diff --git a/docs/src/rms_oneliners.rst b/docs/src/rms_oneliners.rst
index f969c792a..cc61ade91 100644
--- a/docs/src/rms_oneliners.rst
+++ b/docs/src/rms_oneliners.rst
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ Example:
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-    from fmu.dataio.export.rms import export_rms_volumetrics
+    from fmu.dataio.export.rms import export_volumetrics
     ...
 
     # here 'Geogrid' is the grid model name, and 'geogrid_volumes' is the name of the volume job
-    outfiles = export_rms_volumetrics(project, "Geogrid", "geogrid_volumes")
+    outfiles = export_volumetrics(project, "Geogrid", "geogrid_volumes")
 
     print(f"Output volumes to {outfiles}")
 
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Most ``dataio`` settings are here defaulted, but some keys can be altered option
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-    outfiles = export_rms_volumetrics(
+    outfiles = export_volumetrics(
         project,
         "Geogrid",
         "geogrid_volumes",
diff --git a/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/__init__.py b/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/__init__.py
index 5fcbf3b16..7ee29e580 100644
--- a/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/__init__.py
+++ b/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-from .volumetrics import export_rms_volumetrics
+from .volumetrics import export_rms_volumetrics, export_volumetrics
 
-__all__ = ["export_rms_volumetrics"]
+__all__ = ["export_volumetrics", "export_rms_volumetrics"]
diff --git a/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/volumetrics.py b/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/volumetrics.py
index da81aa427..22e5ca81f 100644
--- a/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/volumetrics.py
+++ b/src/fmu/dataio/export/rms/volumetrics.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import warnings
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Final
@@ -191,7 +192,7 @@ def export(self) -> dict[str, str]:
         return self._export_volume_table()
 
 
-def export_rms_volumetrics(
+def export_volumetrics(
     project: Any,
     grid_name: str,
     volume_job_name: str,
@@ -242,3 +243,16 @@ def export_rms_volumetrics(
         classification=classification,
         workflow=workflow,
     ).export()
+
+
+# keep the old name for now but not log (will be removed soon as we expect close to
+# zero usage so far)
+def export_rms_volumetrics(*args, **kwargs) -> dict[str, str]:  # type: ignore
+    """Deprecated function. Use export_volumetrics instead."""
+    warnings.warn(
+        "export_rms_volumetrics is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. "
+        "Use export_volumetrics instead.",
+        FutureWarning,
+        stacklevel=2,
+    )
+    return export_volumetrics(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/tests/test_export_rms/test_export_rms_volumetrics.py b/tests/test_export_rms/test_export_rms_volumetrics.py
index 20fd40746..882d1614f 100644
--- a/tests/test_export_rms/test_export_rms_volumetrics.py
+++ b/tests/test_export_rms/test_export_rms_volumetrics.py
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ def test_rms_volumetrics_export_function(
 ):
     """Test the public function."""
 
-    from fmu.dataio.export.rms import export_rms_volumetrics
+    from fmu.dataio.export.rms import export_volumetrics
 
     os.chdir(rmssetup_with_fmuconfig)
 
-    result = export_rms_volumetrics(mock_project_variable, "Geogrid", "geogrid_volume")
+    result = export_volumetrics(mock_project_variable, "Geogrid", "geogrid_volume")
     vol_table_file = result["volume_table"]
 
     assert Path(vol_table_file).is_file()