array(len(self.points))
         data["point"] = self.points
         data["im_coords"] = self.im_coords
         data["opacity"] = self.opacity
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
index b2b4371d..d992538f 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/types/vectorized_mobject.py
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ class VMobject(Mobject):
         if len(stroke_width) > 1:
             stroke_width = self.stretched_style_array_matching_points(stroke_width)
 
-        data = self.get_shader_data_array(len(self.points), "stroke_data")
+        data = self.get_blank_shader_data_array(len(self.points), "stroke_data")
         data['point'] = self.points
         data['prev_point'][:3] = self.points[-3:]
         data['prev_point'][3:] = self.points[:-3]
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ class VMobject(Mobject):
         # TODO, best way to enable multiple colors?
         rgbas = self.get_fill_rgbas()[:1]
 
-        data = self.get_shader_data_array(len(tri_indices), "fill_data")
+        data = self.get_blank_shader_data_array(len(tri_indices), "fill_data")
         data["point"] = points[tri_indices]
         data["color"] = rgbas
         # Assume the triangulation is such that the first n_points points