diff --git a/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md b/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md
index 3877f17d2..3bd82aec8 100644
--- a/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md
+++ b/specs/altair/beacon-chain.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
   - [Block processing](#block-processing)
     - [Modified `process_attestation`](#modified-process_attestation)
     - [Modified `process_deposit`](#modified-process_deposit)
-    - [Sync committee processing](#sync-committee-processing)
+    - [Sync aggregate processing](#sync-aggregate-processing)
   - [Epoch processing](#epoch-processing)
     - [Justification and finalization](#justification-and-finalization)
     - [Inactivity scores](#inactivity-scores)
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ 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 Altair]
-    process_sync_committee(state, block.body.sync_aggregate)  # [New in Altair]
+    process_sync_aggregate(state, block.body.sync_aggregate)  # [New in Altair]
 ```
 
 #### Modified `process_attestation`
@@ -532,19 +532,19 @@ def process_deposit(state: BeaconState, deposit: Deposit) -> None:
         increase_balance(state, index, amount)
 ```
 
-#### Sync committee processing
+#### Sync aggregate processing
 
-*Note*: The function `process_sync_committee` is new.
+*Note*: The function `process_sync_aggregate` is new.
 
 ```python
-def process_sync_committee(state: BeaconState, aggregate: SyncAggregate) -> None:
+def process_sync_aggregate(state: BeaconState, sync_aggregate: SyncAggregate) -> None:
     # Verify sync committee aggregate signature signing over the previous slot block root
     committee_pubkeys = state.current_sync_committee.pubkeys
-    participant_pubkeys = [pubkey for pubkey, bit in zip(committee_pubkeys, aggregate.sync_committee_bits) if bit]
+    participant_pubkeys = [pubkey for pubkey, bit in zip(committee_pubkeys, sync_aggregate.sync_committee_bits) if bit]
     previous_slot = max(state.slot, Slot(1)) - Slot(1)
     domain = get_domain(state, DOMAIN_SYNC_COMMITTEE, compute_epoch_at_slot(previous_slot))
     signing_root = compute_signing_root(get_block_root_at_slot(state, previous_slot), domain)
-    assert eth2_fast_aggregate_verify(participant_pubkeys, signing_root, aggregate.sync_committee_signature)
+    assert eth2_fast_aggregate_verify(participant_pubkeys, signing_root, sync_aggregate.sync_committee_signature)
 
     # Compute participant and proposer rewards
     total_active_increments = get_total_active_balance(state) // EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ def process_sync_committee(state: BeaconState, aggregate: SyncAggregate) -> None
     # Apply participant and proposer rewards
     all_pubkeys = [v.pubkey for v in state.validators]
     committee_indices = [ValidatorIndex(all_pubkeys.index(pubkey)) for pubkey in state.current_sync_committee.pubkeys]
-    for participant_index, participation_bit in zip(committee_indices, aggregate.sync_committee_bits):
+    for participant_index, participation_bit in zip(committee_indices, sync_aggregate.sync_committee_bits):
         if participation_bit:
             increase_balance(state, participant_index, participant_reward)
             increase_balance(state, get_beacon_proposer_index(state), proposer_reward)
diff --git a/specs/altair/validator.md b/specs/altair/validator.md
index 844c7021b..f193e3591 100644
--- a/specs/altair/validator.md
+++ b/specs/altair/validator.md
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ def process_sync_committee_contributions(block: BeaconBlock,
     block.body.sync_aggregate = sync_aggregate
 ```
 
-*Note*: The resulting block must pass the validations for the `SyncAggregate` defined in `process_sync_committee` defined in the [state transition document](./beacon-chain.md#sync-committee-processing).
+*Note*: The resulting block must pass the validations for the `SyncAggregate` defined in `process_sync_aggregate` defined in the [state transition document](./beacon-chain.md#sync-aggregate-processing).
 In particular, this means `SyncCommitteeContribution`s received from gossip must have a `beacon_block_root` that matches the proposer's local view of the chain.
 
 #### Packaging into a `SignedBeaconBlock`
diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/altair/block_processing/test_process_sync_committee.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/altair/block_processing/test_process_sync_aggregate.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/altair/block_processing/test_process_sync_committee.py
rename to tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/altair/block_processing/test_process_sync_aggregate.py
index b0a294c85..fa7f89fdc 100644
--- a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/altair/block_processing/test_process_sync_committee.py
+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/altair/block_processing/test_process_sync_aggregate.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def run_sync_committee_processing(spec, state, block, expect_exception=False):
     produces a pre-state and post-state (None if exception) specifically for sync-committee processing changes.
     """
     # process up to the sync committee work
-    call = run_block_processing_to(spec, state, block, 'process_sync_committee')
+    call = run_block_processing_to(spec, state, block, 'process_sync_aggregate')
     yield 'pre', state
     yield 'sync_aggregate', block.body.sync_aggregate
     if expect_exception:
diff --git a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/helpers/block_processing.py b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/helpers/block_processing.py
index 676d8cb6d..d2ec4a111 100644
--- a/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/helpers/block_processing.py
+++ b/tests/core/pyspec/eth2spec/test/helpers/block_processing.py
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ def get_process_calls(spec):
         'process_voluntary_exit':
             lambda state, block: for_ops(state, block.body.voluntary_exits, spec.process_voluntary_exit),
         # Altair
-        'process_sync_committee':
-            lambda state, block: spec.process_sync_committee(state, block.body.sync_aggregate),
+        'process_sync_aggregate':
+            lambda state, block: spec.process_sync_aggregate(state, block.body.sync_aggregate),
         # Merge
         'process_application_payload':
             lambda state, block: spec.process_application_payload(state, block.body),
diff --git a/tests/formats/operations/README.md b/tests/formats/operations/README.md
index f562a6f2a..c69d798d7 100644
--- a/tests/formats/operations/README.md
+++ b/tests/formats/operations/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ Operations:
 | `deposit`               | `Deposit`             | `deposit`            | `process_deposit(state, deposit)`                                    |
 | `proposer_slashing`     | `ProposerSlashing`    | `proposer_slashing`  | `process_proposer_slashing(state, proposer_slashing)`                |
 | `voluntary_exit`        | `SignedVoluntaryExit` | `voluntary_exit`     | `process_voluntary_exit(state, voluntary_exit)`                      |
-| `sync_aggregate`        | `SyncAggregate`       | `sync_aggregate`     | `process_sync_committee(state, sync_aggregate)` (new in Altair)      |
+| `sync_aggregate`        | `SyncAggregate`       | `sync_aggregate`     | `process_sync_aggregate(state, sync_aggregate)` (new in Altair)      |
 | `execution_payload`     | `ExecutionPayload`    | `execution_payload`  | `process_execution_payload(state, execution_payload)` (new in Merge) |
 
 Note that `block_header` is not strictly an operation (and is a full `Block`), but processed in the same manner, and hence included here.
diff --git a/tests/generators/operations/main.py b/tests/generators/operations/main.py
index 554d0b30a..57fc6dd96 100644
--- a/tests/generators/operations/main.py
+++ b/tests/generators/operations/main.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     ]}
     altair_mods = {
         **{key: 'eth2spec.test.altair.block_processing.test_process_' + key for key in [
-            'sync_committee',
+            'sync_aggregate',
         ]},
         **phase_0_mods,
     }  # also run the previous phase 0 tests