diff --git a/libs/core/langchain_core/messages/utils.py b/libs/core/langchain_core/messages/utils.py
index 3726e30d8b5..f37d100c8f9 100644
--- a/libs/core/langchain_core/messages/utils.py
+++ b/libs/core/langchain_core/messages/utils.py
@@ -874,9 +874,9 @@ def filter_messages(
 
         filter_messages(
             messages,
-            incl_names=("example_user", "example_assistant"),
-            incl_types=("system",),
-            excl_ids=("bar",),
+            include_names=("example_user", "example_assistant"),
+            include_types=("system",),
+            exclude_ids=("bar",),
         )
         ```