diff --git a/src/cal_tools/calcat_interface.py b/src/cal_tools/calcat_interface.py
index b51df9aa6c5734c8275ba83d0bf854ca282f4d37..3a70239fdc9abb21b7f5a314cae9c2388a7a359b 100644
--- a/src/cal_tools/calcat_interface.py
+++ b/src/cal_tools/calcat_interface.py
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ class CalibrationData:
 
         return self._load_ccv_data(metadata, module, calibration)
 
-    def _allocate_const_arrays(self, metadata, const_load_mp, const_data):
+    def _allocate_constant_arrays(self, metadata, const_load_mp, const_data):
 
         for mod, ccv_entry in metadata.items():
             const_data[mod] = {}
@@ -625,8 +625,23 @@ class CalibrationData:
                     shape=shape, dtype=dtype
                 )
 
-    def load_constants_data(self, metadata):
-        def load_constant_dataset(wid, index, mod):
+    def load_constants_from_metadata(self, metadata):
+        """Load the data for all constants in metadata object.
+
+        Args:
+            metadata (CCVMetadata, optional): CCV metadata to load
+                constant data for, may be None to query metadata.
+        Returns:
+            (Dict): A dictionary of constant data.
+                {module: {calibration: ndarray}}.
+        """
+        def _load_constant_dataset(wid, index, mod):
+            """Load constant dataset from the CCVMetadata `metadata` into
+                a shared allocated array.
+
+            Args:
+                mod (str): module key in `metadata` object
+            """
             for cname, mdata in metadata[mod].items():
                 with h5py.File(self.caldb_root / mdata["path"], "r") as cf:
                     cf[f"{mdata['dataset']}/data"].read_direct(
@@ -635,8 +650,8 @@ class CalibrationData:
 
         const_data = dict()
         const_load_mp = psh.ProcessContext(num_workers=24)
-        self._allocate_const_arrays(metadata, const_load_mp, const_data)
-        const_load_mp.map(load_constant_dataset, list(metadata.keys()))
+        self._allocate_constant_arrays(metadata, const_load_mp, const_data)
+        const_load_mp.map(_load_constant_dataset, list(metadata.keys()))
 
         return const_data
 
@@ -663,32 +678,7 @@ class CalibrationData:
         if metadata is None:
             metadata = self.metadata(calibrations)
 
-        return self.load_constants_data(metadata)
-
-    def data_map(
-        self,
-        calibrations=None,
-        metadata=None,
-    ):
-        """Load all CCV data in a nested map of ndarrays.
-
-        Args:
-            calibrations (Iterable of str, optional): Calibration constants
-                or None for all available (default).
-            metadata (CCVMetadata, optional): CCV metadata to load constant
-                for or None to query metadata automatically (default).
-        Returns:
-            (dict of dict of ndarray): CCV data by module number and
-                calibration constant name.
-                {module: {calibration: ndarray}}
-        """
-        if self.caldb_root is None:
-            raise RuntimeError("calibration database store unavailable")
-
-        if metadata is None:
-            metadata = self.metadata(calibrations)
-
-        return self.load_constants_data(metadata)
+        return self.load_constants_from_metadata(metadata)
 
     def _build_condition(self, parameters):
         cond = dict()