diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_util.cc b/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_util.cc
index b9fb77ef8f..4893ca80b9 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_util.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/generated_message_util.cc
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ void GenericSwap(MessageLite* m1, MessageLite* m2) {
 MessageLite* GetOwnedMessageInternal(Arena* message_arena,
                                      MessageLite* submessage,
                                      Arena* submessage_arena) {
-  ABSL_DCHECK(Arena::InternalGetOwningArena(submessage) == submessage_arena);
+  ABSL_DCHECK(submessage->GetArena() == submessage_arena);
   ABSL_DCHECK(message_arena != submessage_arena);
   ABSL_DCHECK_EQ(submessage_arena, nullptr);
   if (message_arena != nullptr && submessage_arena == nullptr) {
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/message.cc b/src/google/protobuf/message.cc
index 6f04c4c911..b4b1a40c51 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/message.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/message.cc
@@ -414,8 +414,8 @@ template <>
 PROTOBUF_NOINLINE
 #endif
     Arena*
-    GenericTypeHandler<Message>::GetOwningArena(Message* value) {
-  return value->GetOwningArena();
+    GenericTypeHandler<Message>::GetArena(Message* value) {
+  return value->GetArena();
 }
 
 template void InternalMetadata::DoClear<UnknownFieldSet>();
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/proto3_arena_unittest.cc b/src/google/protobuf/proto3_arena_unittest.cc
index 519c176d5e..7a46ab6f20 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/proto3_arena_unittest.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/proto3_arena_unittest.cc
@@ -27,19 +27,6 @@ using proto3_arena_unittest::TestAllTypes;
 
 namespace google {
 namespace protobuf {
-
-namespace internal {
-
-class Proto3ArenaTestHelper {
- public:
-  template <typename T>
-  static Arena* GetOwningArena(const T& msg) {
-    return msg.GetOwningArena();
-  }
-};
-
-}  // namespace internal
-
 namespace {
 // We selectively set/check a few representative fields rather than all fields
 // as this test is only expected to cover the basics of arena support.
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc b/src/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc
index d1153b81d1..03b0d38b69 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/reflection_ops.cc
@@ -415,16 +415,14 @@ void ReflectionOps::FindInitializationErrors(const Message& message,
 
 void GenericSwap(Message* lhs, Message* rhs) {
 #ifndef PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
-  ABSL_DCHECK(Arena::InternalGetOwningArena(lhs) !=
-              Arena::InternalGetOwningArena(rhs));
-  ABSL_DCHECK(Arena::InternalGetOwningArena(lhs) != nullptr ||
-              Arena::InternalGetOwningArena(rhs) != nullptr);
+  ABSL_DCHECK(lhs->GetArena() != rhs->GetArena());
+  ABSL_DCHECK(lhs->GetArena() != nullptr || rhs->GetArena() != nullptr);
 #endif  // !PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
   // At least one of these must have an arena, so make `rhs` point to it.
-  Arena* arena = Arena::InternalGetOwningArena(rhs);
+  Arena* arena = rhs->GetArena();
   if (arena == nullptr) {
     std::swap(lhs, rhs);
-    arena = Arena::InternalGetOwningArena(rhs);
+    arena = rhs->GetArena();
   }
 
   // Improve efficiency by placing the temporary on an arena so that messages
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h
index ed3233b1e7..7e3f8d2e36 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_field.h
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ RepeatedField<Element>::~RepeatedField() {
 #ifndef NDEBUG
   // Try to trigger segfault / asan failure in non-opt builds if arena_
   // lifetime has ended before the destructor.
-  auto arena = GetOwningArena();
+  auto arena = GetArena();
   if (arena) (void)arena->SpaceAllocated();
 #endif
   if (total_size_ > 0) {
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ inline RepeatedField<Element>::RepeatedField(RepeatedField&& other) noexcept
   // We don't just call Swap(&other) here because it would perform 3 copies if
   // other is on an arena. This field can't be on an arena because arena
   // construction always uses the Arena* accepting constructor.
-  if (other.GetOwningArena()) {
+  if (other.GetArena()) {
     CopyFrom(other);
   } else {
     InternalSwap(&other);
@@ -540,9 +540,9 @@ inline RepeatedField<Element>& RepeatedField<Element>::operator=(
   // We don't just call Swap(&other) here because it would perform 3 copies if
   // the two fields are on different arenas.
   if (this != &other) {
-    if (GetOwningArena() != other.GetOwningArena()
+    if (GetArena() != other.GetArena()
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_MOVE
-        || GetOwningArena() == nullptr
+        || GetArena() == nullptr
 #endif  // !PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_MOVE
     ) {
       CopyFrom(other);
@@ -835,14 +835,13 @@ template <typename Element>
 void RepeatedField<Element>::Swap(RepeatedField* other) {
   if (this == other) return;
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
-  if (GetOwningArena() != nullptr &&
-      GetOwningArena() == other->GetOwningArena()) {
+  if (GetArena() != nullptr && GetArena() == other->GetArena()) {
 #else   // PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
-  if (GetOwningArena() == other->GetOwningArena()) {
+  if (GetArena() == other->GetArena()) {
 #endif  // !PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
     InternalSwap(other);
   } else {
-    RepeatedField<Element> temp(other->GetOwningArena());
+    RepeatedField<Element> temp(other->GetArena());
     temp.MergeFrom(*this);
     CopyFrom(*other);
     other->UnsafeArenaSwap(&temp);
@@ -852,7 +851,7 @@ void RepeatedField<Element>::Swap(RepeatedField* other) {
 template <typename Element>
 void RepeatedField<Element>::UnsafeArenaSwap(RepeatedField* other) {
   if (this == other) return;
-  ABSL_DCHECK_EQ(GetOwningArena(), other->GetOwningArena());
+  ABSL_DCHECK_EQ(GetArena(), other->GetArena());
   InternalSwap(other);
 }
 
@@ -941,7 +940,7 @@ PROTOBUF_NOINLINE void RepeatedField<Element>::GrowNoAnnotate(int current_size,
                                                               int new_size) {
   ABSL_DCHECK_GT(new_size, total_size_);
   Rep* new_rep;
-  Arena* arena = GetOwningArena();
+  Arena* arena = GetArena();
 
   new_size = internal::CalculateReserveSize<Element, kRepHeaderSize>(
       total_size_, new_size);
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.cc b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.cc
index 6e53d56861..6e419c6494 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.cc
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ void** RepeatedPtrFieldBase::InternalExtend(int extend_amount) {
   ABSL_DCHECK(extend_amount > 0);
   constexpr size_t ptr_size = sizeof(rep()->elements[0]);
   int new_capacity = total_size_ + extend_amount;
-  Arena* arena = GetOwningArena();
+  Arena* arena = GetArena();
   new_capacity = internal::CalculateReserveSize<void*, kRepHeaderSize>(
       total_size_, new_capacity);
   ABSL_CHECK_LE(
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void RepeatedPtrFieldBase::MergeFromConcreteMessage(
     dst += recycled;
     src += recycled;
   }
-  Arena* arena = GetOwningArena();
+  Arena* arena = GetArena();
   for (; src < end; ++src, ++dst) {
     *dst = copy_fn(arena, **src);
   }
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void RepeatedPtrFieldBase::MergeFrom<MessageLite>(
     dst += recycled;
     src += recycled;
   }
-  Arena* arena = GetOwningArena();
+  Arena* arena = GetArena();
   for (; src < end; ++src, ++dst) {
     *dst = (*src)->New(arena);
     (*dst)->CheckTypeAndMergeFrom(**src);
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
index 85a20dad27..d9d8d8fb4c 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/repeated_ptr_field.h
@@ -398,10 +398,9 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
   template <typename TypeHandler>
   PROTOBUF_NDEBUG_INLINE void Swap(RepeatedPtrFieldBase* other) {
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
-    if (GetOwningArena() != nullptr &&
-        GetOwningArena() == other->GetOwningArena())
+    if (GetArena() != nullptr && GetArena() == other->GetArena())
 #else   // PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
-    if (GetOwningArena() == other->GetOwningArena())
+    if (GetArena() == other->GetArena())
 #endif  // !PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
     {
       InternalSwap(other);
@@ -507,10 +506,9 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
 
   template <typename TypeHandler>
   void AddCleared(Value<TypeHandler>* value) {
-    ABSL_DCHECK(GetOwningArena() == nullptr)
-        << "AddCleared() can only be used on a "
-           "RepeatedPtrField not on an arena.";
-    ABSL_DCHECK(TypeHandler::GetOwningArena(value) == nullptr)
+    ABSL_DCHECK(GetArena() == nullptr) << "AddCleared() can only be used on a "
+                                          "RepeatedPtrField not on an arena.";
+    ABSL_DCHECK(TypeHandler::GetArena(value) == nullptr)
         << "AddCleared() can only accept values not on an arena.";
     MaybeExtend();
     if (using_sso()) {
@@ -522,7 +520,7 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
 
   template <typename TypeHandler>
   PROTOBUF_NODISCARD Value<TypeHandler>* ReleaseCleared() {
-    ABSL_DCHECK(GetOwningArena() == nullptr)
+    ABSL_DCHECK(GetArena() == nullptr)
         << "ReleaseCleared() can only be used on a RepeatedPtrField not on "
         << "an arena.";
     ABSL_DCHECK(tagged_rep_or_elem_ != nullptr);
@@ -539,8 +537,8 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
   // AddAllocated version that implements arena-safe copying behavior.
   template <typename TypeHandler>
   void AddAllocatedInternal(Value<TypeHandler>* value, std::true_type) {
-    Arena* element_arena = TypeHandler::GetOwningArena(value);
-    Arena* arena = GetOwningArena();
+    Arena* element_arena = TypeHandler::GetArena(value);
+    Arena* arena = GetArena();
     if (arena == element_arena && allocated_size() < total_size_) {
       // Fast path: underlying arena representation (tagged pointer) is equal to
       // our arena pointer, and we can add to array without resizing it (at
@@ -606,7 +604,7 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
     // First, release an element.
     Value<TypeHandler>* result = UnsafeArenaReleaseLast<TypeHandler>();
     // Now perform a copy if we're on an arena.
-    Arena* arena = GetOwningArena();
+    Arena* arena = GetArena();
 
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_RELEASE
     auto* new_result = copy<TypeHandler>(result);
@@ -623,7 +621,7 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
     // this is the same as UnsafeArenaReleaseLast(). Note that we
     // ABSL_DCHECK-fail if we're on an arena, since the user really should
     // implement the copy operation in this case.
-    ABSL_DCHECK(GetOwningArena() == nullptr)
+    ABSL_DCHECK(GetArena() == nullptr)
         << "ReleaseLast() called on a RepeatedPtrField that is on an arena, "
         << "with a type that does not implement MergeFrom. This is unsafe; "
         << "please implement MergeFrom for your type.";
@@ -633,16 +631,15 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
   template <typename TypeHandler>
   PROTOBUF_NOINLINE void SwapFallback(RepeatedPtrFieldBase* other) {
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
-    ABSL_DCHECK(GetOwningArena() == nullptr ||
-                other->GetOwningArena() != GetOwningArena());
+    ABSL_DCHECK(GetArena() == nullptr || other->GetArena() != GetArena());
 #else   // PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
-    ABSL_DCHECK(other->GetOwningArena() != GetOwningArena());
+    ABSL_DCHECK(other->GetArena() != GetArena());
 #endif  // !PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_SWAP
 
     // Copy semantics in this case. We try to improve efficiency by placing the
     // temporary on |other|'s arena so that messages are copied twice rather
     // than three times.
-    RepeatedPtrFieldBase temp(other->GetOwningArena());
+    RepeatedPtrFieldBase temp(other->GetArena());
     if (!this->empty()) {
       temp.MergeFrom<typename TypeHandler::Type>(*this);
     }
@@ -652,7 +649,7 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT RepeatedPtrFieldBase {
   }
 
   // Gets the Arena on which this RepeatedPtrField stores its elements.
-  inline Arena* GetArena() const { return GetOwningArena(); }
+  inline Arena* GetArena() const { return arena_; }
 
   inline Arena* GetOwningArena() const { return arena_; }
 
@@ -898,8 +895,8 @@ class GenericTypeHandler {
     delete value;
 #endif
   }
-  static inline Arena* GetOwningArena(GenericType* value) {
-    return Arena::InternalGetOwningArena(value);
+  static inline Arena* GetArena(GenericType* value) {
+    return Arena::InternalGetArena(value);
   }
 
   static inline void Clear(GenericType* value) { value->Clear(); }
@@ -921,9 +918,8 @@ inline MessageLite* GenericTypeHandler<MessageLite>::NewFromPrototype(
   return NewFromPrototypeHelper(prototype, arena);
 }
 template <>
-inline Arena* GenericTypeHandler<MessageLite>::GetOwningArena(
-    MessageLite* value) {
-  return value->GetOwningArena();
+inline Arena* GenericTypeHandler<MessageLite>::GetArena(MessageLite* value) {
+  return value->GetArena();
 }
 
 template <typename GenericType>
@@ -950,8 +946,7 @@ template <>
 PROTOBUF_EXPORT Message* GenericTypeHandler<Message>::NewFromPrototype(
     const Message* prototype, Arena* arena);
 template <>
-PROTOBUF_EXPORT Arena* GenericTypeHandler<Message>::GetOwningArena(
-    Message* value);
+PROTOBUF_EXPORT Arena* GenericTypeHandler<Message>::GetArena(Message* value);
 
 class StringTypeHandler {
  public:
@@ -968,7 +963,7 @@ class StringTypeHandler {
                                               Arena* arena) {
     return New(arena);
   }
-  static inline Arena* GetOwningArena(std::string*) { return nullptr; }
+  static inline Arena* GetArena(std::string*) { return nullptr; }
   static inline void Delete(std::string* value, Arena* arena) {
     if (arena == nullptr) {
       delete value;
@@ -1408,7 +1403,7 @@ inline RepeatedPtrField<Element>::RepeatedPtrField(
   // We don't just call Swap(&other) here because it would perform 3 copies if
   // other is on an arena. This field can't be on an arena because arena
   // construction always uses the Arena* accepting constructor.
-  if (other.GetOwningArena()) {
+  if (other.GetArena()) {
     CopyFrom(other);
   } else {
     InternalSwap(&other);
@@ -1422,9 +1417,9 @@ inline RepeatedPtrField<Element>& RepeatedPtrField<Element>::operator=(
   // We don't just call Swap(&other) here because it would perform 3 copies if
   // the two fields are on different arenas.
   if (this != &other) {
-    if (GetOwningArena() != other.GetOwningArena()
+    if (GetArena() != other.GetArena()
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_MOVE
-        || GetOwningArena() == nullptr
+        || GetArena() == nullptr
 #endif  // !PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_MOVE
     ) {
       CopyFrom(other);
@@ -1506,7 +1501,7 @@ inline void RepeatedPtrField<Element>::DeleteSubrange(int start, int num) {
   ABSL_DCHECK_GE(num, 0);
   ABSL_DCHECK_LE(start + num, size());
   void** subrange = raw_mutable_data() + start;
-  Arena* arena = GetOwningArena();
+  Arena* arena = GetArena();
   for (int i = 0; i < num; ++i) {
     using H = CommonHandler<TypeHandler>;
     H::Delete(static_cast<Element*>(subrange[i]), arena);
@@ -1537,7 +1532,7 @@ inline void RepeatedPtrField<Element>::ExtractSubrangeInternal(
       << "Releasing elements without transferring ownership is an unsafe "
          "operation.  Use UnsafeArenaExtractSubrange.";
   if (elements != nullptr) {
-    Arena* arena = GetOwningArena();
+    Arena* arena = GetArena();
     auto* extracted = data() + start;
 #ifdef PROTOBUF_FORCE_COPY_IN_RELEASE
     // Always copy.
@@ -1573,7 +1568,7 @@ inline void RepeatedPtrField<Element>::ExtractSubrangeInternal(
   // ExtractSubrange() must return heap-allocated objects by contract, and we
   // cannot fulfill this contract if we are an on arena, we must ABSL_DCHECK()
   // that we are not on an arena.
-  ABSL_DCHECK(GetOwningArena() == nullptr)
+  ABSL_DCHECK(GetArena() == nullptr)
       << "ExtractSubrange() when arena is non-nullptr is only supported when "
       << "the Element type supplies a MergeFrom() operation to make copies.";
   UnsafeArenaExtractSubrange(start, num, elements);
@@ -1658,7 +1653,7 @@ template <typename Element>
 inline void RepeatedPtrField<Element>::UnsafeArenaSwap(
     RepeatedPtrField* other) {
   if (this == other) return;
-  ABSL_DCHECK_EQ(GetOwningArena(), other->GetOwningArena());
+  ABSL_DCHECK_EQ(GetArena(), other->GetArena());
   RepeatedPtrFieldBase::InternalSwap(other);
 }
 
@@ -1681,7 +1676,7 @@ inline Arena* RepeatedPtrField<Element>::GetArena() const {
 
 template <typename Element>
 inline Arena* RepeatedPtrField<Element>::GetOwningArena() const {
-  return RepeatedPtrFieldBase::GetOwningArena();
+  return RepeatedPtrFieldBase::GetArena();
 }
 
 template <typename Element>