diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/dired.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/dired.rs
index 8e85a2e0f..288d7fc76 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/dired.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/dired.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ impl fmt::Display for BytePosition {
 static DIRED_TRAILING_OFFSET: usize = 2;
 
 /// Calculates the byte positions for DIRED
-pub fn calculate_dired_byte_positions(
+pub fn calculate_dired(
     output_display_len: usize,
     dfn_len: usize,
     dired_positions: &[BytePosition],
@@ -143,12 +143,11 @@ mod tests {
     use super::*;
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_calculate_dired_byte_positions() {
+    fn test_calculate_dired() {
         let output_display = "sample_output".to_string();
         let dfn = "sample_file".to_string();
         let dired_positions = vec![BytePosition { start: 5, end: 10 }];
-        let (start, end) =
-            calculate_dired_byte_positions(output_display.len(), dfn.len(), &dired_positions);
+        let (start, end) = calculate_dired(output_display.len(), dfn.len(), &dired_positions);
 
         assert_eq!(start, 24);
         assert_eq!(end, 35);
diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index 7f977da2a..f7a3b79ae 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -2545,7 +2545,7 @@ fn display_item_long(
 
         let displayed_file = display_file_name(item, config, None, String::new(), out).contents;
         if config.dired {
-            let (start, end) = dired::calculate_dired_byte_positions(
+            let (start, end) = dired::calculate_dired(
                 output_display.len(),
                 displayed_file.len(),
                 &dired.dired_positions,