diff --git a/model/tag_mappings.go b/model/tag_mappings.go
index 8e8bbc5bd..ce7d2f37b 100644
--- a/model/tag_mappings.go
+++ b/model/tag_mappings.go
@@ -137,12 +137,12 @@ type artistSplitExceptionsCache struct {
 
 var artistSplitExceptions atomic.Pointer[artistSplitExceptionsCache]
 
-// ArtistSplitExceptionsRx returns the regex for Scanner.ArtistSplitExceptions,
+// artistSplitExceptionsRx returns the regex for Scanner.ArtistSplitExceptions,
 // or nil if none are configured. Compiled lazily (config hooks only run once
 // per process, before tests can override the option) and cached until the
 // configured list changes. Lock-free on the cache-hit path, as this is called
 // per tag mapping per scanned file, across concurrent scanner goroutines.
-func ArtistSplitExceptionsRx() *regexp.Regexp {
+func artistSplitExceptionsRx() *regexp.Regexp {
 	names := conf.Server.Scanner.ArtistSplitExceptions
 	if c := artistSplitExceptions.Load(); c != nil && slices.Equal(c.names, names) {
 		return c.rx
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ var participantTagNames = sync.OnceValue(func() map[TagName]struct{} {
 // exceptions attached when name is a participant (artist/role) tag.
 func (c TagConf) WithParticipantExceptions(name TagName) TagConf {
 	if _, ok := participantTagNames()[name]; ok {
-		c.ExceptionsRx = ArtistSplitExceptionsRx()
+		c.ExceptionsRx = artistSplitExceptionsRx()
 	}
 	return c
 }
diff --git a/model/tag_mappings_test.go b/model/tag_mappings_test.go
index c1eb4afba..e582c3f2f 100644
--- a/model/tag_mappings_test.go
+++ b/model/tag_mappings_test.go
@@ -144,30 +144,30 @@ var _ = Describe("TagConf", func() {
 		})
 	})
 
-	Describe("ArtistSplitExceptionsRx", func() {
+	Describe("artistSplitExceptionsRx", func() {
 		BeforeEach(func() {
 			DeferCleanup(configtest.SetupConfig())
 		})
 
 		It("returns nil when no exceptions are configured", func() {
 			conf.Server.Scanner.ArtistSplitExceptions = nil
-			Expect(ArtistSplitExceptionsRx()).To(BeNil())
+			Expect(artistSplitExceptionsRx()).To(BeNil())
 		})
 
 		It("compiles the configured exceptions", func() {
 			conf.Server.Scanner.ArtistSplitExceptions = []string{"Iron and Wine"}
-			rx := ArtistSplitExceptionsRx()
+			rx := artistSplitExceptionsRx()
 			Expect(rx).ToNot(BeNil())
 			Expect(rx.MatchString("iron and wine")).To(BeTrue())
 		})
 
 		It("caches the compiled regex until the configuration changes", func() {
 			conf.Server.Scanner.ArtistSplitExceptions = []string{"Iron and Wine"}
-			first := ArtistSplitExceptionsRx()
-			Expect(ArtistSplitExceptionsRx()).To(BeIdenticalTo(first))
+			first := artistSplitExceptionsRx()
+			Expect(artistSplitExceptionsRx()).To(BeIdenticalTo(first))
 
 			conf.Server.Scanner.ArtistSplitExceptions = []string{"AC/DC"}
-			second := ArtistSplitExceptionsRx()
+			second := artistSplitExceptionsRx()
 			Expect(second).ToNot(BeIdenticalTo(first))
 			Expect(second.MatchString("AC/DC")).To(BeTrue())
 		})