diff --git a/specs/sharding/beacon-chain.md b/specs/sharding/beacon-chain.md
index e02229838..bbcc57211 100644
--- a/specs/sharding/beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/sharding/beacon-chain.md
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ def process_block(state: BeaconState, block: BeaconBlock) -> None:
     process_randao(state, block.body)
     process_eth1_data(state, block.body)
     process_operations(state, block.body)  # [Modified in Sharding]
-    process_application_payload(state, block.body)  # [New in Merge]
+    process_execution_payload(state, block.body)  # [New in Merge]
 ```
 
 #### Operations