diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/CMakeLists.txt b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/CMakeLists.txt
index 4e1bf860872..cff25f5752c 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ set(cython_sources
     orc.pyx
     parquet.pyx
     reduce.pyx
-    round.pyx
     scalar.pyx
     sort.pyx
     stream_compaction.pyx
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/__init__.py b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/__init__.py
index c79d5100622..05310d8d232 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/__init__.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/__init__.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
     orc,
     parquet,
     reduce,
-    round,
     sort,
     stream_compaction,
     string_casting,
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/round.pyx b/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/round.pyx
deleted file mode 100644
index f961c09e6f6..00000000000
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/_lib/round.pyx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-# Copyright (c) 2021-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION.
-
-from cudf.core.buffer import acquire_spill_lock
-
-from cudf._lib.column cimport Column
-
-import pylibcudf as plc
-from pylibcudf.round import RoundingMethod
-
-
-@acquire_spill_lock()
-def round(Column input_col, int decimal_places=0, how="half_even"):
-    """
-    Round column values to the given number of decimal places
-
-    Parameters
-    ----------
-    input_col : Column whose values will be rounded
-    decimal_places : The number or decimal places to round to
-
-    Returns
-    -------
-    A Column with values rounded to the given number of decimal places
-    """
-    if how not in {"half_even", "half_up"}:
-        raise ValueError("'how' must be either 'half_even' or 'half_up'")
-
-    how = (
-        RoundingMethod.HALF_EVEN if how == "half_even"
-        else RoundingMethod.HALF_UP
-    )
-
-    return Column.from_pylibcudf(
-        plc.round.round(
-            input_col.to_pylibcudf(mode="read"),
-            decimal_places,
-            how
-        )
-    )
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/numerical_base.py b/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/numerical_base.py
index ea242e34edb..3f9abdabc2f 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/numerical_base.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/core/column/numerical_base.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Literal, cast
 
 import numpy as np
 
@@ -246,12 +246,21 @@ def corr(self, other: NumericalBaseColumn) -> float:
         return cov / lhs_std / rhs_std
 
     def round(
-        self, decimals: int = 0, how: str = "half_even"
+        self,
+        decimals: int = 0,
+        how: Literal["half_even", "half_up"] = "half_even",
     ) -> NumericalBaseColumn:
         if not cudf.api.types.is_integer(decimals):
-            raise TypeError("Values in decimals must be integers")
-        """Round the values in the Column to the given number of decimals."""
-        return libcudf.round.round(self, decimal_places=decimals, how=how)
+            raise TypeError("Argument 'decimals' must an integer")
+        if how not in {"half_even", "half_up"}:
+            raise ValueError(f"{how=} must be either 'half_even' or 'half_up'")
+        plc_how = plc.round.RoundingMethod[how.upper()]
+        with acquire_spill_lock():
+            return type(self).from_pylibcudf(  # type: ignore[return-value]
+                plc.round.round(
+                    self.to_pylibcudf(mode="read"), decimals, plc_how
+                )
+            )
 
     def _scan(self, op: str) -> ColumnBase:
         return libcudf.reduce.scan(