diff --git a/python-package/lightgbm/dask.py b/python-package/lightgbm/dask.py
index c1cb430d8653..37d3776fbf5e 100644
--- a/python-package/lightgbm/dask.py
+++ b/python-package/lightgbm/dask.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def client_(self) -> Client:
 
         return _get_dask_client(client=self.client)
 
-    def _lgb_getstate(self) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
+    def _lgb_dask_getstate(self) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
         """Remove un-picklable attributes before serialization."""
         client = self.__dict__.pop("client", None)
         self._other_params.pop("client", None)
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def _lgb_getstate(self) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
         self.client = client
         return out
 
-    def _fit(
+    def _lgb_dask_fit(
         self,
         model_factory: Type[LGBMModel],
         X: _DaskMatrixLike,
@@ -501,20 +501,20 @@ def _fit(
         )
 
         self.set_params(**model.get_params())
-        self._copy_extra_params(model, self)
+        self._lgb_dask_copy_extra_params(model, self)
 
         return self
 
-    def _to_local(self, model_factory: Type[LGBMModel]) -> LGBMModel:
+    def _lgb_dask_to_local(self, model_factory: Type[LGBMModel]) -> LGBMModel:
         params = self.get_params()
         params.pop("client", None)
         model = model_factory(**params)
-        self._copy_extra_params(self, model)
+        self._lgb_dask_copy_extra_params(self, model)
         model._other_params.pop("client", None)
         return model
 
     @staticmethod
-    def _copy_extra_params(source: Union["_DaskLGBMModel", LGBMModel], dest: Union["_DaskLGBMModel", LGBMModel]) -> None:
+    def _lgb_dask_copy_extra_params(source: Union["_DaskLGBMModel", LGBMModel], dest: Union["_DaskLGBMModel", LGBMModel]) -> None:
         params = source.get_params()
         attributes = source.__dict__
         extra_param_names = set(attributes.keys()).difference(params.keys())
@@ -590,7 +590,7 @@ def __init__(
     __init__.__doc__ = _base_doc[:_base_doc.find('Note\n')]
 
     def __getstate__(self) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
-        return self._lgb_getstate()
+        return self._lgb_dask_getstate()
 
     def fit(
         self,
@@ -600,7 +600,7 @@ def fit(
         **kwargs: Any
     ) -> "DaskLGBMClassifier":
         """Docstring is inherited from the lightgbm.LGBMClassifier.fit."""
-        return self._fit(
+        return self._lgb_dask_fit(
             model_factory=LGBMClassifier,
             X=X,
             y=y,
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ def to_local(self) -> LGBMClassifier:
         model : lightgbm.LGBMClassifier
             Local underlying model.
         """
-        return self._to_local(LGBMClassifier)
+        return self._lgb_dask_to_local(LGBMClassifier)
 
 
 class DaskLGBMRegressor(LGBMRegressor, _DaskLGBMModel):
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ def __init__(
     __init__.__doc__ = _base_doc[:_base_doc.find('Note\n')]
 
     def __getstate__(self) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
-        return self._lgb_getstate()
+        return self._lgb_dask_getstate()
 
     def fit(
         self,
@@ -751,7 +751,7 @@ def fit(
         **kwargs: Any
     ) -> "DaskLGBMRegressor":
         """Docstring is inherited from the lightgbm.LGBMRegressor.fit."""
-        return self._fit(
+        return self._lgb_dask_fit(
             model_factory=LGBMRegressor,
             X=X,
             y=y,
@@ -802,7 +802,7 @@ def to_local(self) -> LGBMRegressor:
         model : lightgbm.LGBMRegressor
             Local underlying model.
         """
-        return self._to_local(LGBMRegressor)
+        return self._lgb_dask_to_local(LGBMRegressor)
 
 
 class DaskLGBMRanker(LGBMRanker, _DaskLGBMModel):
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ def __init__(
     __init__.__doc__ = _base_doc[:_base_doc.find('Note\n')]
 
     def __getstate__(self) -> Dict[Any, Any]:
-        return self._lgb_getstate()
+        return self._lgb_dask_getstate()
 
     def fit(
         self,
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ def fit(
         if init_score is not None:
             raise RuntimeError('init_score is not currently supported in lightgbm.dask')
 
-        return self._fit(
+        return self._lgb_dask_fit(
             model_factory=LGBMRanker,
             X=X,
             y=y,
@@ -939,4 +939,4 @@ def to_local(self) -> LGBMRanker:
         model : lightgbm.LGBMRanker
             Local underlying model.
         """
-        return self._to_local(LGBMRanker)
+        return self._lgb_dask_to_local(LGBMRanker)