diff --git a/cmd/skopeo/layers.go b/cmd/skopeo/layers.go
index 0ba56cf9..d3f11f9e 100644
--- a/cmd/skopeo/layers.go
+++ b/cmd/skopeo/layers.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var layersCmd = cli.Command{
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := img.Layers(c.Args().Tail()...); err != nil {
+		if err := img.LayersCommand(c.Args().Tail()...); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
diff --git a/image/image.go b/image/image.go
index a8c33e8a..2e49d3c2 100644
--- a/image/image.go
+++ b/image/image.go
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func (i *genericImage) getSchema1Manifest() (genericManifest, error) {
 	return mschema1, nil
 }
 
-func (i *genericImage) Layers(layers ...string) error {
+func (i *genericImage) LayersCommand(layers ...string) error {
 	m, err := i.getSchema1Manifest()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/signature/policy_reference_match_test.go b/signature/policy_reference_match_test.go
index 0b00214b..adbf2a3c 100644
--- a/signature/policy_reference_match_test.go
+++ b/signature/policy_reference_match_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (ref refImageMock) ManifestMatchesDigest(expectedDigest string) (bool, erro
 func (ref refImageMock) Signatures() ([][]byte, error) {
 	panic("unexpected call to a mock function")
 }
-func (ref refImageMock) Layers(layers ...string) error {
+func (ref refImageMock) LayersCommand(layers ...string) error {
 	panic("unexpected call to a mock function")
 }
 func (ref refImageMock) Inspect() (*types.ImageInspectInfo, error) {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (ref forbiddenImageMock) ManifestMatchesDigest(expectedDigest string) (bool
 func (ref forbiddenImageMock) Signatures() ([][]byte, error) {
 	panic("unexpected call to a mock function")
 }
-func (ref forbiddenImageMock) Layers(layers ...string) error {
+func (ref forbiddenImageMock) LayersCommand(layers ...string) error {
 	panic("unexpected call to a mock function")
 }
 func (ref forbiddenImageMock) Inspect() (*types.ImageInspectInfo, error) {
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index cacb58a5..c444718f 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ type Image interface {
 	Manifest() ([]byte, error)
 	// Signatures is like ImageSource.GetSignatures, but the result is cached; it is OK to call this however often you need.
 	Signatures() ([][]byte, error)
-	Layers(layers ...string) error // configure download directory? Call it DownloadLayers?
+	// LayersCommand implements (skopeo layers).  Do not use for any other purpose.
+	// Longer-term we would like to move the command-specific code up to the command handler,
+	// but the command has functionality specific to util.DockerV2Schema1MIMEType manifests.
+	LayersCommand(layers ...string) error // configure download directory?
 	// Inspect returns various information for (skopeo inspect) parsed from the manifest and configuration.
 	Inspect() (*ImageInspectInfo, error)
 	DockerTar() ([]byte, error) // ??? also, configure output directory