diff --git a/swarm/storage/localstore/accessor_test.go b/swarm/storage/localstore/accessor_test.go
index 20a38c0445..74f4e5323f 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/localstore/accessor_test.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/localstore/accessor_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestAccessors(t *testing.T) {
 		ModeUpload,
 		ModeRequest,
 		ModeSynced,
-		ModeAccess,
+		modeAccess,
 	} {
 		t.Run(ModeName(m), func(t *testing.T) {
 			a := db.Accessor(m)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func TestAccessors(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Removal mode is a special case as it removes the chunk
 	// from the database.
-	t.Run(ModeName(ModeRemoval), func(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run(ModeName(modeRemoval), func(t *testing.T) {
 		a := db.Accessor(ModeUpload)
 
 		want := generateRandomChunk()
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func TestAccessors(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("got chunk data %x, want %x", got.Data(), want.Data())
 		}
 
-		a = db.Accessor(ModeRemoval)
+		a = db.Accessor(modeRemoval)
 
 		// removal accessor actually removes the chunk on Put
 		err = a.Put(context.Background(), want)
diff --git a/swarm/storage/localstore/mode.go b/swarm/storage/localstore/mode.go
index 1fd75af570..cba7d0f89c 100644
--- a/swarm/storage/localstore/mode.go
+++ b/swarm/storage/localstore/mode.go
@@ -33,10 +33,11 @@ const (
 	ModeUpload
 	ModeRequest
 	ModeSynced
-	ModeAccess
-	// Q: this mode is not needed,
-	// as it will be used only internally for GC.
-	ModeRemoval
+	// this modes are internal only
+	// they can be removed completely
+	// if accessors are not used internally
+	modeAccess
+	modeRemoval
 )
 
 // ModeName returns a descriptive name of a Mode.
@@ -51,9 +52,9 @@ func ModeName(m Mode) (name string) {
 		return "request"
 	case ModeSynced:
 		return "synced"
-	case ModeAccess:
+	case modeAccess:
 		return "access"
-	case ModeRemoval:
+	case modeRemoval:
 		return "removal"
 	}
 	return ""
@@ -162,14 +163,14 @@ func (db *DB) updateBatch(b *batch, mode Mode, item shed.IndexItem) (err error)
 		db.pushIndex.DeleteInBatch(b.Batch, item)
 		db.gcIndex.PutInBatch(b.Batch, item)
 
-	case ModeAccess:
+	case modeAccess:
 		// update accessTimeStamp in retrieve, gc
 		db.gcIndex.DeleteInBatch(b.Batch, item)
 		item.AccessTimestamp = now()
 		db.retrievalIndex.PutInBatch(b.Batch, item)
 		db.gcIndex.PutInBatch(b.Batch, item)
 
-	case ModeRemoval:
+	case modeRemoval:
 		// delete from retrieve, pull, gc
 		db.retrievalIndex.DeleteInBatch(b.Batch, item)
 		db.pullIndex.DeleteInBatch(b.Batch, item)