diff --git a/src/tracking/mlflow.py b/src/tracking/mlflow.py
index b38e8af..9275d9a 100644
--- a/src/tracking/mlflow.py
+++ b/src/tracking/mlflow.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class MlflowTracker:
                 },
             )
             version_number = str(version.version)
-            self._set_alias(client, self.registered_model_name, "prerelease-latest", version_number)
+            client.set_registered_model_alias(self.registered_model_name, "prerelease-latest", version_number)
             mlflow.set_tag("qc_cli.registered_model_name", self.registered_model_name)
             mlflow.set_tag("qc_cli.registered_model_version", version_number)
             return version_number
@@ -147,6 +147,3 @@ class MlflowTracker:
             client.get_registered_model(name)
         except Exception:
             client.create_registered_model(name)
-
-    def _set_alias(self, client: MlflowClient, name: str, alias: str, version: str) -> None:
-        client.set_registered_model_alias(name, alias, version)