diff --git a/src/ra.erl b/src/ra.erl
index a6817635..14dc9477 100644
--- a/src/ra.erl
+++ b/src/ra.erl
@@ -59,8 +59,6 @@
          %% membership changes
          add_member/2,
          add_member/3,
-         maybe_add_member/2,
-         maybe_add_member/3,
          remove_member/2,
          remove_member/3,
          leave_and_terminate/3,
@@ -572,23 +570,20 @@ add_member(ServerLoc, ServerId) ->
 %% @see add_member/2
 %% @end
 -spec add_member(ra_server_id() | [ra_server_id()],
-                 ra_server_id(), timeout()) ->
+                 ra_server_id() | {maybe, ra_server_id()},
+                 timeout()) ->
     ra_cmd_ret() |
     {error, already_member} |
     {error, cluster_change_not_permitted}.
+add_member(ServerLoc, {maybe, ServerId}, Timeout) ->
+    ra_server_proc:command(ServerLoc,
+                           {'$ra_maybe_join', ServerId, after_log_append},
+                           Timeout);
 add_member(ServerLoc, ServerId, Timeout) ->
     ra_server_proc:command(ServerLoc,
                            {'$ra_join', ServerId, after_log_append},
                            Timeout).
 
-maybe_add_member(ServerLoc, ServerId) ->
-    maybe_add_member(ServerLoc, ServerId, ?DEFAULT_TIMEOUT).
-maybe_add_member(ServerLoc, ServerId, Timeout) ->
-    ra_server_proc:command(ServerLoc,
-                           {'$ra_maybe_join', ServerId, after_log_append},
-                           Timeout).
-
-
 %% @doc Removes a server from the cluster's membership configuration.
 %% This function returns after appending a cluster membership change
 %% command to the log.
diff --git a/test/ra_voter_SUITE.erl b/test/ra_voter_SUITE.erl
index 1c5ae2d2..363612f6 100644
--- a/test/ra_voter_SUITE.erl
+++ b/test/ra_voter_SUITE.erl
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ start_and_join({ClusterName, _} = ServerRef, {_, _} = New) ->
     ok.
 
 start_and_maybe_join({ClusterName, _} = ServerRef, {_, _} = New) ->
-    {ok, _, _} = ra:maybe_add_member(ServerRef, New),
+    {ok, _, _} = ra:add_member(ServerRef, {maybe, New}),
     ok = ra:start_server(default, ClusterName, New, add_machine(), [ServerRef]),
     ok.