diff --git a/beacon/blsync/block_sync.go b/beacon/blsync/block_sync.go
index 4b1b9de8e1..b5d16e6fa8 100755
--- a/beacon/blsync/block_sync.go
+++ b/beacon/blsync/block_sync.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func blockHeadInfo(block *types.BeaconBlock) types.HeadInfo {
 	if block == nil {
 		return types.HeadInfo{}
 	}
-	return types.HeadInfo{Slot: block.Slot(), BlockRoot: block.Hash()}
+	return types.HeadInfo{Slot: block.Slot(), BlockRoot: block.Root()}
 }
 
 func (s *beaconBlockSync) updateEventFeed() {
diff --git a/beacon/light/api/light_api.go b/beacon/light/api/light_api.go
index fdebad32d5..309a909184 100755
--- a/beacon/light/api/light_api.go
+++ b/beacon/light/api/light_api.go
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func (api *BeaconLightApi) GetBeaconBlock(blockRoot common.Hash) (*types.BeaconB
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	computedRoot := block.Hash()
+	computedRoot := block.Root()
 	if computedRoot != blockRoot {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Beacon block root hash mismatch (expected: %x, got: %x)", blockRoot, computedRoot)
 	}
diff --git a/beacon/types/beacon_block.go b/beacon/types/beacon_block.go
index e8a78ef70c..1893ef652c 100644
--- a/beacon/types/beacon_block.go
+++ b/beacon/types/beacon_block.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func (b *BeaconBlock) Header() Header {
 	}
 }
 
-// Hash computes the hash of the block.
-func (b *BeaconBlock) Hash() common.Hash {
+// Root computes the SSZ root hash of the block.
+func (b *BeaconBlock) Root() common.Hash {
 	return common.Hash(b.blockObj.HashTreeRoot(configs.Mainnet, tree.GetHashFn()))
 }