diff --git a/gateway/backend_blocks.go b/gateway/backend_blocks.go
index 98cd95760..5d71a51eb 100644
--- a/gateway/backend_blocks.go
+++ b/gateway/backend_blocks.go
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func (bb *BlocksBackend) GetCAR(ctx context.Context, p path.ImmutablePath, param
 
 		// TODO: support selectors passed as request param: https://github.com/ipfs/kubo/issues/8769
 		// TODO: this is very slow if blocks are remote due to linear traversal. Do we need deterministic traversals here?
-		carWriteErr := walkGatewaySimpleSelectorGraph(ctx, p, params, &lsys, pathResolver)
+		carWriteErr := walkGatewaySimpleSelector(ctx, p, params, &lsys, pathResolver)
 
 		// io.PipeWriter.CloseWithError always returns nil.
 		_ = w.CloseWithError(carWriteErr)
@@ -362,9 +362,8 @@ func (bb *BlocksBackend) GetCAR(ctx context.Context, p path.ImmutablePath, param
 	return pathMetadata, r, nil
 }
 
-// FIXME(hacdias) fix this and reuse walkGatewaySimpleSelector
-// walkGatewaySimpleSelectorGraph walks the subgraph described by the path and terminal element parameters
-func walkGatewaySimpleSelectorGraph(ctx context.Context, p path.ImmutablePath, params CarParams, lsys *ipld.LinkSystem, pathResolver resolver.Resolver) error {
+// walkGatewaySimpleSelector walks the subgraph described by the path and terminal element parameters
+func walkGatewaySimpleSelector(ctx context.Context, p path.ImmutablePath, params CarParams, lsys *ipld.LinkSystem, pathResolver resolver.Resolver) error {
 	// First resolve the path since we always need to.
 	lastCid, remainder, err := pathResolver.ResolveToLastNode(ctx, p)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/gateway/backend_graph.go b/gateway/backend_graph.go
index cdaabce7e..dac3c2784 100644
--- a/gateway/backend_graph.go
+++ b/gateway/backend_graph.go
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ func (api *GraphGateway) GetCAR(ctx context.Context, path path.ImmutablePath, pa
 				blockBuffer = nil
 			}
 
-			err = walkGatewaySimpleSelector(ctx, terminalBlk, params.Scope, params.Range, l)
+			err = walkGatewaySimpleSelector2(ctx, terminalBlk, params.Scope, params.Range, l)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/gateway/backend_graph_traversal.go b/gateway/backend_graph_traversal.go
index 42bf2d029..8f3d46232 100644
--- a/gateway/backend_graph_traversal.go
+++ b/gateway/backend_graph_traversal.go
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ func getLinksystem(fn getBlock) *ipld.LinkSystem {
 	return &lsys
 }
 
-// walkGatewaySimpleSelector walks the subgraph described by the path and terminal element parameters
-func walkGatewaySimpleSelector(ctx context.Context, terminalBlk blocks.Block, dagScope DagScope, entityRange *DagByteRange, lsys *ipld.LinkSystem) error {
+// walkGatewaySimpleSelector2 walks the subgraph described by the path and terminal element parameters
+func walkGatewaySimpleSelector2(ctx context.Context, terminalBlk blocks.Block, dagScope DagScope, entityRange *DagByteRange, lsys *ipld.LinkSystem) error {
 	lctx := ipld.LinkContext{Ctx: ctx}
 	var err error