diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 600e929706..af565d71ae 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ var (
 		utils.UltraLightFractionFlag,
 		utils.UltraLightOnlyAnnounceFlag,
 		utils.LightNoSyncServeFlag,
-		utils.EthPeerRequiredBlocksFlag,
+		utils.EthRequiredBlocksFlag,
 		utils.LegacyWhitelistFlag,
 		utils.BloomFilterSizeFlag,
 		utils.CacheFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index af5175cd63..28f8f84533 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 			utils.EthStatsURLFlag,
 			utils.IdentityFlag,
 			utils.LightKDFFlag,
-			utils.EthPeerRequiredBlocksFlag,
+			utils.EthRequiredBlocksFlag,
 		},
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 5c733e2a23..a263e5ef56 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -250,13 +250,13 @@ var (
 		Name:  "lightkdf",
 		Usage: "Reduce key-derivation RAM & CPU usage at some expense of KDF strength",
 	}
-	EthPeerRequiredBlocksFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+	EthRequiredBlocksFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "eth.requiredblocks",
 		Usage: "Comma separated block number-to-hash mappings to require for peering (<number>=<hash>)",
 	}
 	LegacyWhitelistFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "whitelist",
-		Usage: "Comma separated block number-to-hash mappings to enforce (<number>=<hash>) (deprecated in favor of --peer.requiredblocks)",
+		Usage: "Comma separated block number-to-hash mappings to enforce (<number>=<hash>) (deprecated in favor of --eth.requiredblocks)",
 	}
 	BloomFilterSizeFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
 		Name:  "bloomfilter.size",
@@ -1499,31 +1499,31 @@ func setMiner(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *miner.Config) {
 	}
 }
 
-func setPeerRequiredBlocks(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
-	peerRequiredBlocks := ctx.GlobalString(EthPeerRequiredBlocksFlag.Name)
+func setRequiredBlocks(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
+	requiredBlocks := ctx.GlobalString(EthRequiredBlocksFlag.Name)
 
-	if peerRequiredBlocks == "" {
+	if requiredBlocks == "" {
 		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(LegacyWhitelistFlag.Name) {
-			log.Warn("The flag --rpc is deprecated and will be removed, please use --peer.requiredblocks")
-			peerRequiredBlocks = ctx.GlobalString(LegacyWhitelistFlag.Name)
+			log.Warn("The flag --whitelist is deprecated and will be removed, please use --eth.requiredblocks")
+			requiredBlocks = ctx.GlobalString(LegacyWhitelistFlag.Name)
 		} else {
 			return
 		}
 	}
 
 	cfg.PeerRequiredBlocks = make(map[uint64]common.Hash)
-	for _, entry := range strings.Split(peerRequiredBlocks, ",") {
+	for _, entry := range strings.Split(requiredBlocks, ",") {
 		parts := strings.Split(entry, "=")
 		if len(parts) != 2 {
-			Fatalf("Invalid peer required block entry: %s", entry)
+			Fatalf("Invalid required block entry: %s", entry)
 		}
 		number, err := strconv.ParseUint(parts[0], 0, 64)
 		if err != nil {
-			Fatalf("Invalid peer required block number %s: %v", parts[0], err)
+			Fatalf("Invalid required block number %s: %v", parts[0], err)
 		}
 		var hash common.Hash
 		if err = hash.UnmarshalText([]byte(parts[1])); err != nil {
-			Fatalf("Invalid peer required block hash %s: %v", parts[1], err)
+			Fatalf("Invalid required block hash %s: %v", parts[1], err)
 		}
 		cfg.PeerRequiredBlocks[number] = hash
 	}
@@ -1592,7 +1592,7 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	setTxPool(ctx, &cfg.TxPool)
 	setEthash(ctx, cfg)
 	setMiner(ctx, &cfg.Miner)
-	setPeerRequiredBlocks(ctx, cfg)
+	setRequiredBlocks(ctx, cfg)
 	setLes(ctx, cfg)
 
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(BorLogsFlag.Name) {
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index c9272758ab..8089794948 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ type Config struct {
 
 	TxLookupLimit uint64 `toml:",omitempty"` // The maximum number of blocks from head whose tx indices are reserved.
 
-	// PeerRequiredBlocks is a set of block number -> hash mappings which must be in the
+	// RequiredBlocks is a set of block number -> hash mappings which must be in the
 	// canonical chain of all remote peers. Setting the option makes geth verify the
 	// presence of these blocks for every new peer connection.
 	PeerRequiredBlocks map[uint64]common.Hash `toml:"-"`
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
index 874e30dffd..fdb6fe11e1 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/gen_config.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (c Config) MarshalTOML() (interface{}, error) {
 		NoPruning                       bool
 		NoPrefetch                      bool
 		TxLookupLimit                   uint64                 `toml:",omitempty"`
-		PeerRequiredBlocks              map[uint64]common.Hash `toml:"-"`
+		PeerRequiredBlocks              		map[uint64]common.Hash `toml:"-"`
 		LightServ                       int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
 		LightIngress                    int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
 		LightEgress                     int                    `toml:",omitempty"`
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (c *Config) UnmarshalTOML(unmarshal func(interface{}) error) error {
 		NoPruning                       *bool
 		NoPrefetch                      *bool
 		TxLookupLimit                   *uint64                `toml:",omitempty"`
-		PeerRequiredBlocks              map[uint64]common.Hash `toml:"-"`
+		PeerRequiredBlocks              		map[uint64]common.Hash `toml:"-"`
 		LightServ                       *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
 		LightIngress                    *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
 		LightEgress                     *int                   `toml:",omitempty"`
diff --git a/eth/sync.go b/eth/sync.go
index 22c0c9054a..aa79b6181c 100644
--- a/eth/sync.go
+++ b/eth/sync.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func (cs *chainSyncer) modeAndLocalHead() (downloader.SyncMode, *big.Int) {
 	// 		return downloader.SnapSync, td
 	// 	}
 	// }
-	// Nope, we're really full syncing
+	// // Nope, we're really full syncing
 	// head := cs.handler.chain.CurrentBlock()
 	// td := cs.handler.chain.GetTd(head.Hash(), head.NumberU64())
 	// return downloader.FullSync, td