diff --git a/command.py b/command.py
index c32a095cf..e74a94fa3 100644
--- a/command.py
+++ b/command.py
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ class Command:
         result = []
 
         if not groups:
-            groups = manifest.GetGroupsStr()
+            groups = manifest.GetManifestGroupsStr()
         groups = [x for x in re.split(r"[,\s]+", groups) if x]
 
         if not args:
diff --git a/git_superproject.py b/git_superproject.py
index 14ba1547e..1ada173b7 100644
--- a/git_superproject.py
+++ b/git_superproject.py
@@ -422,7 +422,8 @@ class Superproject:
             )
             return None
         manifest_str = self._manifest.ToXml(
-            filter_groups=self._manifest.GetGroupsStr(), omit_local=True
+            filter_groups=self._manifest.GetManifestGroupsStr(),
+            omit_local=True,
         ).toxml()
         manifest_path = self._manifest_path
         try:
diff --git a/manifest_xml.py b/manifest_xml.py
index 30b806e3c..7987061d6 100644
--- a/manifest_xml.py
+++ b/manifest_xml.py
@@ -1122,7 +1122,7 @@ https://gerrit.googlesource.com/git-repo/+/HEAD/docs/manifest-format.md
             groups += f",platform-{platform.system().lower()}"
         return groups
 
-    def GetGroupsStr(self):
+    def GetManifestGroupsStr(self):
         """Returns the manifest group string that should be synced."""
         return (
             self.manifestProject.manifest_groups or self.GetDefaultGroupsStr()
diff --git a/subcmds/info.py b/subcmds/info.py
index 2fbdae057..c5291cf2e 100644
--- a/subcmds/info.py
+++ b/subcmds/info.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class Info(PagedCommand):
             self.manifest = self.manifest.outer_client
         manifestConfig = self.manifest.manifestProject.config
         mergeBranch = manifestConfig.GetBranch("default").merge
-        manifestGroups = self.manifest.GetGroupsStr()
+        manifestGroups = self.manifest.GetManifestGroupsStr()
 
         self.heading("Manifest branch: ")
         if self.manifest.default.revisionExpr:
diff --git a/tests/test_manifest_xml.py b/tests/test_manifest_xml.py
index 0cd84f081..039921f65 100644
--- a/tests/test_manifest_xml.py
+++ b/tests/test_manifest_xml.py
@@ -639,10 +639,10 @@ class ProjectElementTests(ManifestParseTestCase):
             {"g1", "g2", "name:extras", "all", "path:path"},
         )
         groupstr = "default,platform-" + platform.system().lower()
-        self.assertEqual(groupstr, manifest.GetGroupsStr())
+        self.assertEqual(groupstr, manifest.GetManifestGroupsStr())
         groupstr = "g1,g2,g1"
         manifest.manifestProject.config.SetString("manifest.groups", groupstr)
-        self.assertEqual(groupstr, manifest.GetGroupsStr())
+        self.assertEqual(groupstr, manifest.GetManifestGroupsStr())
 
     def test_set_revision_id(self):
         """Check setting of project's revisionId."""