diff --git a/cmd/clef/main.go b/cmd/clef/main.go
index 7dd1900cba..8a75f9e6fd 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/main.go
+++ b/cmd/clef/main.go
@@ -222,11 +222,11 @@ func init() {
 		utils.LightKDFFlag,
 		utils.NoUSBFlag,
 		utils.SmartCardDaemonPathFlag,
-		utils.RPCListenAddrFlag,
-		utils.RPCVirtualHostsFlag,
+		utils.HTTPListenAddrFlag,
+		utils.HTTPVirtualHostsFlag,
 		utils.IPCDisabledFlag,
 		utils.IPCPathFlag,
-		utils.RPCEnabledFlag,
+		utils.HTTPEnabledFlag,
 		rpcPortFlag,
 		signerSecretFlag,
 		customDBFlag,
@@ -579,9 +579,9 @@ func signer(c *cli.Context) error {
 			Service:   api,
 			Version:   "1.0"},
 	}
-	if c.GlobalBool(utils.RPCEnabledFlag.Name) {
-		vhosts := splitAndTrim(c.GlobalString(utils.RPCVirtualHostsFlag.Name))
-		cors := splitAndTrim(c.GlobalString(utils.RPCCORSDomainFlag.Name))
+	if c.GlobalBool(utils.HTTPEnabledFlag.Name) {
+		vhosts := splitAndTrim(c.GlobalString(utils.HTTPVirtualHostsFlag.Name))
+		cors := splitAndTrim(c.GlobalString(utils.HTTPCORSDomainFlag.Name))
 
 		srv := rpc.NewServer()
 		err := node.RegisterApisFromWhitelist(rpcAPI, []string{"account"}, srv, false)
diff --git a/cmd/geth/main.go b/cmd/geth/main.go
index 84342a16d9..910ca1bcb4 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@@ -153,17 +153,17 @@ var (
 	}
 
 	rpcFlags = []cli.Flag{
-		utils.RPCEnabledFlag,
-		utils.RPCListenAddrFlag,
-		utils.RPCPortFlag,
-		utils.RPCCORSDomainFlag,
-		utils.RPCVirtualHostsFlag,
+		utils.HTTPEnabledFlag,
+		utils.HTTPListenAddrFlag,
+		utils.HTTPPortFlag,
+		utils.HTTPCORSDomainFlag,
+		utils.HTTPVirtualHostsFlag,
 		utils.GraphQLEnabledFlag,
 		utils.GraphQLListenAddrFlag,
 		utils.GraphQLPortFlag,
 		utils.GraphQLCORSDomainFlag,
 		utils.GraphQLVirtualHostsFlag,
-		utils.RPCApiFlag,
+		utils.HTTPApiFlag,
 		utils.WSEnabledFlag,
 		utils.WSListenAddrFlag,
 		utils.WSPortFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/geth/retesteth.go b/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
index 7e11ff9513..15f9679171 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/retesteth.go
@@ -887,8 +887,8 @@ func retesteth(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			Version:   "1.0",
 		},
 	}
-	vhosts := splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(utils.RPCVirtualHostsFlag.Name))
-	cors := splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(utils.RPCCORSDomainFlag.Name))
+	vhosts := splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(utils.HTTPVirtualHostsFlag.Name))
+	cors := splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(utils.HTTPCORSDomainFlag.Name))
 
 	// register apis and create handler stack
 	srv := rpc.NewServer()
diff --git a/cmd/geth/usage.go b/cmd/geth/usage.go
index 1601969d14..bb3190cf16 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/usage.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/usage.go
@@ -157,13 +157,13 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flagGroup{
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			utils.IPCDisabledFlag,
 			utils.IPCPathFlag,
-			utils.RPCEnabledFlag,
-			utils.RPCListenAddrFlag,
-			utils.RPCPortFlag,
-			utils.RPCApiFlag,
+			utils.HTTPEnabledFlag,
+			utils.HTTPListenAddrFlag,
+			utils.HTTPPortFlag,
+			utils.HTTPApiFlag,
 			utils.RPCGlobalGasCap,
-			utils.RPCCORSDomainFlag,
-			utils.RPCVirtualHostsFlag,
+			utils.HTTPCORSDomainFlag,
+			utils.HTTPVirtualHostsFlag,
 			utils.WSEnabledFlag,
 			utils.WSListenAddrFlag,
 			utils.WSPortFlag,
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index 6527d21dcd..2ab0cf1850 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -529,32 +529,32 @@ var (
 		Name:  "ipcpath",
 		Usage: "Filename for IPC socket/pipe within the datadir (explicit paths escape it)",
 	}
-	RPCEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "rpc",
+	HTTPEnabledFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "http",
 		Usage: "Enable the HTTP-RPC server",
 	}
-	RPCListenAddrFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "rpcaddr",
+	HTTPListenAddrFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "httpaddr",
 		Usage: "HTTP-RPC server listening interface",
 		Value: node.DefaultHTTPHost,
 	}
-	RPCPortFlag = cli.IntFlag{
-		Name:  "rpcport",
+	HTTPPortFlag = cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:  "httpport",
 		Usage: "HTTP-RPC server listening port",
 		Value: node.DefaultHTTPPort,
 	}
-	RPCCORSDomainFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "rpccorsdomain",
+	HTTPCORSDomainFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "httpcorsdomain",
 		Usage: "Comma separated list of domains from which to accept cross origin requests (browser enforced)",
 		Value: "",
 	}
-	RPCVirtualHostsFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "rpcvhosts",
+	HTTPVirtualHostsFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "httpvhosts",
 		Usage: "Comma separated list of virtual hostnames from which to accept requests (server enforced). Accepts '*' wildcard.",
 		Value: strings.Join(node.DefaultConfig.HTTPVirtualHosts, ","),
 	}
-	RPCApiFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "rpcapi",
+	HTTPApiFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:  "httpapi",
 		Usage: "API's offered over the HTTP-RPC interface",
 		Value: "",
 	}
@@ -924,23 +924,23 @@ func splitAndTrim(input string) []string {
 // setHTTP creates the HTTP RPC listener interface string from the set
 // command line flags, returning empty if the HTTP endpoint is disabled.
 func setHTTP(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *node.Config) {
-	if ctx.GlobalBool(RPCEnabledFlag.Name) && cfg.HTTPHost == "" {
+	if ctx.GlobalBool(HTTPEnabledFlag.Name) && cfg.HTTPHost == "" {
 		cfg.HTTPHost = "127.0.0.1"
-		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCListenAddrFlag.Name) {
-			cfg.HTTPHost = ctx.GlobalString(RPCListenAddrFlag.Name)
+		if ctx.GlobalIsSet(HTTPListenAddrFlag.Name) {
+			cfg.HTTPHost = ctx.GlobalString(HTTPListenAddrFlag.Name)
 		}
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCPortFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.HTTPPort = ctx.GlobalInt(RPCPortFlag.Name)
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(HTTPPortFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.HTTPPort = ctx.GlobalInt(HTTPPortFlag.Name)
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCCORSDomainFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.HTTPCors = splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(RPCCORSDomainFlag.Name))
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(HTTPCORSDomainFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.HTTPCors = splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(HTTPCORSDomainFlag.Name))
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCApiFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.HTTPModules = splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(RPCApiFlag.Name))
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(HTTPApiFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.HTTPModules = splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(HTTPApiFlag.Name))
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCVirtualHostsFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.HTTPVirtualHosts = splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(RPCVirtualHostsFlag.Name))
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(HTTPVirtualHostsFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.HTTPVirtualHosts = splitAndTrim(ctx.GlobalString(HTTPVirtualHostsFlag.Name))
 	}
 }