diff --git a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
index 84018e83f7aeb..05d408da79a2f 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/accessors_chain.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import (
 // ReadCanonicalHash retrieves the hash assigned to a canonical block number.
 func ReadCanonicalHash(db ethdb.Reader, number uint64) common.Hash {
 	var data []byte
-	db.AtomicReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
+	db.ReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
 		data, _ = reader.Ancient(freezerHashTable, number)
 		if len(data) == 0 {
 			// Get it by hash from leveldb
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ func WriteFastTxLookupLimit(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, number uint64) {
 // ReadHeaderRLP retrieves a block header in its raw RLP database encoding.
 func ReadHeaderRLP(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) rlp.RawValue {
 	var data []byte
-	db.AtomicReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
+	db.ReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
 		// First try to look up the data in ancient database. Extra hash
 		// comparison is necessary since ancient database only maintains
 		// the canonical data.
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ func ReadBodyRLP(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) rlp.RawValue
 	// comparison is necessary since ancient database only maintains
 	// the canonical data.
 	var data []byte
-	db.AtomicReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
+	db.ReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
 		// Check if the data is in ancients
 		if isCanon(reader, number, hash) {
 			data, _ = reader.Ancient(freezerBodiesTable, number)
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ func ReadBodyRLP(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) rlp.RawValue
 // block at number, in RLP encoding.
 func ReadCanonicalBodyRLP(db ethdb.Reader, number uint64) rlp.RawValue {
 	var data []byte
-	db.AtomicReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
+	db.ReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
 		data, _ = reader.Ancient(freezerBodiesTable, number)
 		if len(data) > 0 {
 			return nil
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ func DeleteBody(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash, number uint64) {
 // ReadTdRLP retrieves a block's total difficulty corresponding to the hash in RLP encoding.
 func ReadTdRLP(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) rlp.RawValue {
 	var data []byte
-	db.AtomicReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
+	db.ReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
 		// Check if the data is in ancients
 		if isCanon(reader, number, hash) {
 			data, _ = reader.Ancient(freezerDifficultyTable, number)
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ func HasReceipts(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) bool {
 // ReadReceiptsRLP retrieves all the transaction receipts belonging to a block in RLP encoding.
 func ReadReceiptsRLP(db ethdb.Reader, hash common.Hash, number uint64) rlp.RawValue {
 	var data []byte
-	db.AtomicReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
+	db.ReadAncients(func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error {
 		// Check if the data is in ancients
 		if isCanon(reader, number, hash) {
 			data, _ = reader.Ancient(freezerReceiptTable, number)
diff --git a/core/rawdb/database.go b/core/rawdb/database.go
index 779efe8a58268..f7c7f5d3363f2 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/database.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/database.go
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func (db *nofreezedb) Sync() error {
 	return errNotSupported
 }
 
-func (db *nofreezedb) AtomicReadAncients(fn func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error) (err error) {
+func (db *nofreezedb) ReadAncients(fn func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error) (err error) {
 	// Unlike other ancient-related methods, this method does not return
 	// errNotSupported when invoked.
 	// The reason for this is that the caller might want to do several things:
diff --git a/core/rawdb/freezer.go b/core/rawdb/freezer.go
index 3d76bba779ba1..e19c202adc843 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/freezer.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/freezer.go
@@ -232,9 +232,9 @@ func (f *freezer) AncientSize(kind string) (uint64, error) {
 	return 0, errUnknownTable
 }
 
-// AtomicReadAncients runs the given read operation while ensuring that no writes take place
+// ReadAncients runs the given read operation while ensuring that no writes take place
 // on the underlying freezer.
-func (f *freezer) AtomicReadAncients(fn func(ethdb.AncientReader) error) (err error) {
+func (f *freezer) ReadAncients(fn func(ethdb.AncientReader) error) (err error) {
 	f.writeLock.RLock()
 	defer f.writeLock.RUnlock()
 	return fn(f)
diff --git a/core/rawdb/table.go b/core/rawdb/table.go
index 69d2d0cd0f6a6..91fc31b660d67 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/table.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/table.go
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func (t *table) ModifyAncients(fn func(ethdb.AncientWriteOp) error) (int64, erro
 	return t.db.ModifyAncients(fn)
 }
 
-func (t *table) AtomicReadAncients(fn func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error) (err error) {
-	return t.db.AtomicReadAncients(fn)
+func (t *table) ReadAncients(fn func(reader ethdb.AncientReader) error) (err error) {
+	return t.db.ReadAncients(fn)
 }
 
 // TruncateAncients is a noop passthrough that just forwards the request to the underlying
diff --git a/ethdb/database.go b/ethdb/database.go
index 8f9a4d4f2986d..75921edd49e95 100644
--- a/ethdb/database.go
+++ b/ethdb/database.go
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ type AncientReader interface {
 // AncientBatchReader is the interface for 'batched' or 'atomic' reading.
 type AncientBatchReader interface {
 	AncientReader
-	// AtomicReadAncients runs the given read operation while ensuring that no writes take place
+	// ReadAncients runs the given read operation while ensuring that no writes take place
 	// on the underlying freezer.
-	AtomicReadAncients(fn func(AncientReader) error) (err error)
+	ReadAncients(fn func(AncientReader) error) (err error)
 }
 
 // AncientWriter contains the methods required to write to immutable ancient data.