diff --git a/jupyter_server/extension/utils.py b/jupyter_server/extension/utils.py
index 84fa373f63..6c59ed1cbc 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/extension/utils.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/extension/utils.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ def get_loader(obj, logger=None):
         func = getattr(obj, '_load_jupyter_server_extension')
     except AttributeError:
         func = getattr(obj, 'load_jupyter_server_extension')
-
     except Exception:
         raise ExtensionLoadingError("_load_jupyter_server_extension function was not found.")
     return func
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ def get_metadata(package_name, logger=None):
     module = importlib.import_module(package_name)
 
     try:
-        return module._jupyter_server_extension_points
+        return module._jupyter_server_extension_points()
     except AttributeError:
         pass
 
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ def get_metadata(package_name, logger=None):
     # _jupyter_server_extension_paths. We will remove in
     # a later release of Jupyter Server.
     try:
-        return module._jupyter_server_extension_paths
+        return module._jupyter_server_extension_paths()
     except AttributeError:
         if logger:
             logger.debug(
diff --git a/tests/extension/mockextensions/__init__.py b/tests/extension/mockextensions/__init__.py
index 702dc3b123..5e41c308d8 100644
--- a/tests/extension/mockextensions/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/extension/mockextensions/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 # Function that makes these extensions discoverable
 # by the test functions.
-def _jupyter_server_extension_paths():
+def _jupyter_server_extension_points():
     return [
         {
             'module': 'tests.extension.mockextensions.app',
diff --git a/tests/extension/test_manager.py b/tests/extension/test_manager.py
index 8ad38166f3..68d6d6200f 100644
--- a/tests/extension/test_manager.py
+++ b/tests/extension/test_manager.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 
 def test_extension_point_api():
     # Import mock extension metadata
-    from .mockextensions import _jupyter_server_extension_paths
+    from .mockextensions import _jupyter_server_extension_points
 
     # Testing the first path (which is an extension app).
-    metadata_list = _jupyter_server_extension_paths()
+    metadata_list = _jupyter_server_extension_points()
     point = metadata_list[0]
 
     module = point["module"]
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ def test_extension_point_notfound_error():
 
 def test_extension_package_api():
     # Import mock extension metadata
-    from .mockextensions import _jupyter_server_extension_paths
+    from .mockextensions import _jupyter_server_extension_points
 
     # Testing the first path (which is an extension app).
-    metadata_list = _jupyter_server_extension_paths()
+    metadata_list = _jupyter_server_extension_points()
     path1 = metadata_list[0]
     app = path1["app"]