diff --git a/discord/app_commands/tree.py b/discord/app_commands/tree.py
index c8e2134ef..3a24a9230 100644
--- a/discord/app_commands/tree.py
+++ b/discord/app_commands/tree.py
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ class CommandTree(Generic[ClientT]):
     def _from_interaction(self, interaction: Interaction) -> None:
         async def wrapper():
             try:
-                await self.call(interaction)
+                await self._call(interaction)
             except AppCommandError as e:
                 await self._dispatch_error(interaction, e)
 
@@ -1191,29 +1191,7 @@ class CommandTree(Generic[ClientT]):
         """
         return True
 
-    async def call(self, interaction: Interaction) -> None:
-        """|coro|
-
-        Given an :class:`~discord.Interaction`, calls the matching
-        application command that's being invoked.
-
-        This is usually called automatically by the library.
-
-        Parameters
-        -----------
-        interaction: :class:`~discord.Interaction`
-            The interaction to dispatch from.
-
-        Raises
-        --------
-        CommandNotFound
-            The application command referred to could not be found.
-        CommandSignatureMismatch
-            The interaction data referred to a parameter that was not found in the
-            application command definition.
-        AppCommandError
-            An error occurred while calling the command.
-        """
+    async def _call(self, interaction: Interaction) -> None:
         if not await self.interaction_check(interaction):
             return
 
diff --git a/tests/test_app_commands_invoke.py b/tests/test_app_commands_invoke.py
index 38ead3e56..35915c19b 100644
--- a/tests/test_app_commands_invoke.py
+++ b/tests/test_app_commands_invoke.py
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ client = discord.Client(intents=discord.Intents.default())
 class MockTree(discord.app_commands.CommandTree):
     last_exception: Optional[discord.app_commands.AppCommandError]
 
-    async def call(self, interaction: discord.Interaction) -> None:
+    async def _call(self, interaction: discord.Interaction) -> None:
         self.last_exception = None
-        return await super().call(interaction)
+        return await super()._call(interaction)
 
     async def on_error(self, interaction: discord.Interaction, error: discord.app_commands.AppCommandError) -> None:
         self.last_exception = error
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ async def test_valid_command_invoke(
     command: discord.app_commands.Command[Any, ..., Any], raises: Optional[Type[BaseException]]
 ):
     interaction = MockCommandInteraction(client, command, foo='foo')
-    await tree.call(interaction)
+    await tree._call(interaction)
 
     if raises is None:
         assert tree.last_exception is None
@@ -192,6 +192,6 @@ async def test_valid_command_invoke(
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_invalid_command_invoke(command: discord.app_commands.Command[Any, ..., Any]):
     interaction = MockCommandInteraction(client, command, bar='bar')
-    await tree.call(interaction)
+    await tree._call(interaction)
 
     assert isinstance(tree.last_exception, discord.app_commands.CommandSignatureMismatch)