diff --git a/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array.rs b/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array.rs
index 6653221aa1..6c01d60289 100644
--- a/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array.rs
+++ b/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array.rs
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ impl ProtoArray {
         Ok(())
     }
 
-    /// Register a new block with the fork choice.
+    /// Register a block with the fork choice.
     ///
     /// It is only sane to supply a `None` parent for the genesis block.
-    pub fn on_new_block(
+    pub fn on_block(
         &mut self,
         slot: Slot,
         root: Hash256,
diff --git a/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs b/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs
index ca2dfd118d..4224212bf4 100644
--- a/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs
+++ b/eth2/proto_array_fork_choice/src/proto_array_fork_choice.rs
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ impl ProtoArrayForkChoice {
         };
 
         proto_array
-            .on_new_block(
+            .on_block(
                 finalized_block_slot,
                 finalized_root,
                 None,
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ impl ProtoArrayForkChoice {
     ) -> Result<(), String> {
         self.proto_array
             .write()
-            .on_new_block(
+            .on_block(
                 slot,
                 block_root,
                 Some(parent_root),