diff --git a/lite/base_verifier.go b/lite/base_verifier.go
index 73a7be5ed..21fa2ce52 100644
--- a/lite/base_verifier.go
+++ b/lite/base_verifier.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var _ Verifier = (*BaseVerifier)(nil)
 //
 // NOTE: Verifier as a supported interface is deprecated, it may be reasonable
 // to rename this to simply "verifier" and to remove that interface
-// declaration.  See also VerifyingProvider, which is not a Verifier, but is a
+// declaration.  See also Provider, which is not a Verifier, but is a
 // Provider.
 type BaseVerifier struct {
 	chainID string
diff --git a/lite/verifying/provider.go b/lite/verifying/provider.go
index 53d806a88..48f5e59f5 100644
--- a/lite/verifying/provider.go
+++ b/lite/verifying/provider.go
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ type Provider struct {
 // NOTE: The external facing constructor is called NewVerifyingProivider.
 func makeProvider(chainID string, trustPeriod time.Duration, trusted lite.PersistentProvider, source lite.Provider, logger log.Logger) *Provider {
 	if trustPeriod == 0 {
-		panic("VerifyingProvider must have non-zero trust period")
+		panic("Provider must have non-zero trust period")
 	}
 	logger = logger.With("module", loggerPath)
 	trusted.SetLogger(logger)