diff --git a/channels_redis/core.py b/channels_redis/core.py
index a230081..185a426 100644
--- a/channels_redis/core.py
+++ b/channels_redis/core.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ async def send(self, channel, message):
         """
         # Typecheck
         assert isinstance(message, dict), "message is not a dict"
-        assert self.valid_channel_name(channel), "Channel name not valid"
+        assert self.require_valid_channel_name(channel), "Channel name not valid"
         # Make sure the message does not contain reserved keys
         assert "__asgi_channel__" not in message
         # If it's a process-local channel, strip off local part and stick full name in message
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ async def receive(self, channel):
         """
         # Make sure the channel name is valid then get the non-local part
         # and thus its index
-        assert self.valid_channel_name(channel)
+        assert self.require_valid_channel_name(channel)
         if "!" in channel:
             real_channel = self.non_local_name(channel)
             assert real_channel.endswith(
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ async def receive_single(self, channel):
         Receives a single message off of the channel and returns it.
         """
         # Check channel name
-        assert self.valid_channel_name(channel, receive=True), "Channel name invalid"
+        assert self.require_valid_channel_name(channel, receive=True), "Channel name invalid"
         # Work out the connection to use
         if "!" in channel:
             assert channel.endswith("!")
@@ -482,8 +482,8 @@ async def group_add(self, group, channel):
         Adds the channel name to a group.
         """
         # Check the inputs
-        assert self.valid_group_name(group), "Group name not valid"
-        assert self.valid_channel_name(channel), "Channel name not valid"
+        assert self.require_valid_group_name(group), "Group name not valid"
+        assert self.require_valid_channel_name(channel), "Channel name not valid"
         # Get a connection to the right shard
         group_key = self._group_key(group)
         connection = self.connection(self.consistent_hash(group))
@@ -498,8 +498,8 @@ async def group_discard(self, group, channel):
         Removes the channel from the named group if it is in the group;
         does nothing otherwise (does not error)
         """
-        assert self.valid_group_name(group), "Group name not valid"
-        assert self.valid_channel_name(channel), "Channel name not valid"
+        assert self.require_valid_group_name(group), "Group name not valid"
+        assert self.require_valid_channel_name(channel), "Channel name not valid"
         key = self._group_key(group)
         connection = self.connection(self.consistent_hash(group))
         await connection.zrem(key, channel)
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@ async def group_send(self, group, message):
         """
         Sends a message to the entire group.
         """
-        assert self.valid_group_name(group), "Group name not valid"
+        assert self.require_valid_group_name(group), "Group name not valid"
         # Retrieve list of all channel names
         key = self._group_key(group)
         connection = self.connection(self.consistent_hash(group))