diff --git a/crates/scion/src/udp_socket.rs b/crates/scion/src/udp_socket.rs
index a959316..4e1f0fe 100644
--- a/crates/scion/src/udp_socket.rs
+++ b/crates/scion/src/udp_socket.rs
@@ -102,39 +102,51 @@ impl UdpSocket {
         self.local_address
     }
 
-    /// Receive a SCION UDP packet from a remote endpoint.
+    /// Receive a SCION UDP packet.
     ///
     /// The UDP payload is written into the provided buffer. If there is insufficient space, excess
     /// data is dropped. The returned number of bytes always refers to the amount of data in the UDP
     /// payload.
+    pub async fn recv(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<usize, ReceiveError> {
+        let (packet_len, _) = self.inner.recv_from(buffer).await?;
+        Ok(packet_len)
+    }
+
+    /// Receive a SCION UDP packet from a remote endpoint.
     ///
-    /// Additionally returns
+    /// This behaves like [`Self::recv`] but additionally returns the remote SCION socket address.
+    pub async fn recv_from(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(usize, SocketAddr), ReceiveError> {
+        self.inner.recv_from(buffer).await
+    }
+
+    /// Receive a SCION UDP packet from a remote endpoint with path information.
+    ///
+    /// This behaves like [`Self::recv`] but additionally returns
     /// - the remote SCION socket address and
     /// - the path over which the packet was received. For supported path types, this path is
     ///   already reversed such that it can be used directly to send reply packets; for unsupported
     ///   path types, the path is unmodified.
     ///
     /// Note that copying/reversing the path requires allocating memory; if you do not need the path
-    /// information, consider using the method [`Self::recv_from_without_path`] instead.
-    pub async fn recv_from(
+    /// information, consider using the method [`Self::recv_from`] instead.
+    pub async fn recv_with_path_from(
         &self,
         buffer: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<(usize, SocketAddr, Path), ReceiveError> {
-        self.inner.recv_from(buffer).await
+        self.inner.recv_with_path_from(buffer).await
     }
 
-    /// Receive a SCION UDP packet from a remote endpoint.
+    /// Receive a SCION UDP packet with path information.
     ///
-    /// The UDP payload is written into the provided buffer. If there is insufficient space, excess
-    /// data is dropped. The returned number of bytes always refers to the amount of data in the UDP
-    /// payload.
+    /// This behaves like [`Self::recv`] but additionally returns the path over which the packet was
+    /// received. For supported path types, this path is already reversed such that it can be used
+    /// directly to send reply packets; for unsupported path types, the path is unmodified.
     ///
-    /// Additionally returns the remote SCION socket address.
-    pub async fn recv_from_without_path(
-        &self,
-        buffer: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<(usize, SocketAddr), ReceiveError> {
-        self.inner.recv_from_without_path(buffer).await
+    /// Note that copying/reversing the path requires allocating memory; if you do not need the path
+    /// information, consider using the method [`Self::recv`] instead.
+    pub async fn recv_with_path(&self, buffer: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(usize, Path), ReceiveError> {
+        let (packet_len, _, path) = self.inner.recv_with_path_from(buffer).await?;
+        Ok((packet_len, path))
     }
 
     /// Returns the remote SCION address set for this socket, if any.
@@ -274,8 +286,11 @@ impl UdpSocketInner {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    async fn recv_from(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(usize, SocketAddr, Path), ReceiveError> {
-        let (packet_len, sender, last_host, scion_packet) = self.recv_from_loop(buf).await?;
+    async fn recv_with_path_from(
+        &self,
+        buf: &mut [u8],
+    ) -> Result<(usize, SocketAddr, Path), ReceiveError> {
+        let (packet_len, sender, last_host, scion_packet) = self.recv_loop(buf).await?;
         let path = {
             // Explicit match here in case we add other errors to the `reverse` method at some point
             let dataplane_path = match scion_packet.headers.path.reverse() {
@@ -291,15 +306,12 @@ impl UdpSocketInner {
         Ok((packet_len, sender, path))
     }
 
-    async fn recv_from_without_path(
-        &self,
-        buf: &mut [u8],
-    ) -> Result<(usize, SocketAddr), ReceiveError> {
-        let (packet_len, sender, ..) = self.recv_from_loop(buf).await?;
+    async fn recv_from(&self, buf: &mut [u8]) -> Result<(usize, SocketAddr), ReceiveError> {
+        let (packet_len, sender, ..) = self.recv_loop(buf).await?;
         Ok((packet_len, sender))
     }
 
-    async fn recv_from_loop(
+    async fn recv_loop(
         &self,
         buf: &mut [u8],
     ) -> Result<
diff --git a/crates/scion/tests/test_udp_socket.rs b/crates/scion/tests/test_udp_socket.rs
index 5e9257a..050b6c9 100644
--- a/crates/scion/tests/test_udp_socket.rs
+++ b/crates/scion/tests/test_udp_socket.rs
@@ -57,11 +57,9 @@ macro_rules! test_send_receive_reply {
                 socket_source.send(MESSAGE.clone()).await?;
 
                 let mut buffer = [0_u8; 100];
-                let (length, sender) = tokio::time::timeout(
-                    TIMEOUT,
-                    socket_destination.recv_from_without_path(&mut buffer),
-                )
-                .await??;
+                let (length, sender) =
+                    tokio::time::timeout(TIMEOUT, socket_destination.recv_from(&mut buffer))
+                        .await??;
                 assert_eq!(sender, socket_source.local_addr());
                 assert_eq!(buffer[..length], MESSAGE[..]);
                 Ok(())
@@ -76,9 +74,11 @@ macro_rules! test_send_receive_reply {
                 socket_source.send(MESSAGE.clone()).await?;
 
                 let mut buffer = [0_u8; 100];
-                let (length, sender, path) =
-                    tokio::time::timeout(TIMEOUT, socket_destination.recv_from(&mut buffer))
-                        .await??;
+                let (length, sender, path) = tokio::time::timeout(
+                    TIMEOUT,
+                    socket_destination.recv_with_path_from(&mut buffer),
+                )
+                .await??;
                 assert_eq!(sender, socket_source.local_addr());
                 assert_eq!(buffer[..length], MESSAGE[..]);
 
@@ -87,8 +87,9 @@ macro_rules! test_send_receive_reply {
                     .send_to_with(MESSAGE.clone(), sender, &path)
                     .await?;
 
-                let (_, _, path_return) =
-                    tokio::time::timeout(TIMEOUT, socket_source.recv_from(&mut buffer)).await??;
+                let (_, path_return) =
+                    tokio::time::timeout(TIMEOUT, socket_source.recv_with_path(&mut buffer))
+                        .await??;
                 assert_eq!(path_return.isd_asn, path_forward.isd_asn);
                 assert_eq!(path_return.dataplane_path, path_forward.dataplane_path);