diff --git a/cmd/puppeth/module_ethstats.go b/cmd/puppeth/module_ethstats.go
index 58ecb83951e00..abed4db5fc50e 100644
--- a/cmd/puppeth/module_ethstats.go
+++ b/cmd/puppeth/module_ethstats.go
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ func checkEthstats(client *sshClient, network string) (*ethstatsInfos, error) {
 	if port != 80 && port != 443 {
 		config += fmt.Sprintf(":%d", port)
 	}
-	// Retrieve the IP blacklist
+	// Retrieve the IP banned list
 	banned := strings.Split(infos.envvars["BANNED"], ",")
 
 	// Run a sanity check to see if the port is reachable
diff --git a/cmd/puppeth/wizard_ethstats.go b/cmd/puppeth/wizard_ethstats.go
index 58ff3efbe9869..95cab9da4633b 100644
--- a/cmd/puppeth/wizard_ethstats.go
+++ b/cmd/puppeth/wizard_ethstats.go
@@ -63,20 +63,20 @@ func (w *wizard) deployEthstats() {
 		fmt.Printf("What should be the secret password for the API? (default = %s)\n", infos.secret)
 		infos.secret = w.readDefaultString(infos.secret)
 	}
-	// Gather any blacklists to ban from reporting
+	// Gather any banned lists to ban from reporting
 	if existed {
 		fmt.Println()
-		fmt.Printf("Keep existing IP %v blacklist (y/n)? (default = yes)\n", infos.banned)
+		fmt.Printf("Keep existing IP %v in the banned list (y/n)? (default = yes)\n", infos.banned)
 		if !w.readDefaultYesNo(true) {
 			// The user might want to clear the entire list, although generally probably not
 			fmt.Println()
-			fmt.Printf("Clear out blacklist and start over (y/n)? (default = no)\n")
+			fmt.Printf("Clear out the banned list and start over (y/n)? (default = no)\n")
 			if w.readDefaultYesNo(false) {
 				infos.banned = nil
 			}
 			// Offer the user to explicitly add/remove certain IP addresses
 			fmt.Println()
-			fmt.Println("Which additional IP addresses should be blacklisted?")
+			fmt.Println("Which additional IP addresses should be in the banned list?")
 			for {
 				if ip := w.readIPAddress(); ip != "" {
 					infos.banned = append(infos.banned, ip)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (w *wizard) deployEthstats() {
 				break
 			}
 			fmt.Println()
-			fmt.Println("Which IP addresses should not be blacklisted?")
+			fmt.Println("Which IP addresses should not be in the banned list?")
 			for {
 				if ip := w.readIPAddress(); ip != "" {
 					for i, addr := range infos.banned {
diff --git a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
index 9b9657e190093..5743387f6c7f9 100644
--- a/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
+++ b/consensus/ethash/consensus.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (ethash *Ethash) VerifyUncles(chain consensus.ChainReader, block *types.Blo
 		ancestors[parent] = ancestorHeader
 		// If the ancestor doesn't have any uncles, we don't have to iterate them
 		if ancestorHeader.UncleHash != types.EmptyUncleHash {
-			// Need to add those uncles to the blacklist too
+			// Need to add those uncles to the banned list too
 			ancestor := chain.GetBlock(parent, number)
 			if ancestor == nil {
 				break
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 18e126657c49e..48a23da79bd80 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -1785,8 +1785,8 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, verifySeals bool) (int, er
 		}
 		// If the header is a banned one, straight out abort
 		if BadHashes[block.Hash()] {
-			bc.reportBlock(block, nil, ErrBlacklistedHash)
-			return it.index, ErrBlacklistedHash
+			bc.reportBlock(block, nil, ErrBannedHash)
+			return it.index, ErrBannedHash
 		}
 		// If the block is known (in the middle of the chain), it's a special case for
 		// Clique blocks where they can share state among each other, so importing an
diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index 7fb4c6f695234..4e5df633b7e32 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -473,8 +473,8 @@ func testBadHashes(t *testing.T, full bool) {
 
 		_, err = blockchain.InsertHeaderChain(headers, 1)
 	}
-	if !errors.Is(err, ErrBlacklistedHash) {
-		t.Errorf("error mismatch: have: %v, want: %v", err, ErrBlacklistedHash)
+	if !errors.Is(err, ErrBannedHash) {
+		t.Errorf("error mismatch: have: %v, want: %v", err, ErrBannedHash)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/error.go b/core/error.go
index a5a1230099a7d..bcbce09ba4312 100644
--- a/core/error.go
+++ b/core/error.go
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ var (
 	// ErrKnownBlock is returned when a block to import is already known locally.
 	ErrKnownBlock = errors.New("block already known")
 
-	// ErrBlacklistedHash is returned if a block to import is on the blacklist.
-	ErrBlacklistedHash = errors.New("blacklisted hash")
+	// ErrBannedHash is returned if a block to import is on the banned list.
+	ErrBannedHash = errors.New("banned hash")
 
 	// ErrNoGenesis is returned when there is no Genesis Block.
 	ErrNoGenesis = errors.New("genesis not found in chain")
diff --git a/core/headerchain.go b/core/headerchain.go
index 07307c710cae2..7ef7dd43f7042 100644
--- a/core/headerchain.go
+++ b/core/headerchain.go
@@ -315,11 +315,11 @@ func (hc *HeaderChain) ValidateHeaderChain(chain []*types.Header, checkFreq int)
 		}
 		// If the header is a banned one, straight out abort
 		if BadHashes[chain[i].ParentHash] {
-			return i - 1, ErrBlacklistedHash
+			return i - 1, ErrBannedHash
 		}
 		// If it's the last header in the cunk, we need to check it too
 		if i == len(chain)-1 && BadHashes[chain[i].Hash()] {
-			return i, ErrBlacklistedHash
+			return i, ErrBannedHash
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/light/lightchain_test.go b/light/lightchain_test.go
index 2aed08d74edf5..af36ebd96a23f 100644
--- a/light/lightchain_test.go
+++ b/light/lightchain_test.go
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ func TestBadHeaderHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	var err error
 	headers := makeHeaderChainWithDiff(bc.genesisBlock, []int{1, 2, 4}, 10)
 	core.BadHashes[headers[2].Hash()] = true
-	if _, err = bc.InsertHeaderChain(headers, 1); !errors.Is(err, core.ErrBlacklistedHash) {
-		t.Errorf("error mismatch: have: %v, want %v", err, core.ErrBlacklistedHash)
+	if _, err = bc.InsertHeaderChain(headers, 1); !errors.Is(err, core.ErrBannedHash) {
+		t.Errorf("error mismatch: have: %v, want %v", err, core.ErrBannedHash)
 	}
 }