diff --git a/distributed/shuffle/_shuffle_extension.py b/distributed/shuffle/_shuffle_extension.py
index 6a1e24f9b4..b810c84d9e 100644
--- a/distributed/shuffle/_shuffle_extension.py
+++ b/distributed/shuffle/_shuffle_extension.py
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ def __init__(self, worker: Worker) -> None:
         worker.handlers["shuffle_receive"] = self.shuffle_receive
         worker.handlers["shuffle_inputs_done"] = self.shuffle_inputs_done
         worker.handlers["shuffle_fail"] = self.shuffle_fail
-        worker.stream_handlers["shuffle-forget"] = self.shuffle_forget
+        worker.stream_handlers["shuffle-fail"] = self.shuffle_fail
         worker.extensions["shuffle"] = self
 
         # Initialize
@@ -397,9 +397,6 @@ async def shuffle_fail(self, shuffle_id: ShuffleId, message: str) -> None:
         await shuffle.close()
         del self.shuffles[shuffle_id]
 
-    async def shuffle_forget(self, shuffle_id: ShuffleId) -> None:
-        await self.shuffle_fail(shuffle_id, message="Shuffle {shuffle_id} forgotten")
-
     def add_partition(
         self,
         data: pd.DataFrame,
@@ -779,7 +776,13 @@ def transition(
         shuffle_id = ShuffleSchedulerExtension.id_from_key(key)
         participating_workers = self.participating_workers[shuffle_id]
         worker_msgs = {
-            worker: [{"op": "shuffle-forget", "shuffle_id": shuffle_id}]
+            worker: [
+                {
+                    "op": "shuffle-fail",
+                    "shuffle_id": shuffle_id,
+                    "message": f"Shuffle {shuffle_id} forgotten",
+                }
+            ]
             for worker in participating_workers
         }
         self._clean_on_scheduler(shuffle_id)