diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
index b2157bb695..c986aa99ac 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func HasAccessList(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) bool {
 
 // ReadAccessListRLP retrieves the RLP-encoded block access list for a block from KV.
 func ReadAccessListRLP(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) rlp.RawValue {
-	data, _ := db.Get(balKey(number, hash))
+	data, _ := db.Get(accessListKey(number, hash))
 	return data
 }
 
@@ -642,14 +642,14 @@ func WriteAccessList(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash, number uint64, b
 
 // WriteAccessListRLP stores a pre-encoded block access list in the active KV store.
 func WriteAccessListRLP(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash, number uint64, encoded rlp.RawValue) {
-	if err := db.Put(balKey(number, hash), encoded); err != nil {
+	if err := db.Put(accessListKey(number, hash), encoded); err != nil {
 		log.Crit("Failed to store BAL", "err", err)
 	}
 }
 
 // DeleteAccessList removes a block access list from the active KV store.
 func DeleteAccessList(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash, number uint64) {
-	if err := db.Delete(balKey(number, hash)); err != nil {
+	if err := db.Delete(accessListKey(number, hash)); err != nil {
 		log.Crit("Failed to delete BAL", "err", err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/rawdb/schema.go b/core/rawdb/schema.go
index 6aa07220d4..54c76143b4 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/schema.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/schema.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ var (
 
 	blockBodyPrefix     = []byte("b") // blockBodyPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash -> block body
 	blockReceiptsPrefix = []byte("r") // blockReceiptsPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash -> block receipts
-	balPrefix           = []byte("j") // balPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash -> block access list
+	accessListPrefix    = []byte("j") // accessListPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash -> block access list
 
 	txLookupPrefix        = []byte("l") // txLookupPrefix + hash -> transaction/receipt lookup metadata
 	bloomBitsPrefix       = []byte("B") // bloomBitsPrefix + bit (uint16 big endian) + section (uint64 big endian) + hash -> bloom bits
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ func blockReceiptsKey(number uint64, hash common.Hash) []byte {
 	return append(append(blockReceiptsPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...)
 }
 
-// balKey = balPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash
-func balKey(number uint64, hash common.Hash) []byte {
-	return append(append(balPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...)
+// accessListKey = accessListPrefix + num (uint64 big endian) + hash
+func accessListKey(number uint64, hash common.Hash) []byte {
+	return append(append(accessListPrefix, encodeBlockNumber(number)...), hash.Bytes()...)
 }
 
 // txLookupKey = txLookupPrefix + hash