diff --git a/doc/pipewire-modules.dox b/doc/pipewire-modules.dox
index 4e53aec8d..ed547ea3b 100644
--- a/doc/pipewire-modules.dox
+++ b/doc/pipewire-modules.dox
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ List of known modules:
 - \subpage page_module_raop_discover
 - \subpage page_module_roc_sink
 - \subpage page_module_roc_source
-- \subpage page_module_rtkit
+- \subpage page_module_rt
 - \subpage page_module_session_manager
 - \subpage page_module_zeroconf_discover
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 7221cb776..5df1c6656 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ rt_lib = cc.find_library('rt', required : false) # clock_gettime
 dl_lib = cc.find_library('dl', required : false)
 pthread_lib = dependency('threads')
 dbus_dep = dependency('dbus-1', required : get_option('dbus'))
-summary({'dbus (Bluetooth, rtkit, portal, pw-reserve)': dbus_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Misc dependencies')
+summary({'dbus (Bluetooth, rt, portal, pw-reserve)': dbus_dep.found()}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Misc dependencies')
 if dbus_dep.found()
   cdata.set('HAVE_DBUS', 1)
 endif
diff --git a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
index fd85a9bce..ff28a3fec 100644
--- a/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/client-rt.conf.in
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@ context.modules = [
     # If ifexists is given, the module is ignored when it is not found.
     # If nofail is given, module initialization failures are ignored.
     #
-    # Uses RTKit to boost the data thread priority.
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    # Uses realtime scheduling to boost the audio thread priorities
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/filter-chain/demonic.conf b/src/daemon/filter-chain/demonic.conf
index c90d73c73..562ff4868 100644
--- a/src/daemon/filter-chain/demonic.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/filter-chain/demonic.conf
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ context.spa-libs = {
 }
 
 context.modules = [
-    # Uses RTKit to boost the data thread priority.
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    # Uses realtime scheduling to boost the audio thread priorities
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-dolby-surround.conf b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-dolby-surround.conf
index d4d101c09..86a2b86fb 100644
--- a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-dolby-surround.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-dolby-surround.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ context.spa-libs = {
 }
 
 context.modules = [
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-eq6.conf b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-eq6.conf
index 609332e85..ad4f3b32d 100644
--- a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-eq6.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-eq6.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ context.spa-libs = {
 }
 
 context.modules = [
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-matrix-spatialiser.conf b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-matrix-spatialiser.conf
index 243c928a9..41a81c5bc 100644
--- a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-matrix-spatialiser.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-matrix-spatialiser.conf
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ context.spa-libs = {
 }
 
 context.modules = [
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-virtual-surround-5.1-kemar.conf b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-virtual-surround-5.1-kemar.conf
index b53d27979..1bc77a83b 100644
--- a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-virtual-surround-5.1-kemar.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-virtual-surround-5.1-kemar.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ context.spa-libs = {
 }
 
 context.modules = [
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-virtual-surround-7.1-hesuvi.conf b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-virtual-surround-7.1-hesuvi.conf
index b13a2f325..7c8bcd911 100644
--- a/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-virtual-surround-7.1-hesuvi.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/filter-chain/sink-virtual-surround-7.1-hesuvi.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ context.spa-libs = {
 }
 
 context.modules = [
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/filter-chain/source-rnnoise.conf b/src/daemon/filter-chain/source-rnnoise.conf
index c5531d619..bf453046c 100644
--- a/src/daemon/filter-chain/source-rnnoise.conf
+++ b/src/daemon/filter-chain/source-rnnoise.conf
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ context.spa-libs = {
 }
 
 context.modules = [
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/jack.conf.in b/src/daemon/jack.conf.in
index ba1dc22a2..8e648bd37 100644
--- a/src/daemon/jack.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/jack.conf.in
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ context.modules = [
     #
     #
     # Boost the data thread priority.
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in
index ccf195713..72ac9e6d0 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire-pulse.conf.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ context.spa-libs = {
 }
 
 context.modules = [
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
index 79ae0fca1..23edfd7e4 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ context.modules = [
     # If nofail is given, module initialization failures are ignored.
     #
 
-    # Use realtime scheduling to boost the audio thread priorities. This uses
+    # Uses realtime scheduling to boost the audio thread priorities. This uses
     # RTKit if the user doesn't have permission to use regular realtime
     # scheduling.
-    { name = libpipewire-module-rtkit
+    { name = libpipewire-module-rt
         args = {
             #nice.level   = -11
             #rt.prio      = 88
diff --git a/src/modules/meson.build b/src/modules/meson.build
index d9150668a..df6588484 100644
--- a/src/modules/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/meson.build
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module_sources = [
   'module-protocol-pulse.c',
   'module-protocol-simple.c',
   'module-pulse-tunnel.c',
-  'module-rtkit.c',
+  'module-rt.c',
   'module-raop-discover.c',
   'module-session-manager.c',
   'module-zeroconf-discover.c',
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ pipewire_module_profiler = shared_library('pipewire-module-profiler',
   dependencies : [spa_dep, mathlib, dl_lib, pipewire_dep],
 )
 
-build_module_rtkit = dbus_dep.found()
-if build_module_rtkit
-pipewire_module_rtkit = shared_library('pipewire-module-rtkit', [ 'module-rtkit.c' ],
+build_module_rt = dbus_dep.found()
+if build_module_rt
+pipewire_module_rt = shared_library('pipewire-module-rt', [ 'module-rt.c' ],
   include_directories : [configinc],
   install : true,
   install_dir : modules_install_dir,
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ pipewire_module_rtkit = shared_library('pipewire-module-rtkit', [ 'module-rtkit.
   dependencies : [dbus_dep, mathlib, dl_lib, pipewire_dep],
 )
 endif
-summary({'rtkit': build_module_rtkit}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Optional Modules')
+summary({'rt': build_module_rt}, bool_yn: true, section: 'Optional Modules')
 
 build_module_portal = dbus_dep.found()
 if build_module_portal
diff --git a/src/modules/module-rtkit.c b/src/modules/module-rt.c
similarity index 99%
rename from src/modules/module-rtkit.c
rename to src/modules/module-rt.c
index 7d3a00d20..a06e1aadf 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-rtkit.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-rt.c
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@
 #include <pipewire/impl.h>
 #include <pipewire/thread.h>
 
-/** \page page_module_rtkit PipeWire Module: RTKit
+/** \page page_module_rt PipeWire Module: RT
  *
- * The `rtkit` module uses the operating system's scheduler to enable realtime
+ * The `rt` module uses the operating system's scheduler to enable realtime
  * scheduling for certain threads to assist with low latency audio processing.
  * This requires `RLIMIT_RTPRIO` to be set to a value that's equal to this
  * module's `rt.prio` parameter or higher. Most distros will come with some
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@
  * up and DBus is available, then this module will fall back to using RTKit.
  */
 
-// TODO: Rename from rtkit/RTKit to rt/RT
-#define NAME "rtkit"
+#define NAME "rt"
 
 PW_LOG_TOPIC_STATIC(mod_topic, "mod." NAME);
 #define PW_LOG_TOPIC_DEFAULT mod_topic