diff --git a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/SSHClient.py b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/SSHClient.py
index 43514bf4..6da2e7a4 100644
--- a/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/SSHClient.py
+++ b/src/python/jw/pkg/lib/SSHClient.py
@@ -19,19 +19,9 @@ class SSHClient(ExecContext):
         self.__username = parsed.username
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    async def _run_cmd(self, cmd: list[str]) -> Result:
+    async def _run_ssh(self, cmd: list[str]) -> Result:
         pass
 
-    async def run_cmd(self, *args, **kwargs) -> Result:
-        kwargs.setdefault('wd', None)
-        kwargs.setdefault('throw', True)
-        kwargs.setdefault('verbose', False)
-        kwargs.setdefault('cmd_input', None)
-        kwargs.setdefault('env', None)
-        kwargs.setdefault('title', None)
-        kwargs.setdefault('output_encoding', None)
-        return await self._run(*args, **kwargs)
-
     async def _run(
             self,
             args: list[str],
@@ -61,7 +51,7 @@ class SSHClient(ExecContext):
         if env is not None:
             raise NotImplementedError('Passing an environment to SSH commands is not yet implemented')
 
-        stdout_b, stderr_b, status = await self._run_cmd(args, cmd_input=cmd_input)
+        stdout_b, stderr_b, status = await self._run_ssh(args, cmd_input=cmd_input)
 
         if throw and status:
             raise Exception(f'SSH command returned error {status}')
@@ -129,7 +119,7 @@ class SSHClientInternal(SSHClient): # export
     def __scp(self):
         return SCPClient(self.__ssh.get_transport())
 
-    async def _run_cmd(self, cmd: list[str], cmd_input: str|None) -> Result:
+    async def _run_ssh(self, cmd: list[str], cmd_input: str|None) -> Result:
         stdin, stdout, stderr = self.__ssh.exec_command(shlex.join(cmd), timeout=self.__timeout)
         if cmd_input is not None:
             stdin.write(cmd_input)
@@ -165,7 +155,7 @@ class SSHClientCmd(SSHClient): # export
                 self.__askpass_orig[key] = os.getenv(key)
                 os.environ[key] = val
 
-    async def _run_cmd(self, cmd: list[str], cmd_input: str|None) -> Result:
+    async def _run_ssh(self, cmd: list[str], cmd_input: str|None) -> Result:
         self.__init_askpass()
         return await run_cmd(['ssh', self.hostname, shlex.join(cmd)],
                              output_encoding='bytes', cmd_input=cmd_input)