diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py
index 983471e1ebef..6240ac6787dd 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tasks.py
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ def create_export_tarball(course_block, course_key, context, status=None):
 
     Updates the context with any error information if applicable.
     """
-    name = course_block.url_name
+    name = course_block.usage_key.block_id
     export_file = NamedTemporaryFile(prefix=name + '.',
                                      suffix=".tar.gz")  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=consider-using-with
     root_dir = path(mkdtemp())
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_outlines.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_outlines.py
index 108edd82df43..6007a67e2b8e 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_outlines.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_outlines.py
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ def test_missing_display_names(self):
             )
 
         outline, _errs = get_outline_from_modulestore(self.course_key)
-        assert outline.sections[0].title == section.url_name
-        assert outline.sections[0].sequences[0].title == sequence.url_name
+        assert outline.sections[0].title == section.usage_key.block_id
+        assert outline.sections[0].sequences[0].title == sequence.usage_key.block_id
 
     def test_empty_user_partition_groups(self):
         """
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_import_export.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_import_export.py
index 170c341c32be..76f0dadd28ce 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_import_export.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_import_export.py
@@ -475,16 +475,16 @@ def test_library_import(self):
         )
         # Refresh library.
         library = self.store.get_library(lib_key)
-        children = [self.store.get_item(child).url_name for child in library.children]
+        children = [self.store.get_item(child).usage_key.block_id for child in library.children]
         self.assertEqual(len(children), 2)
-        self.assertIn(test_block.url_name, children)
-        self.assertIn(test_block2.url_name, children)
+        self.assertIn(test_block.usage_key.block_id, children)
+        self.assertIn(test_block2.usage_key.block_id, children)
 
         unchanged_lib = self.store.get_library(unchanged_key)
-        children = [self.store.get_item(child).url_name for child in unchanged_lib.children]
+        children = [self.store.get_item(child).usage_key.block_id for child in unchanged_lib.children]
         self.assertEqual(len(children), 2)
-        self.assertIn(test_block3.url_name, children)
-        self.assertIn(test_block4.url_name, children)
+        self.assertIn(test_block3.usage_key.block_id, children)
+        self.assertIn(test_block4.usage_key.block_id, children)
 
         extract_dir = path(tempfile.mkdtemp(dir=settings.DATA_DIR))
         # the extract_dir needs to be passed as a relative dir to
@@ -507,16 +507,16 @@ def test_library_import(self):
 
         self.assertEqual(lib_key, library_items[0].location.library_key)
         library = self.store.get_library(lib_key)
-        children = [self.store.get_item(child).url_name for child in library.children]
+        children = [self.store.get_item(child).usage_key.block_id for child in library.children]
         self.assertEqual(len(children), 3)
-        self.assertNotIn(test_block.url_name, children)
-        self.assertNotIn(test_block2.url_name, children)
+        self.assertNotIn(test_block.usage_key.block_id, children)
+        self.assertNotIn(test_block2.usage_key.block_id, children)
 
         unchanged_lib = self.store.get_library(unchanged_key)
-        children = [self.store.get_item(child).url_name for child in unchanged_lib.children]
+        children = [self.store.get_item(child).usage_key.block_id for child in unchanged_lib.children]
         self.assertEqual(len(children), 2)
-        self.assertIn(test_block3.url_name, children)
-        self.assertIn(test_block4.url_name, children)
+        self.assertIn(test_block3.usage_key.block_id, children)
+        self.assertIn(test_block4.usage_key.block_id, children)
 
     @ddt.data(
         ModuleStoreEnum.Branch.draft_preferred,
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ def test_library_export(self):
             publish_item=False,
             youtube_id_1_0=youtube_id
         )
-        name = library.url_name
+        name = library.usage_key.block_id
         lib_key = library.location.library_key
         root_dir = path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
         try:
@@ -921,8 +921,8 @@ def test_library_export(self):
                 self.assertEqual(lib_xml.get('library'), lib_key.library)
                 block = lib_xml.find('video')
                 self.assertIsNotNone(block)
-                self.assertEqual(block.get('url_name'), video_block.url_name)
-            with open(root_dir / name / 'video' / video_block.url_name + '.xml') as xml_block:
+                self.assertEqual(block.get('url_name'), video_block.usage_key.block_id)
+            with open(root_dir / name / 'video' / video_block.usage_key.block_id + '.xml') as xml_block:
                 video_xml = lxml.etree.XML(xml_block.read())
                 self.assertEqual(video_xml.tag, 'video')
                 self.assertEqual(video_xml.get('youtube_id_1_0'), youtube_id)
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ def test_content_library_export_import(self):
         )
 
         source_library = self.store.get_library(source_library1_key)
-        self.assertEqual(source_library.url_name, 'library')
+        self.assertEqual(source_library.usage_key.block_id, 'library')
 
         # Import the exported library into a different content library.
         import_library_from_xml(
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py
index 6a814fb3ef3c..317c1ceefcf4 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/block_render.py
@@ -211,14 +211,17 @@ def toc_for_course(user, request, course, active_chapter, active_section, field_
                 if section.hide_from_toc:
                     continue
 
-                is_section_active = (chapter.url_name == active_chapter and section.url_name == active_section)
+                is_section_active = (
+                    chapter.usage_key.block_id == active_chapter
+                    and section.usage_key.block_id == active_section
+                )
                 if is_section_active:
                     found_active_section = True
 
                 section_context = {
                     # xss-lint: disable=python-deprecated-display-name
                     'display_name': section.display_name_with_default_escaped,
-                    'url_name': section.url_name,
+                    'url_name': section.usage_key.block_id,
                     'format': section.format if section.format is not None else '',
                     'due': section.due,
                     'active': is_section_active,
@@ -230,10 +233,10 @@ def toc_for_course(user, request, course, active_chapter, active_section, field_
                 if is_section_active:
                     if last_processed_section:
                         previous_of_active_section = last_processed_section.copy()
-                        previous_of_active_section['chapter_url_name'] = last_processed_chapter.url_name
+                        previous_of_active_section['chapter_url_name'] = last_processed_chapter.usage_key.block_id
                 elif found_active_section and not next_of_active_section:
                     next_of_active_section = section_context.copy()
-                    next_of_active_section['chapter_url_name'] = chapter.url_name
+                    next_of_active_section['chapter_url_name'] = chapter.usage_key.block_id
 
                 sections.append(section_context)
                 last_processed_section = section_context
@@ -243,9 +246,9 @@ def toc_for_course(user, request, course, active_chapter, active_section, field_
                 # xss-lint: disable=python-deprecated-display-name
                 'display_name': chapter.display_name_with_default_escaped,
                 'display_id': display_id,
-                'url_name': chapter.url_name,
+                'url_name': chapter.usage_key.block_id,
                 'sections': sections,
-                'active': chapter.url_name == active_chapter
+                'active': chapter.usage_key.block_id == active_chapter
             })
         return {
             'chapters': toc_chapters,
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
index bbf9d5394705..bfbc7342f37c 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/courses.py
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ def get_course_syllabus_section(course, section_key):
         try:
             filesys = course.runtime.resources_fs
             # first look for a run-specific version
-            dirs = [path("syllabus") / course.url_name, path("syllabus")]
+            dirs = [path("syllabus") / course.usage_key.block_id, path("syllabus")]
             filepath = find_file(filesys, dirs, section_key + ".html")
             with filesys.open(filepath) as html_file:
                 return replace_static_urls(
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_entrance_exam.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_entrance_exam.py
index 64bba8edfa52..678eba62a5bc 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_entrance_exam.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_entrance_exam.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def test_get_entrance_exam_content(self):
         test get entrance exam content method
         """
         exam_chapter = get_entrance_exam_content(self.request.user, self.course)
-        assert exam_chapter.url_name == self.entrance_exam.url_name
+        assert exam_chapter.usage_key.block_id == self.entrance_exam.usage_key.block_id
         assert not user_has_passed_entrance_exam(self.request.user, self.course)
 
         answer_entrance_exam_problem(self.course, self.request, self.problem_1)
@@ -350,8 +350,8 @@ def _return_table_of_contents(self):
             self.request.user,
             self.request,
             self.course,
-            self.entrance_exam.url_name,
-            self.exam_1.url_name,
+            self.entrance_exam.usage_key.block_id,
+            self.exam_1.usage_key.block_id,
             self.field_data_cache
         )
         return toc['chapters']
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/utils.py
index bc3fdffa11d0..a4869e6d5939 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/discussion/django_comment_client/tests/utils.py
@@ -123,6 +123,6 @@ def topic_name_to_id(course, name):
     """
     return "{course}_{run}_{name}".format(
         course=course.location.course,
-        run=course.url_name,
+        run=course.usage_key.block_id,
         name=name
     )
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/helpers.py b/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/helpers.py
index 5e68ae4b2003..3d55300ccda0 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/helpers.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/helpers.py
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ def get_course_position(course_block):
         log.debug("No section found when loading current position in course")
         return None
 
-    urlargs['section'] = section.url_name
+    urlargs['section'] = section.usage_key.block_id
     if course_block.position is not None:
         return {
             'display_name': Text(section.display_name_with_default),
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ def get_course_position(course_block):
         log.debug("No subsection found when loading current position in course")
         return None
 
-    urlargs['subsection'] = subsection.url_name
+    urlargs['subsection'] = subsection.usage_key.block_id
     return {
         'display_name': Text(subsection.display_name_with_default),
         'url': reverse('courseware_subsection', kwargs=urlargs)
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/tests.py b/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/tests.py
index 46920e927ad9..6c0d019f2bbd 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/tests.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/edxnotes/tests.py
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ def _get_unit_url(self, course, chapter, section, position=1):
         """
         return reverse('courseware_position', kwargs={
             'course_id': course.id,
-            'section': chapter.url_name,
-            'subsection': section.url_name,
+            'section': chapter.usage_key.block_id,
+            'subsection': section.usage_key.block_id,
             'position': position,
         })
 
@@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ def test_get_course_position_to_section(self):
         mock_course_block = MagicMock(id=self.course.id, position=3)
 
         mock_section = MagicMock()
-        mock_section.url_name = 'section_url_name'
+        mock_section.usage_key.block_id = 'section_url_name'
         mock_section.display_name_with_default = 'Test Chapter Display Name'
 
         mock_course_block.get_children.return_value = [mock_section]
@@ -856,11 +856,11 @@ def test_get_course_position_to_subsection(self):
         mock_course_block = MagicMock(id=self.course.id, position=None)
 
         mock_section = MagicMock()
-        mock_section.url_name = 'section_url_name'
+        mock_section.usage_key.block_id = 'section_url_name'
         mock_course_block.get_children.return_value = [mock_section]
 
         mock_subsection = MagicMock()
-        mock_subsection.url_name = 'subsection_url_name'
+        mock_subsection.usage_key.block_id = 'subsection_url_name'
         mock_subsection.display_name_with_default = 'Test Section Display Name'
 
         mock_section.get_children.return_value = [mock_subsection]
diff --git a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/tests/test_course_overviews.py b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/tests/test_course_overviews.py
index dd43dcaee88b..1a2aa6a2635c 100644
--- a/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/tests/test_course_overviews.py
+++ b/openedx/core/djangoapps/content/course_overviews/tests/test_course_overviews.py
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ def get_seconds_since_epoch(date_time):
             'visible_to_staff_only',
             'location',
             'number',
-            'url_name',
             'display_name_with_default',
             'display_name_with_default_escaped',
             'start_date_is_still_default',
diff --git a/openedx/core/lib/xblock_serializer/block_serializer.py b/openedx/core/lib/xblock_serializer/block_serializer.py
index 117f584d598a..7e8b6ff3065b 100644
--- a/openedx/core/lib/xblock_serializer/block_serializer.py
+++ b/openedx/core/lib/xblock_serializer/block_serializer.py
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ def _serialize_block(self, block) -> etree.Element:
             # Handles a weird case where url_name is not part of olx.attrib even if it is
             # set in block. Known case is with openassessment blocks.
             if "url_name" not in olx.attrib and hasattr(block, "url_name"):
-                olx.attrib['url_name'] = block.url_name
+                olx.attrib['url_name'] = block.usage_key.block_id
         else:
             # The url_name attribute can come either because it was already in the
             # block's field data, or because this class adds it in the calls above.
diff --git a/xmodule/html_block.py b/xmodule/html_block.py
index 27a2b51e4a31..8c1c15861278 100644
--- a/xmodule/html_block.py
+++ b/xmodule/html_block.py
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ def definition_to_xml(self, resource_fs):
         '''
 
         # Write html to file, return an empty tag
-        pathname = name_to_pathname(self.url_name)
+        pathname = name_to_pathname(self.usage_key.block_id)
         filepath = '{category}/{pathname}.html'.format(
             category=self.category,
             pathname=pathname
diff --git a/xmodule/library_content_block.py b/xmodule/library_content_block.py
index 6f583d8beff2..927ab18a9039 100644
--- a/xmodule/library_content_block.py
+++ b/xmodule/library_content_block.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ def author_view(self, context):
                 fragment.add_content(self.runtime.service(self, 'mako').render_cms_template(
                     "library-block-author-preview-header.html", {
                         'max_count': max_count,
-                        'display_name': self.display_name or self.url_name,
+                        'display_name': self.display_name or self.usage_key.block_id,
                     }))
                 context['can_edit_visibility'] = False
                 context['can_move'] = False
diff --git a/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_cross_modulestore_import_export.py b/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_cross_modulestore_import_export.py
index 01b64275524b..82512b1b09be 100644
--- a/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_cross_modulestore_import_export.py
+++ b/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_cross_modulestore_import_export.py
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ def test_split_course_export_import(self):
 
                         source_course = source_store.get_course(source_course_key, depth=None, lazy=False)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=no-member
 
-                        assert source_course.url_name == 'course'
+                        assert source_course.usage_key.block_id == 'course'
 
                         export_dir_path = path(self.export_dir)
                         policy_dir = export_dir_path / 'exported_source_course' / 'policies' / source_course_key.run
@@ -206,4 +206,4 @@ def test_split_course_export_import(self):
 
                         dest_course = dest_store.get_course(dest_course_key, depth=None, lazy=False)  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=no-member
 
-                        assert dest_course.url_name == 'course'
+                        assert dest_course.usage_key.block_id == 'course'
diff --git a/xmodule/tests/test_capa_block.py b/xmodule/tests/test_capa_block.py
index 61c66eefe467..ef0bf5ed5421 100644
--- a/xmodule/tests/test_capa_block.py
+++ b/xmodule/tests/test_capa_block.py
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ def test_import(self):
 
         other_block = CapaFactory.create()
         assert block.get_score().raw_earned == 0
-        assert block.url_name != other_block.url_name, "Factory should be creating unique names for each problem"
+        assert (
+            block.usage_key.block_id != other_block.usage_key.block_id
+        ), "Factory should be creating unique names for each problem"
 
     def test_correct(self):
         """
diff --git a/xmodule/tests/test_import.py b/xmodule/tests/test_import.py
index c92801ad22e9..debc71d28487 100644
--- a/xmodule/tests/test_import.py
+++ b/xmodule/tests/test_import.py
@@ -442,8 +442,8 @@ def test_policy_loading(self):
         toy = self.get_course('toy')
         two_toys = self.get_course('two_toys')
 
-        assert toy.url_name == '2012_Fall'
-        assert two_toys.url_name == 'TT_2012_Fall'
+        assert toy.usage_key.block_id == '2012_Fall'
+        assert two_toys.usage_key.block_id == 'TT_2012_Fall'
 
         toy_ch = toy.get_children()[0]
         two_toys_ch = two_toys.get_children()[0]
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ def test_colon_in_url_name(self):
         assert len(chapters) == 5
 
         ch2 = chapters[1]
-        assert ch2.url_name == 'secret:magic'
+        assert ch2.usage_key.block_id == 'secret:magic'
 
         print("Ch2 location: ", ch2.location)
 
@@ -567,8 +567,8 @@ def test_url_name_mangling(self):
         for i in (2, 3):
             video = sections[i]
             # Name should be 'video_{hash}'
-            print(f"video {i} url_name: {video.url_name}")
-            assert len(video.url_name) == (len('video_') + 12)
+            print(f"video {i} url_name: {video.usage_key.block_id}")
+            assert len(video.usage_key.block_id) == (len('video_') + 12)
 
     def test_poll_and_conditional_import(self):
         modulestore = XMLModuleStore(DATA_DIR, source_dirs=['conditional_and_poll'])
diff --git a/xmodule/tests/test_split_test_block.py b/xmodule/tests/test_split_test_block.py
index 7acbaa25f6ba..65223a4ad61f 100644
--- a/xmodule/tests/test_split_test_block.py
+++ b/xmodule/tests/test_split_test_block.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def setUp(self):
     @ddt.unpack
     def test_child(self, user_tag, child_url_name):
         self.user_partition.scheme.current_group = self.user_partition.groups[user_tag]
-        assert self.split_test_block.child_block.url_name == child_url_name
+        assert self.split_test_block.child_block.usage_key.block_id == child_url_name
 
     @ddt.data((0, 'HTML FOR GROUP 0'), (1, 'HTML FOR GROUP 1'))
     @ddt.unpack
@@ -153,14 +153,17 @@ def test_get_html(self, user_tag, child_content):
     @ddt.data(0, 1)
     def test_child_missing_tag_value(self, _user_tag):
         # If user_tag has a missing value, we should still get back a valid child url
-        assert self.split_test_block.child_block.url_name in ['split_test_cond0', 'split_test_cond1']
+        assert self.split_test_block.child_block.usage_key.block_id in ['split_test_cond0', 'split_test_cond1']
 
     @ddt.data(100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900, 1000)
     def test_child_persist_new_tag_value_when_tag_missing(self, _user_tag):
         # If a user_tag has a missing value, a group should be saved/persisted for that user.
         # So, we check that we get the same url_name when we call on the url_name twice.
         # We run the test ten times so that, if our storage is failing, we'll be most likely to notice it.
-        assert self.split_test_block.child_block.url_name == self.split_test_block.child_block.url_name
+        assert (
+            self.split_test_block.child_block.usage_key.block_id
+            == self.split_test_block.child_block.usage_key.block_id
+        )
 
     # Patch the definition_to_xml for the html children.
     @patch('xmodule.html_block.HtmlBlock.definition_to_xml')
diff --git a/xmodule/video_block/video_block.py b/xmodule/video_block/video_block.py
index e1850fe5b6f3..06d3a11dcf91 100644
--- a/xmodule/video_block/video_block.py
+++ b/xmodule/video_block/video_block.py
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ def definition_to_xml(self, resource_fs):  # lint-amnesty, pylint: disable=too-m
         youtube_string = create_youtube_string(self)
         if youtube_string:
             xml.set('youtube', str(youtube_string))
-        xml.set('url_name', self.url_name)
+        xml.set('url_name', self.usage_key.block_id)
         attrs = [
             ('display_name', self.display_name),
             ('show_captions', json.dumps(self.show_captions)),
diff --git a/xmodule/x_module.py b/xmodule/x_module.py
index 9eb407a105c0..f436a34f4667 100644
--- a/xmodule/x_module.py
+++ b/xmodule/x_module.py
@@ -346,15 +346,6 @@ def location(self, value):
             usage_id=value,
         )
 
-    @property
-    def url_name(self):
-        """
-        Return the URL-friendly name for this block.
-
-        Preferred forms for new code: `self.usage_key.block_id`
-        """
-        return self.usage_key.block_id
-
     @property
     def display_name_with_default(self):
         """
@@ -1552,7 +1543,7 @@ def resource_url(self, resource):
     def add_block_as_child_node(self, block, node):
         """Append the block’s XML to the given parent XML node."""
         child = etree.SubElement(node, block.category)
-        child.set("url_name", block.url_name)
+        child.set("url_name", block.usage_key.block_id)
         block.add_xml_to_node(child)
 
     def publish(self, block, event_type, event_data):
diff --git a/xmodule/xml_block.py b/xmodule/xml_block.py
index dac8fd93d37b..e6dc402f1af4 100644
--- a/xmodule/xml_block.py
+++ b/xmodule/xml_block.py
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ def add_xml_to_node(self, node):
                         " This could mean data loss!!!",
                         attr,
                         val,
-                        self.url_name,
+                        self.usage_key.block_id,
                     )
 
         for key, value in self.xml_attributes.items():
@@ -504,7 +504,7 @@ def add_xml_to_node(self, node):
 
         if self.export_to_file():
             # Write the definition to a file
-            url_path = name_to_pathname(self.url_name)
+            url_path = name_to_pathname(self.usage_key.block_id)
             # if folder is course then create file with name {course_run}.xml
             filepath = self._format_filepath(
                 self.category,
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ def add_xml_to_node(self, node):
 
         # Do not override an existing value for the course.
         if not node.get("url_name"):
-            node.set("url_name", self.url_name)
+            node.set("url_name", self.usage_key.block_id)
 
         # Special case for course pointers:
         if self.category == "course":