diff --git a/mlflow/sklearn/__init__.py b/mlflow/sklearn/__init__.py
index d2d6b21f48a53..d8f561290efc9 100644
--- a/mlflow/sklearn/__init__.py
+++ b/mlflow/sklearn/__init__.py
@@ -1196,8 +1196,8 @@ def _autolog(
         _MIN_SKLEARN_VERSION,
         _TRAINING_PREFIX,
         _is_supported_version,
+        _get_X_y_and_sample_weight,
         _gen_xgboost_sklearn_estimators_to_patch,
-        _get_args_for_metrics,
         _log_estimator_content,
         _all_estimators,
         _get_estimator_info_tags,
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ def fit_mlflow_xgboost(original, self, *args, **kwargs):
         # are done in `train()` in `mlflow.xgboost.autolog()`
         fit_output = original(self, *args, **kwargs)
         # log models after training
-        X = _get_args_for_metrics(self.fit, args, kwargs)[0]
+        X = _get_X_y_and_sample_weight(self.fit, args, kwargs)[0]
         if log_models:
             input_example, signature = resolve_input_example_and_signature(
                 lambda: X[:INPUT_EXAMPLE_SAMPLE_ROWS],
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@ def infer_model_signature(input_example):
 
             return infer_signature(input_example, estimator.predict(input_example))
 
-        (X, y_true, sample_weight) = _get_args_for_metrics(estimator.fit, args, kwargs)
+        (X, y_true, sample_weight) = _get_X_y_and_sample_weight(estimator.fit, args, kwargs)
 
         # log common metrics and artifacts for estimators (classifier, regressor)
         logged_metrics = _log_estimator_content(
diff --git a/mlflow/sklearn/utils.py b/mlflow/sklearn/utils.py
index 09cc44a319e21..e77fb2755b284 100644
--- a/mlflow/sklearn/utils.py
+++ b/mlflow/sklearn/utils.py
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ def _get_estimator_info_tags(estimator):
     }
 
 
-def _get_args_for_metrics(fit_func, fit_args, fit_kwargs):
+def _get_X_y_and_sample_weight(fit_func, fit_args, fit_kwargs):
     """
-    Get arguments to pass to metric computations in the following steps.
+    Get a tuple of (X, y, sample_weight) in the following steps.
 
     1. Extract X and y from fit_args and fit_kwargs.
     2. If the sample_weight argument exists in fit_func,