diff --git a/docs/api/MockAgent.md b/docs/api/MockAgent.md
index a499818023a..25e39c4ace2 100644
--- a/docs/api/MockAgent.md
+++ b/docs/api/MockAgent.md
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ const pendingInterceptors = agent.pendingInterceptors()
 // ]
 ```
 
-### `MockAgent.assertNoUnusedInterceptors([options])`
+### `MockAgent.assertNoPendingInterceptors([options])`
 
 This method throws if the mock agent has any pending (i.e., non-persistent and not fully consumed) interceptors.
 
diff --git a/lib/mock/mock-agent.js b/lib/mock/mock-agent.js
index aee0b26aa6f..3a5d9bd1230 100644
--- a/lib/mock/mock-agent.js
+++ b/lib/mock/mock-agent.js
@@ -11,8 +11,7 @@ const {
   kNetConnect,
   kGetNetConnect,
   kOptions,
-  kFactory,
-  kGetMockAgentClientsByConsumedStatus
+  kFactory
 } = require('./mock-symbols')
 const MockClient = require('./mock-client')
 const MockPool = require('./mock-pool')
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ class MockAgent extends Dispatcher {
       // .filter(({ consumed, persist, timesInvoked }) => timesInvoked === 0 || !consumed)
   }
 
-  assertNoUnusedInterceptors (options = {}) {
+  assertNoPendingInterceptors (options = {}) {
     const pending = this.pendingInterceptors()
 
     if (pending.length === 0) {
diff --git a/lib/mock/mock-symbols.js b/lib/mock/mock-symbols.js
index a749c95273a..8c4cbb60e16 100644
--- a/lib/mock/mock-symbols.js
+++ b/lib/mock/mock-symbols.js
@@ -19,6 +19,5 @@ module.exports = {
   kIsMockActive: Symbol('is mock active'),
   kNetConnect: Symbol('net connect'),
   kGetNetConnect: Symbol('get net connect'),
-  kConnected: Symbol('connected'),
-  kGetMockAgentClientsByConsumedStatus: Symbol('get mock agent clients by consumed status')
+  kConnected: Symbol('connected')
 }
diff --git a/test/mock-interceptor-unused-assertions.js b/test/mock-interceptor-unused-assertions.js
index 79b381a5bbc..24fdafef193 100644
--- a/test/mock-interceptor-unused-assertions.js
+++ b/test/mock-interceptor-unused-assertions.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function mockAgentWithOneInterceptor () {
 test('1 pending interceptor', t => {
   t.plan(2)
 
-  const err = t.throws(() => mockAgentWithOneInterceptor().assertNoUnusedInterceptors({ tableFormatter }))
+  const err = t.throws(() => mockAgentWithOneInterceptor().assertNoPendingInterceptors({ tableFormatter }))
 
   t.same(err.message, `
 1 interceptor is pending:
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ test('2 pending interceptors', t => {
     .get(origin)
     .intercept({ method: 'get', path: '/some/path' })
     .reply(204, 'OK')
-  const err = t.throws(() => withTwoInterceptors.assertNoUnusedInterceptors({ tableFormatter }))
+  const err = t.throws(() => withTwoInterceptors.assertNoPendingInterceptors({ tableFormatter }))
 
   t.same(err.message, `
 2 interceptors are pending:
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ test('Variations of persist(), times(), and pending status', async t => {
   t.same((await agent.request({ origin, method: 'GET', path: '/times/pending' })).statusCode, 200)
   t.same((await agent.request({ origin, method: 'GET', path: '/times/pending' })).statusCode, 200)
 
-  const err = t.throws(() => agent.assertNoUnusedInterceptors({ tableFormatter }))
+  const err = t.throws(() => agent.assertNoPendingInterceptors({ tableFormatter }))
 
   t.same(err.message, `
 4 interceptors are pending:
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ test('works when no interceptors are registered', t => {
   agent.disableNetConnect()
 
   t.same(agent.pendingInterceptors(), [])
-  t.doesNotThrow(() => agent.assertNoUnusedInterceptors())
+  t.doesNotThrow(() => agent.assertNoPendingInterceptors())
 })
 
 test('works when all interceptors are pending', async t => {
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ test('works when all interceptors are pending', async t => {
   t.same((await agent.request({ origin, method: 'GET', path: '/persistent' })).statusCode, 200)
 
   t.same(agent.pendingInterceptors(), [])
-  t.doesNotThrow(() => agent.assertNoUnusedInterceptors())
+  t.doesNotThrow(() => agent.assertNoPendingInterceptors())
 })
 
 test('defaults to rendering output with terminal color when process.env.CI is unset', t => {
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ test('defaults to rendering output with terminal color when process.env.CI is un
   delete process.env.CI
 
   const err = t.throws(
-    () => mockAgentWithOneInterceptor().assertNoUnusedInterceptors())
+    () => mockAgentWithOneInterceptor().assertNoPendingInterceptors())
   t.same(err.message, `
 1 interceptor is pending:
 
diff --git a/test/types/mock-agent.test-d.ts b/test/types/mock-agent.test-d.ts
index 3f13e3df36d..14f10a7550e 100644
--- a/test/types/mock-agent.test-d.ts
+++ b/test/types/mock-agent.test-d.ts
@@ -70,5 +70,5 @@ expectAssignable<MockAgent>(new MockAgent({}))
         properties?: readonly string[]
       ): string;
     }
-  }) => void>(agent.assertNoUnusedInterceptors)
+  }) => void>(agent.assertNoPendingInterceptors)
 }
diff --git a/types/mock-agent.d.ts b/types/mock-agent.d.ts
index 98dffe09d19..3e3d867a20c 100644
--- a/types/mock-agent.d.ts
+++ b/types/mock-agent.d.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ declare class MockAgent<TMockAgentOptions extends MockAgent.Options = MockAgent.
   /** Causes all requests to throw when requests are not matched in a MockAgent intercept. */
   disableNetConnect(): void;
   pendingInterceptors(): MockDispatch[];
-  assertNoUnusedInterceptors(options?: {tableFormatter?: UnusedInterceptorFormatter}): void;
+  assertNoPendingInterceptors(options?: {tableFormatter?: UnusedInterceptorFormatter}): void;
 }
 
 interface UnusedInterceptorFormatter {