diff --git a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
index a0f57d321b4..4f65a05c56b 100644
--- a/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
+++ b/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/block_verification.rs
@@ -1569,7 +1569,7 @@ pub fn check_block_is_finalized_checkpoint_or_descendant<T: BeaconChainTypes>(
     fork_choice: &BeaconForkChoice<T>,
     block: &Arc<SignedBeaconBlock<T::EthSpec>>,
 ) -> Result<(), BlockError<T::EthSpec>> {
-    if fork_choice.is_descendant_of_finalized_checkpoint(block.parent_root()) {
+    if fork_choice.is_finalized_checkpoint_or_descendant(block.parent_root()) {
         Ok(())
     } else {
         // If fork choice does *not* consider the parent to be a descendant of the finalized block,
diff --git a/consensus/fork_choice/src/fork_choice.rs b/consensus/fork_choice/src/fork_choice.rs
index 5b283c442e3..a5198b5f8a4 100644
--- a/consensus/fork_choice/src/fork_choice.rs
+++ b/consensus/fork_choice/src/fork_choice.rs
@@ -1282,7 +1282,7 @@ where
 
         if store.best_justified_checkpoint().epoch > store.justified_checkpoint().epoch {
             let store = &self.fc_store;
-            if self.is_descendant_of_finalized_checkpoint(store.best_justified_checkpoint().root) {
+            if self.is_finalized_checkpoint_or_descendant(store.best_justified_checkpoint().root) {
                 let store = &mut self.fc_store;
                 store
                     .set_justified_checkpoint(*store.best_justified_checkpoint())
@@ -1324,12 +1324,12 @@ where
     /// Returns `true` if the block is known **and** a descendant of the finalized root.
     pub fn contains_block(&self, block_root: &Hash256) -> bool {
         self.proto_array.contains_block(block_root)
-            && self.is_descendant_of_finalized_checkpoint(*block_root)
+            && self.is_finalized_checkpoint_or_descendant(*block_root)
     }
 
     /// Returns a `ProtoBlock` if the block is known **and** a descendant of the finalized root.
     pub fn get_block(&self, block_root: &Hash256) -> Option<ProtoBlock> {
-        if self.is_descendant_of_finalized_checkpoint(*block_root) {
+        if self.is_finalized_checkpoint_or_descendant(*block_root) {
             self.proto_array.get_block(block_root)
         } else {
             None
@@ -1338,7 +1338,7 @@ where
 
     /// Returns an `ExecutionStatus` if the block is known **and** a descendant of the finalized root.
     pub fn get_block_execution_status(&self, block_root: &Hash256) -> Option<ExecutionStatus> {
-        if self.is_descendant_of_finalized_checkpoint(*block_root) {
+        if self.is_finalized_checkpoint_or_descendant(*block_root) {
             self.proto_array.get_block_execution_status(block_root)
         } else {
             None
@@ -1374,7 +1374,7 @@ where
     }
 
     /// Return `true` if `block_root` is equal to the finalized checkpoint, or a known descendant of it.
-    pub fn is_descendant_of_finalized_checkpoint(&self, block_root: Hash256) -> bool {
+    pub fn is_finalized_checkpoint_or_descendant(&self, block_root: Hash256) -> bool {
         self.proto_array
             .is_finalized_checkpoint_or_descendant::<E>(block_root)
     }