diff --git a/app/models/customer.rb b/app/models/customer.rb
index 24efba25947..2a924a2c85f 100644
--- a/app/models/customer.rb
+++ b/app/models/customer.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class Customer < ApplicationRecord
   validates :payment_provider, inclusion: {in: PAYMENT_PROVIDERS}, allow_nil: true
   validates :timezone, timezone: true, allow_nil: true
 
+  alias :provider_customergit :payment_provider_customer
+
   def self.ransackable_attributes(_auth_object = nil)
     %w[id name external_id email]
   end
@@ -115,10 +117,6 @@ def preferred_document_locale
     organization.document_locale.to_sym
   end
 
-  def provider_customer
-    payment_provider_customer
-  end
-
   def shipping_address
     {
       address_line1: shipping_address_line1,