diff --git a/sentry_sdk/profiler/__init__.py b/sentry_sdk/profiler/__init__.py
index d8d4e076d5..0bc63e3a6d 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/profiler/__init__.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/profiler/__init__.py
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
 )
 
 __all__ = [
-    "start_profile_session",
-    "start_profiler",  # TODO: Deprecate this in favor of `start_profile_session`
-    "stop_profile_session",
-    "stop_profiler",  # TODO: Deprecate this in favor of `stop_profile_session`
+    "start_profile_session",  # TODO: Deprecate this in favor of `start_profiler`
+    "start_profiler",
+    "stop_profile_session",  # TODO: Deprecate this in favor of `stop_profiler`
+    "stop_profiler",
     # DEPRECATED: The following was re-exported for backwards compatibility. It
     # will be removed from sentry_sdk.profiler in a future release.
     "MAX_PROFILE_DURATION_NS",
diff --git a/sentry_sdk/profiler/continuous_profiler.py b/sentry_sdk/profiler/continuous_profiler.py
index 9e2aa35fc1..47f63d8f59 100644
--- a/sentry_sdk/profiler/continuous_profiler.py
+++ b/sentry_sdk/profiler/continuous_profiler.py
@@ -145,32 +145,32 @@ def try_profile_lifecycle_trace_start():
 
 def start_profiler():
     # type: () -> None
+    if _scheduler is None:
+        return
 
-    # TODO: deprecate this as it'll be replaced by `start_profile_session`
-    start_profile_session()
+    _scheduler.manual_start()
 
 
 def start_profile_session():
     # type: () -> None
-    if _scheduler is None:
-        return
 
-    _scheduler.manual_start()
+    # TODO: deprecate this as it'll be replaced by `start_profiler`
+    start_profiler()
 
 
 def stop_profiler():
     # type: () -> None
+    if _scheduler is None:
+        return
 
-    # TODO: deprecate this as it'll be replaced by `stop_profile_session`
-    stop_profile_session()
+    _scheduler.manual_stop()
 
 
 def stop_profile_session():
     # type: () -> None
-    if _scheduler is None:
-        return
 
-    _scheduler.manual_stop()
+    # TODO: deprecate this as it'll be replaced by `stop_profiler`
+    stop_profiler()
 
 
 def teardown_continuous_profiler():