diff --git a/src/backends/backend.js b/src/backends/backend.js
index 1fbafcb8e4f8..6be811f93419 100644
--- a/src/backends/backend.js
+++ b/src/backends/backend.js
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ import { sanitizeSlug } from "Lib/urlHelper";
 import TestRepoBackend from "./test-repo/implementation";
 import GitHubBackend from "./github/implementation";
 import GitGatewayBackend from "./git-gateway/implementation";
-import { registerBackends, getBackend } from 'Lib/registry';
+import { registerBackend, getBackend } from 'Lib/registry';
 
 /**
  * Register internal backends
  */
-registerBackends('git-gateway', GitGatewayBackend);
-registerBackends('github', GitHubBackend);
-registerBackends('test-repo', TestRepoBackend);
+registerBackend('git-gateway', GitGatewayBackend);
+registerBackend('github', GitHubBackend);
+registerBackend('test-repo', TestRepoBackend);
 
 
 class LocalStorageAuthStore {
diff --git a/src/lib/registry.js b/src/lib/registry.js
index 55c1d40e23d8..b37cf73332d4 100644
--- a/src/lib/registry.js
+++ b/src/lib/registry.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default {
   getEditorComponents,
   registerWidgetValueSerializer,
   getWidgetValueSerializer,
-  registerBackends,
+  registerBackend,
   getBackend,
 };
 
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ export function getWidgetValueSerializer(widgetName) {
 /**
  * Backend API
  */
-export function registerBackends(name, BackendClass) {
+export function registerBackend(name, BackendClass) {
   if (!name || !BackendClass) {
-    console.error("Backend parameters invalid. example: CMS.registerBackends('myBackend', BackendClass)");
+    console.error("Backend parameters invalid. example: CMS.registerBackend('myBackend', BackendClass)");
   } else if (registry.backends[name]) {
       console.error(`Backend [${ name }] already registered. Please choose a different name.`);
   } else {