diff --git a/native/native_rust_library/src/lib.rs b/native/native_rust_library/src/lib.rs
--- a/native/native_rust_library/src/lib.rs
+++ b/native/native_rust_library/src/lib.rs
@@ -1391,9 +1391,7 @@
     new_device_list: update_payload,
   };
 
-  identity_client
-    .update_device_list_for_user(update_request)
-    .await?;
+  identity_client.update_device_list(update_request).await?;
 
   Ok(())
 }
diff --git a/services/commtest/tests/identity_device_list_tests.rs b/services/commtest/tests/identity_device_list_tests.rs
--- a/services/commtest/tests/identity_device_list_tests.rs
+++ b/services/commtest/tests/identity_device_list_tests.rs
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
       .expect("failed to serialize payload"),
   };
   auth_client
-    .update_device_list_for_user(update_request)
+    .update_device_list(update_request)
     .await
     .expect("Update device list RPC failed");
 
diff --git a/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs b/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs
--- a/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs
+++ b/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@
     }))
   }
 
-  async fn update_device_list_for_user(
+  async fn update_device_list(
     &self,
     request: tonic::Request<UpdateDeviceListRequest>,
   ) -> Result<Response<Empty>, tonic::Status> {
diff --git a/shared/protos/identity_auth.proto b/shared/protos/identity_auth.proto
--- a/shared/protos/identity_auth.proto
+++ b/shared/protos/identity_auth.proto
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
   rpc GetDeviceListForUser(GetDeviceListRequest) returns
     (GetDeviceListResponse) {}
 
-  rpc UpdateDeviceListForUser(UpdateDeviceListRequest) returns
+  rpc UpdateDeviceList(UpdateDeviceListRequest) returns
     (identity.unauth.Empty) {}
 }
 
diff --git a/web/protobufs/identity-auth-client.cjs b/web/protobufs/identity-auth-client.cjs
--- a/web/protobufs/identity-auth-client.cjs
+++ b/web/protobufs/identity-auth-client.cjs
@@ -694,8 +694,8 @@
  *   !proto.identity.auth.UpdateDeviceListRequest,
  *   !proto.identity.unauth.Empty>}
  */
-const methodDescriptor_IdentityClientService_UpdateDeviceListForUser = new grpc.web.MethodDescriptor(
-  '/identity.auth.IdentityClientService/UpdateDeviceListForUser',
+const methodDescriptor_IdentityClientService_UpdateDeviceList = new grpc.web.MethodDescriptor(
+  '/identity.auth.IdentityClientService/UpdateDeviceList',
   grpc.web.MethodType.UNARY,
   proto.identity.auth.UpdateDeviceListRequest,
   identity_unauth_pb.Empty,
@@ -720,13 +720,13 @@
  * @return {!grpc.web.ClientReadableStream<!proto.identity.unauth.Empty>|undefined}
  *     The XHR Node Readable Stream
  */
-proto.identity.auth.IdentityClientServiceClient.prototype.updateDeviceListForUser =
+proto.identity.auth.IdentityClientServiceClient.prototype.updateDeviceList =
     function(request, metadata, callback) {
   return this.client_.rpcCall(this.hostname_ +
-      '/identity.auth.IdentityClientService/UpdateDeviceListForUser',
+      '/identity.auth.IdentityClientService/UpdateDeviceList',
       request,
       metadata || {},
-      methodDescriptor_IdentityClientService_UpdateDeviceListForUser,
+      methodDescriptor_IdentityClientService_UpdateDeviceList,
       callback);
 };
 
@@ -739,13 +739,13 @@
  * @return {!Promise<!proto.identity.unauth.Empty>}
  *     Promise that resolves to the response
  */
-proto.identity.auth.IdentityClientServicePromiseClient.prototype.updateDeviceListForUser =
+proto.identity.auth.IdentityClientServicePromiseClient.prototype.updateDeviceList =
     function(request, metadata) {
   return this.client_.unaryCall(this.hostname_ +
-      '/identity.auth.IdentityClientService/UpdateDeviceListForUser',
+      '/identity.auth.IdentityClientService/UpdateDeviceList',
       request,
       metadata || {},
-      methodDescriptor_IdentityClientService_UpdateDeviceListForUser);
+      methodDescriptor_IdentityClientService_UpdateDeviceList);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/web/protobufs/identity-auth-client.cjs.flow b/web/protobufs/identity-auth-client.cjs.flow
--- a/web/protobufs/identity-auth-client.cjs.flow
+++ b/web/protobufs/identity-auth-client.cjs.flow
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
                response: identityAuthStructs.GetDeviceListResponse) => void
   ): grpcWeb.ClientReadableStream<identityAuthStructs.GetDeviceListResponse>;
 
-  updateDeviceListForUser(
+  updateDeviceList(
     request: identityAuthStructs.UpdateDeviceListRequest,
     metadata: grpcWeb.Metadata | void,
     callback: (err: grpcWeb.RpcError,
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
     metadata?: grpcWeb.Metadata
   ): Promise<identityAuthStructs.GetDeviceListResponse>;
 
-  updateDeviceListForUser(
+  updateDeviceList(
     request: identityAuthStructs.UpdateDeviceListRequest,
     metadata?: grpcWeb.Metadata
   ): Promise<identityStructs.Empty>;