diff --git a/docs/guides/sql-tap.md b/docs/guides/sql-tap.md
index 4609e2721..97975c611 100644
--- a/docs/guides/sql-tap.md
+++ b/docs/guides/sql-tap.md
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ Then, you need to use your custom type mapping in your connector:
 ```python
 class MyConnector(SQLConnector):
     @functools.cached_property
-    def type_mapping(self):
+    def sql_to_jsonschema(self):
         return CustomSQLToJSONSchema()
 ```
diff --git a/singer_sdk/connectors/sql.py b/singer_sdk/connectors/sql.py
index 53ba1f8dc..697a74cb2 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/connectors/sql.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/connectors/sql.py
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ def logger(self) -> logging.Logger:
         return logging.getLogger("sqlconnector")
 
     @functools.cached_property
-    def type_mapping(self) -> SQLToJSONSchema:
+    def sql_to_jsonschema(self) -> SQLToJSONSchema:
         """Return the type mapper object.
 
         Override this method to provide a custom mapping for your SQL dialect.
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def to_jsonschema_type(
             The JSON Schema representation of the provided type.
         """
         if isinstance(sql_type, sa.types.TypeEngine):
-            return self.type_mapping.to_jsonschema(sql_type)
+            return self.sql_to_jsonschema.to_jsonschema(sql_type)
 
         if isinstance(sql_type, str):  # pragma: no cover
             warnings.warn(