diff --git a/doc/news/slugify_names.rst b/doc/news/slugify_names.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0113598d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/news/slugify_names.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+**Removed:**
+
+* Removed `unitpackage.local.collect_datapackage` since it is identical to frictionless `package = Package()`.
diff --git a/unitpackage/collection.py b/unitpackage/collection.py
index cee1b2c4..95d910d1 100644
--- a/unitpackage/collection.py
+++ b/unitpackage/collection.py
@@ -343,9 +343,8 @@ def from_local_file(cls, filename):
             [Entry('engstfeld_2018_polycrystalline_17743_f4b_1')]
 
         """
-        from unitpackage.local import collect_datapackage
 
-        package = collect_datapackage(filename)
+        package = Package(filename)
 
         return cls(package=package)
 
diff --git a/unitpackage/entry.py b/unitpackage/entry.py
index 55a288c2..3dee4744 100644
--- a/unitpackage/entry.py
+++ b/unitpackage/entry.py
@@ -766,9 +766,9 @@ def from_local(cls, filename):
             Entry('no_bibliography')
 
         """
-        from unitpackage.local import collect_datapackage
+        from unitpackage.local import Package
 
-        package = collect_datapackage(filename)
+        package = Package(filename)
 
         if len(package.resources) == 0:
             raise ValueError(f"No resource available in '{filename}'")
diff --git a/unitpackage/local.py b/unitpackage/local.py
index 96dfff3d..aa85b26c 100644
--- a/unitpackage/local.py
+++ b/unitpackage/local.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 import os
 import os.path
 from glob import glob
-from pathlib import Path
 
 import pandas as pd
 from frictionless import Package, Resource, Schema
@@ -69,23 +68,6 @@ def create_df_resource(resource):
     return df_resource
 
 
-def collect_datapackage(filename):
-    r"""
-    Return a Data Package from a :param filename which must be a valid frictionless Data Package (JSON).
-
-    EXAMPLES::
-
-        >>> package = collect_datapackage("./examples/local/no_bibliography/no_bibliography.json")
-        >>> package # doctest: +NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
-        {'resources': [{'name':
-        ...
-
-    """
-    package = Package(filename)
-
-    return package
-
-
 def collect_resources(datapackages):
     r"""
     Return a list of resources from a list of Data Packages.
@@ -121,7 +103,7 @@ def collect_datapackages(data):
     """
     packages = sorted(glob(os.path.join(data, "**", "*.json"), recursive=True))
 
-    return [collect_datapackage(package) for package in packages]
+    return [Package(package) for package in packages]
 
 
 def create_unitpackage(csvname, metadata=None, fields=None):
@@ -166,24 +148,19 @@ def create_unitpackage(csvname, metadata=None, fields=None):
 
     csv_basename = os.path.basename(csvname)
 
-    package = Package(
-        resources=[
-            Resource(
-                path=csv_basename,
-                basepath=os.path.dirname(csvname) or ".",
-            )
-        ],
+    resource = Resource(
+        path=csv_basename,
+        basepath=os.path.dirname(csvname) or ".",
     )
-    package.infer()
 
-    resource = package.get_resource(Path(csv_basename).stem.lower())
+    resource.infer()
 
     resource.custom.setdefault("metadata", {})
     resource.custom["metadata"].setdefault("echemdb", metadata)
 
     if fields:
-        # Update fields in the Data Package describing the data in the CSV
-        package_schema = resource.schema
+        # Update fields in the Resource describing the data in the CSV
+        resource_schema = resource.schema
         if not isinstance(fields, list):
             raise ValueError(
                 "'fields' must be a list such as \
@@ -205,14 +182,15 @@ def create_unitpackage(csvname, metadata=None, fields=None):
 
         new_fields = []
         unspecified_fields = []
-        for name in package_schema.field_names:
+
+        for name in resource_schema.field_names:
             if name in provided_schema.field_names:
                 new_fields.append(
                     provided_schema.get_field(name).to_dict()
-                    | package_schema.get_field(name).to_dict()
+                    | resource_schema.get_field(name).to_dict()
                 )
             else:
-                new_fields.append(package_schema.get_field(name).to_dict())
+                new_fields.append(resource_schema.get_field(name).to_dict())
 
         if len(unspecified_fields) != 0:
             logger.warning(
@@ -221,15 +199,17 @@ def create_unitpackage(csvname, metadata=None, fields=None):
 
         unused_provided_fields = []
         for name in provided_schema.field_names:
-            if name not in package_schema.field_names:
+            if name not in resource_schema.field_names:
                 unused_provided_fields.append(name)
         if len(unused_provided_fields) != 0:
             logger.warning(
-                f"Fields with names {unused_provided_fields} was provided but does not appear in the field names of tabular resource {package_schema.field_names}."
+                f"Fields with names {unused_provided_fields} was provided but does not appear in the field names of tabular resource {resource_schema.field_names}."
             )
 
         resource.schema = Schema.from_descriptor({"fields": new_fields})
 
+    package = Package(resources=[resource])
+
     return package