diff --git a/django/middleware/csrf.py b/django/middleware/csrf.py
index 4f9fb2637e..18edc34f6a 100644
--- a/django/middleware/csrf.py
+++ b/django/middleware/csrf.py
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class CsrfViewMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
                 request.META['CSRF_COOKIE_NEEDS_UPDATE'] = True
             return csrf_token
 
-    def _set_token(self, request, response):
+    def _set_csrf_cookie(self, request, response):
         if settings.CSRF_USE_SESSIONS:
             if request.session.get(CSRF_SESSION_KEY) != request.META['CSRF_COOKIE']:
                 request.session[CSRF_SESSION_KEY] = request.META['CSRF_COOKIE']
@@ -441,14 +441,14 @@ class CsrfViewMiddleware(MiddlewareMixin):
 
     def process_response(self, request, response):
         if request.META.get('CSRF_COOKIE_NEEDS_UPDATE'):
-            self._set_token(request, response)
-            # Unset the flag to prevent _set_token() from being unnecessarily
-            # called again in process_response() by other instances of
-            # CsrfViewMiddleware. This can happen e.g. when both a decorator and
-            # middleware are used. However, CSRF_COOKIE_NEEDS_UPDATE is still
-            # respected in subsequent calls e.g. in case rotate_token() is
-            # called in process_response() later by custom middleware but before
-            # those subsequent calls.
+            self._set_csrf_cookie(request, response)
+            # Unset the flag to prevent _set_csrf_cookie() from being
+            # unnecessarily called again in process_response() by other
+            # instances of CsrfViewMiddleware. This can happen e.g. when both a
+            # decorator and middleware are used. However,
+            # CSRF_COOKIE_NEEDS_UPDATE is still respected in subsequent calls
+            # e.g. in case rotate_token() is called in process_response() later
+            # by custom middleware but before those subsequent calls.
             request.META['CSRF_COOKIE_NEEDS_UPDATE'] = False
 
         return response