diff --git a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/remote.go b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/remote.go
index 0d9fd3500a..e7fe638631 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/bind/backends/remote.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/bind/backends/remote.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (b *rpcBackend) ContractCall(contract common.Address, data []byte, pending
 	if pending {
 		block = "pending"
 	}
-	res, err := b.request("eth_call", []interface{}{args, block})
+	res, err := b.request("exp_call", []interface{}{args, block})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (b *rpcBackend) ContractCall(contract common.Address, data []byte, pending
 // PendingAccountNonce implements ContractTransactor.PendingAccountNonce, delegating
 // the current account nonce retrieval to the remote node.
 func (b *rpcBackend) PendingAccountNonce(account common.Address) (uint64, error) {
-	res, err := b.request("eth_getTransactionCount", []interface{}{account.Hex(), "pending"})
+	res, err := b.request("exp_getTransactionCount", []interface{}{account.Hex(), "pending"})
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func (b *rpcBackend) PendingAccountNonce(account common.Address) (uint64, error)
 // SuggestGasPrice implements ContractTransactor.SuggestGasPrice, delegating the
 // gas price oracle request to the remote node.
 func (b *rpcBackend) SuggestGasPrice() (*big.Int, error) {
-	res, err := b.request("eth_gasPrice", nil)
+	res, err := b.request("exp_gasPrice", nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ func (b *rpcBackend) EstimateGasLimit(sender common.Address, contract *common.Ad
 		Value: rpc.NewHexNumber(value),
 	}
 	// Execute the RPC call and retrieve the response
-	res, err := b.request("eth_estimateGas", []interface{}{args})
+	res, err := b.request("exp_estimateGas", []interface{}{args})
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func (b *rpcBackend) SendTransaction(tx *types.Transaction) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	res, err := b.request("eth_sendRawTransaction", []interface{}{common.ToHex(data)})
+	res, err := b.request("exp_sendRawTransaction", []interface{}{common.ToHex(data)})
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/core/types/transaction.go b/core/types/transaction.go
index add11e4470..10176abdaf 100644
--- a/core/types/transaction.go
+++ b/core/types/transaction.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (tx *Transaction) Size() common.StorageSize {
 // Frontier / Homestead. however, the first time called it runs
 // signature validations, so we need two versions. This makes it
 // easier to ensure backwards compatibility of things like package rpc
-// where eth_getblockbynumber uses tx.From() and needs to work for
+// where exp_getblockbynumber uses tx.From() and needs to work for
 // both txs before and after the first homestead block. Signatures
 // valid in homestead are a subset of valid ones in Frontier)
 func (tx *Transaction) From() (common.Address, error) {
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (tx *Transaction) From() (common.Address, error) {
 // Frontier / Homestead. however, the first time called it runs
 // signature validations, so we need two versions. This makes it
 // easier to ensure backwards compatibility of things like package rpc
-// where eth_getblockbynumber uses tx.From() and needs to work for
+// where exp_getblockbynumber uses tx.From() and needs to work for
 // both txs before and after the first homestead block. Signatures
 // valid in homestead are a subset of valid ones in Frontier)
 func (tx *Transaction) FromFrontier() (common.Address, error) {
diff --git a/logger/types.go b/logger/types.go
index 23fd332c6b..bd1425105e 100644
--- a/logger/types.go
+++ b/logger/types.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type LogEvent struct {
 
 type LogStarting struct {
 	ClientString    string `json:"client_impl"`
-	ProtocolVersion int    `json:"eth_version"`
+	ProtocolVersion int    `json:"exp_version"`
 	LogEvent
 }
 
diff --git a/rpc/json.go b/rpc/json.go
index 1ec2782867..afb9b11dd9 100644
--- a/rpc/json.go
+++ b/rpc/json.go
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ import (
 const (
 	jsonRPCVersion         = "2.0"
 	serviceMethodSeparator = "_"
-	subscribeMethod        = "eth_subscribe"
-	unsubscribeMethod      = "eth_unsubscribe"
-	notificationMethod     = "eth_subscription"
+	subscribeMethod        = "exp_subscribe"
+	unsubscribeMethod      = "exp_unsubscribe"
+	notificationMethod     = "exp_subscription"
 )
 
 // JSON-RPC request