diff --git a/swarm/pss/forwarding_test.go b/swarm/pss/forwarding_test.go
index 48cbfbf4dc..084688439a 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/forwarding_test.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/forwarding_test.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func testForwardMsg(t *testing.T, ps *Pss, c *testCase) {
 
 	resultMap := make(map[pot.Address]int)
 
-	defer func() { sendFunc = sendMessageProd }()
+	defer func() { sendFunc = sendMsg }()
 	sendFunc = func(_ *Pss, sp *network.Peer, _ *PssMsg) bool {
 		if tries < nFails {
 			tries++
diff --git a/swarm/pss/pss.go b/swarm/pss/pss.go
index b5c783ef08..7afecb15d7 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/pss.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/pss.go
@@ -888,10 +888,10 @@ func (p *Pss) send(to []byte, topic Topic, msg []byte, asymmetric bool, key []by
 
 // sendFunc is a helper function that tries to send a message and returns true on success.
 // It is set here for usage in production, and optionally overridden in tests.
-var sendFunc func(p *Pss, sp *network.Peer, msg *PssMsg) bool = sendMessageProd
+var sendFunc func(p *Pss, sp *network.Peer, msg *PssMsg) bool = sendMsg
 
 // tries to send a message, returns true if successful
-func sendMessageProd(p *Pss, sp *network.Peer, msg *PssMsg) bool {
+func sendMsg(p *Pss, sp *network.Peer, msg *PssMsg) bool {
 	var isPssEnabled bool
 	info := sp.Info()
 	for _, capability := range info.Caps {