diff --git a/execution/gethexec/blockmetadata.go b/execution/gethexec/blockmetadata.go
index e2b0f56db6..7605861ffe 100644
--- a/execution/gethexec/blockmetadata.go
+++ b/execution/gethexec/blockmetadata.go
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ type BlockMetadataFetcher interface {
 	BlockMetadataAtCount(count arbutil.MessageIndex) (arbostypes.BlockMetadata, error)
 	BlockNumberToMessageIndex(blockNum uint64) (arbutil.MessageIndex, error)
 	MessageIndexToBlockNumber(messageNum arbutil.MessageIndex) uint64
-	SetReorgEventsReader(reorgEventsReader chan struct{})
+	SetReorgEventsNotifier(reorgEventsNotifier chan struct{})
 }
 
 type BulkBlockMetadataFetcher struct {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func NewBulkBlockMetadataFetcher(bc *core.BlockChain, fetcher BlockMetadataFetch
 	if cacheSize != 0 {
 		cache = lru.NewSizeConstrainedCache[arbutil.MessageIndex, arbostypes.BlockMetadata](cacheSize)
 		reorgDetector = make(chan struct{})
-		fetcher.SetReorgEventsReader(reorgDetector)
+		fetcher.SetReorgEventsNotifier(reorgDetector)
 	}
 	return &BulkBlockMetadataFetcher{
 		bc:            bc,
diff --git a/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go b/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go
index 87a8b510aa..126d5ad1b2 100644
--- a/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go
+++ b/execution/gethexec/executionengine.go
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ type ExecutionEngine struct {
 	resequenceChan    chan []*arbostypes.MessageWithMetadata
 	createBlocksMutex sync.Mutex
 
-	newBlockNotifier  chan struct{}
-	reorgEventsReader chan struct{}
-	latestBlockMutex  sync.Mutex
-	latestBlock       *types.Block
+	newBlockNotifier    chan struct{}
+	reorgEventsNotifier chan struct{}
+	latestBlockMutex    sync.Mutex
+	latestBlock         *types.Block
 
 	nextScheduledVersionCheck time.Time // protected by the createBlocksMutex
 
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ func (s *ExecutionEngine) backlogL1GasCharged() uint64 {
 		s.cachedL1PriceData.msgToL1PriceData[0].l1GasCharged)
 }
 
-func (s *ExecutionEngine) SetReorgEventsReader(reorgEventsReader chan struct{}) {
-	s.reorgEventsReader = reorgEventsReader
+func (s *ExecutionEngine) SetReorgEventsNotifier(reorgEventsNotifier chan struct{}) {
+	s.reorgEventsNotifier = reorgEventsNotifier
 }
 
 func (s *ExecutionEngine) MarkFeedStart(to arbutil.MessageIndex) {
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@ func (s *ExecutionEngine) Reorg(count arbutil.MessageIndex, newMessages []arbost
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if s.reorgEventsReader != nil {
+	if s.reorgEventsNotifier != nil {
 		select {
-		case s.reorgEventsReader <- struct{}{}:
+		case s.reorgEventsNotifier <- struct{}{}:
 		default:
 		}
 	}