diff --git a/internal/consensus/mempool_test.go b/internal/consensus/mempool_test.go
index a0dd542ed..457c4bf05 100644
--- a/internal/consensus/mempool_test.go
+++ b/internal/consensus/mempool_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestMempoolNoProgressUntilTxsAvailable(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ensureNewEventOnChannel(t, newBlockCh) // first block gets committed
 	ensureNoNewEventOnChannel(t, newBlockCh)
-	deliverTxsRange(ctx, t, cs, 0, 1)
+	checkTxsRange(ctx, t, cs, 0, 1)
 	ensureNewEventOnChannel(t, newBlockCh) // commit txs
 	ensureNewEventOnChannel(t, newBlockCh) // commit updated app hash
 	ensureNoNewEventOnChannel(t, newBlockCh)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func TestMempoolProgressInHigherRound(t *testing.T) {
 	round = 0
 
 	ensureNewRound(t, newRoundCh, height, round) // first round at next height
-	deliverTxsRange(ctx, t, cs, 0, 1)            // we deliver txs, but dont set a proposal so we get the next round
+	checkTxsRange(ctx, t, cs, 0, 1)              // we deliver txs, but dont set a proposal so we get the next round
 	ensureNewTimeout(t, timeoutCh, height, round, cs.config.TimeoutPropose.Nanoseconds())
 
 	round++                                      // moving to the next round
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func TestMempoolProgressInHigherRound(t *testing.T) {
 	ensureNewEventOnChannel(t, newBlockCh)       // now we can commit the block
 }
 
-func deliverTxsRange(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cs *State, start, end int) {
+func checkTxsRange(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, cs *State, start, end int) {
 	t.Helper()
 	// Deliver some txs.
 	for i := start; i < end; i++ {
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestMempoolTxConcurrentWithCommit(t *testing.T) {
 	newBlockHeaderCh := subscribe(ctx, t, cs.eventBus, types.EventQueryNewBlockHeader)
 
 	const numTxs int64 = 3000
-	go deliverTxsRange(ctx, t, cs, 0, int(numTxs))
+	go checkTxsRange(ctx, t, cs, 0, int(numTxs))
 
 	startTestRound(ctx, cs, cs.Height, cs.Round)
 	for n := int64(0); n < numTxs; {