diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/core/concurrency/SyncBarrier.java b/core/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/core/concurrency/SyncBarrier.java
index e8d73e6db2..7946226552 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/core/concurrency/SyncBarrier.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/neo4j/gds/core/concurrency/SyncBarrier.java
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ public class SyncBarrier {
     private final BackoffIdleStrategy idleStrategy;
     private final Runnable rejectAction;
 
-    public static SyncBarrier of() {
+    public static SyncBarrier create() {
         return new SyncBarrier(() -> {});
     }
 
-    public static SyncBarrier of(Runnable rejectAction) {
+    public static SyncBarrier create(Runnable rejectAction) {
         return new SyncBarrier(rejectAction);
     }
 
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/core/concurrency/SyncBarrierTest.java b/core/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/core/concurrency/SyncBarrierTest.java
index 83a7e25665..66de8be9af 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/core/concurrency/SyncBarrierTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/neo4j/gds/core/concurrency/SyncBarrierTest.java
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class SyncBarrierTest {
 
     @Test
     void shouldSync() {
-        var barrier = SyncBarrier.of();
+        var barrier = SyncBarrier.create();
         barrier.startWorker();
         barrier.stopWorker();;
         barrier.sync();
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void shouldSync() {
 
     @Test
     void shouldReject() {
-        var barrier = SyncBarrier.of(() -> {
+        var barrier = SyncBarrier.create(() -> {
             throw new IllegalStateException();
         });
         barrier.sync();