diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/mech_driver.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/mech_driver.py
index f8391945ba9..3d69a369842 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/mech_driver.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/mech_driver.py
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ def create_default_drop_port_group(nb_idl):
             txn.add(nb_idl.pg_acl_add(may_exist=True, **acl))
 
         ports_with_pg = set()
-        for pg in nb_idl.get_port_groups().values():
+        for pg in nb_idl.get_sg_port_groups().values():
             ports_with_pg.update(pg['ports'])
 
         if ports_with_pg:
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/api.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/api.py
index 6476d89afa2..d19a6804c97 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/api.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/api.py
@@ -372,8 +372,8 @@ class API(api.API, metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
         """
 
     @abc.abstractmethod
-    def get_port_groups(self):
-        """Gets all port groups in the OVN_Northbound DB
+    def get_sg_port_groups(self):
+        """Gets port groups in the OVN_Northbound DB that map to SGs.
 
         :returns: dictionary indexed by name, DB columns as values
         """
diff --git a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/impl_idl_ovn.py b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/impl_idl_ovn.py
index 066eb19f0d2..e5a629da586 100644
--- a/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/impl_idl_ovn.py
+++ b/neutron/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/impl_idl_ovn.py
@@ -685,7 +685,13 @@ class OvsdbNbOvnIdl(nb_impl_idl.OvnNbApiIdlImpl, Backend):
             # removed at some point.
             return
 
-    def get_port_groups(self):
+    def get_sg_port_groups(self):
+        """Returns OVN port groups used as Neutron Security Groups.
+
+        This method will return all port group entries in OVN that map to
+        a Security Group. Even though neutron_pg_drop is used to assist on
+        SGs, it will also not be returned.
+        """
         port_groups = {}
         try:
             for row in self._tables['Port_Group'].rows.values():
diff --git a/neutron/tests/functional/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_ovn_db_sync.py b/neutron/tests/functional/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_ovn_db_sync.py
index ebe24e05306..88f66717916 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/functional/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_ovn_db_sync.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/functional/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_ovn_db_sync.py
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ class TestOvnNbSync(base.TestOVNFunctionalBase):
             db_pgs.append(utils.ovn_port_group_name(sg['id']))
         db_pgs.append(ovn_const.OVN_DROP_PORT_GROUP_NAME)
 
-        nb_pgs = _plugin_nb_ovn.get_port_groups()
+        nb_pgs = _plugin_nb_ovn.get_sg_port_groups()
 
         mn_pgs = []
         for row in self.nb_api.tables['Port_Group'].rows.values():
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_impl_idl_ovn.py b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_impl_idl_ovn.py
index bb1064fd3d2..19bca463353 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_impl_idl_ovn.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_impl_idl_ovn.py
@@ -775,11 +775,11 @@ class TestNBImplIdlOvn(TestDBImplIdlOvn):
         port_group = self.nb_ovn_idl.get_port_group(str(uuid.uuid4()))
         self.assertIsNone(port_group)
 
-    def test_get_port_groups_not_supported(self):
+    def test_get_sg_port_groups_not_supported(self):
         self._load_nb_db()
         # Make sure that PG tables doesn't exist in fake db.
         self._tables.pop('Port_Group', None)
-        port_groups = self.nb_ovn_idl.get_port_groups()
+        port_groups = self.nb_ovn_idl.get_sg_port_groups()
         self.assertEqual({}, port_groups)
 
 
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_ovn_db_sync.py b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_ovn_db_sync.py
index d983b71d240..96e2cd435bc 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_ovn_db_sync.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/plugins/ml2/drivers/ovn/mech_driver/ovsdb/test_ovn_db_sync.py
@@ -131,18 +131,18 @@ class TestOvnNbSyncML2(test_mech_driver.OVNMechanismDriverTestCase):
                                        'security_group_id': 'sg2'}],
              'name': 'all-tcpe'}]
 
-        self.port_groups_ovn = [mock.Mock(), mock.Mock(), mock.Mock()]
-        self.port_groups_ovn[0].configure_mock(
+        self.sg_port_groups_ovn = [mock.Mock(), mock.Mock(), mock.Mock()]
+        self.sg_port_groups_ovn[0].configure_mock(
             name='pg_sg1',
             external_ids={ovn_const.OVN_SG_EXT_ID_KEY: 'sg1'},
             ports=[],
             acls=[])
-        self.port_groups_ovn[1].configure_mock(
+        self.sg_port_groups_ovn[1].configure_mock(
             name='pg_unknown_del',
             external_ids={ovn_const.OVN_SG_EXT_ID_KEY: 'sg2'},
             ports=[],
             acls=[])
-        self.port_groups_ovn[2].configure_mock(
+        self.sg_port_groups_ovn[2].configure_mock(
             name='neutron_pg_drop',
             external_ids=[],
             ports=[],
@@ -410,9 +410,9 @@ class TestOvnNbSyncML2(test_mech_driver.OVNMechanismDriverTestCase):
         ovn_nb_synchronizer.get_acls.return_value = self.acls_ovn
         core_plugin.get_security_groups = mock.MagicMock(
             return_value=self.security_groups)
-        get_port_groups = mock.MagicMock()
-        get_port_groups.execute.return_value = self.port_groups_ovn
-        ovn_api.db_list_rows.return_value = get_port_groups
+        get_sg_port_groups = mock.MagicMock()
+        get_sg_port_groups.execute.return_value = self.sg_port_groups_ovn
+        ovn_api.db_list_rows.return_value = get_sg_port_groups
         ovn_api.lsp_list.execute.return_value = self.ports_ovn
         # end of acl-sync block