diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 105efbe202..69e357b1d0 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -888,6 +888,10 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 		return $column;
 	}
 
+	public function get_primary_column() {
+		return $this->get_primary_column_name();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Gets the name of the primary column.
 	 *
@@ -896,7 +900,7 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 	 *
 	 * @return string The name of the primary column.
 	 */
-	public function get_primary_column_name() {
+	protected function get_primary_column_name() {
 		$columns = $this->get_columns();
 		$default = $this->get_default_primary_column_name();
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-themes-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-themes-list-table.php
index 907bad785f..991a07749a 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-themes-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-ms-themes-list-table.php
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class WP_MS_Themes_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 	 *
 	 * @return string Unalterable name of the primary column name, in this case, 'name'.
 	 */
-	public function get_primary_column_name() {
+	protected function get_primary_column_name() {
 		return 'name';
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
index 31d0e2e302..781330cbdf 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-plugins-list-table.php
@@ -724,7 +724,7 @@ class WP_Plugins_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 	 *
 	 * @return string Unalterable name for the primary column, in this case, 'name'.
 	 */
-	public function get_primary_column_name() {
+	protected function get_primary_column_name() {
 		return 'name';
 	}
 }