diff --git a/hive_integration/nodocker/engine/cancun/helpers.nim b/hive_integration/nodocker/engine/cancun/helpers.nim
index 6b80e8c26..3a1f1dbfa 100644
--- a/hive_integration/nodocker/engine/cancun/helpers.nim
+++ b/hive_integration/nodocker/engine/cancun/helpers.nim
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func getMinExcessBlobGasForBlobGasPrice(data_gas_price: uint64): uint64 =
 
   while current_data_gas_price < data_gas_price:
     current_excess_data_gas += GAS_PER_BLOB.uint64
-    current_data_gas_price = getBlobGasPrice(current_excess_data_gas).truncate(uint64)
+    current_data_gas_price = getBlobBaseFee(current_excess_data_gas).truncate(uint64)
 
   return current_excess_data_gas
 
diff --git a/hive_integration/nodocker/engine/cancun/step_newpayloads.nim b/hive_integration/nodocker/engine/cancun/step_newpayloads.nim
index a796f94d3..d906101cc 100644
--- a/hive_integration/nodocker/engine/cancun/step_newpayloads.nim
+++ b/hive_integration/nodocker/engine/cancun/step_newpayloads.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Nimbus
-# Copyright (c) 2023 Status Research & Development GmbH
+# Copyright (c) 2023-2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
 # Licensed under either of
 #  * Apache License, version 2.0, ([LICENSE-APACHE](LICENSE-APACHE) or
 #    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ proc verifyPayload(step: NewPayloads,
 
     var
       totalBlobCount = 0
-      expectedBlobGasPrice = getBlobGasPrice(expectedExcessBlobGas)
+      expectedBlobGasPrice = getBlobBaseFee(expectedExcessBlobGas)
 
     for tx in blobTxsInPayload:
       let blobCount = tx.versionedHashes.len
diff --git a/nimbus/core/eip4844.nim b/nimbus/core/eip4844.nim
index bd2007415..03fa56e63 100644
--- a/nimbus/core/eip4844.nim
+++ b/nimbus/core/eip4844.nim
@@ -113,8 +113,8 @@ proc getTotalBlobGas*(tx: Transaction): uint64 =
 proc getTotalBlobGas*(versionedHashesLen: int): uint64 =
   GAS_PER_BLOB * versionedHashesLen.uint64
 
-# getBlobGasPrice implements get_data_gas_price from EIP-4844
-func getBlobGasPrice*(excessBlobGas: uint64): UInt256 =
+# getBlobBaseFee implements get_data_gas_price from EIP-4844
+func getBlobBaseFee*(excessBlobGas: uint64): UInt256 =
   fakeExponential(
     MIN_BLOB_GASPRICE.u256,
     excessBlobGas.u256,
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func getBlobGasPrice*(excessBlobGas: uint64): UInt256 =
 proc calcDataFee*(versionedHashesLen: int,
                   excessBlobGas: uint64): UInt256 =
   getTotalBlobGas(versionedHashesLen).u256 *
-    getBlobGasPrice(excessBlobGas)
+    getBlobBaseFee(excessBlobGas)
 
 func blobGasUsed(txs: openArray[Transaction]): uint64 =
   for tx in txs:
diff --git a/nimbus/core/tx_pool/tx_tasks/tx_classify.nim b/nimbus/core/tx_pool/tx_tasks/tx_classify.nim
index aca01642f..49a1a77a6 100644
--- a/nimbus/core/tx_pool/tx_tasks/tx_classify.nim
+++ b/nimbus/core/tx_pool/tx_tasks/tx_classify.nim
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ proc txFeesCovered(xp: TxPoolRef; item: TxItemRef): bool =
   if item.tx.txType >= TxEip4844:
     let
       excessBlobGas = xp.chain.excessBlobGas
-      blobGasPrice = getBlobGasPrice(excessBlobGas)
+      blobGasPrice = getBlobBaseFee(excessBlobGas)
     if item.tx.maxFeePerBlobGas < blobGasPrice:
       debug "invalid tx: maxFeePerBlobGas smaller than blobGasPrice",
         maxFeePerBlobGas=item.tx.maxFeePerBlobGas,
diff --git a/nimbus/core/validate.nim b/nimbus/core/validate.nim
index 29b4e4d85..b45ca5b87 100644
--- a/nimbus/core/validate.nim
+++ b/nimbus/core/validate.nim
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ proc validateTransaction*(
 
     if tx.txType >= TxEip4844:
       # ensure that the user was willing to at least pay the current data gasprice
-      let blobGasPrice = getBlobGasPrice(excessBlobGas)
+      let blobGasPrice = getBlobBaseFee(excessBlobGas)
       if tx.maxFeePerBlobGas < blobGasPrice:
         return err("invalid tx: maxFeePerBlobGas smaller than blobGasPrice. " &
           "maxFeePerBlobGas=$1, blobGasPrice=$2" % [$tx.maxFeePerBlobGas, $blobGasPrice])
diff --git a/nimbus/rpc/rpc_utils.nim b/nimbus/rpc/rpc_utils.nim
index 839848e14..6cc70e1c0 100644
--- a/nimbus/rpc/rpc_utils.nim
+++ b/nimbus/rpc/rpc_utils.nim
@@ -300,4 +300,4 @@ proc populateReceipt*(receipt: Receipt, gasUsed: GasInt, tx: Transaction,
 
   if tx.txType == TxEip4844:
     result.blobGasUsed = some(w3Qty(tx.versionedHashes.len.uint64 * GAS_PER_BLOB.uint64))
-    result.blobGasPrice = some(getBlobGasPrice(header.excessBlobGas.get(0'u64)))
+    result.blobGasPrice = some(getBlobBaseFee(header.excessBlobGas.get(0'u64)))
diff --git a/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim b/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim
index 5dc8e91e4..cea0573df 100644
--- a/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim
+++ b/nimbus/transaction/call_common.nim
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ proc setupHost(call: CallParams): TransactionHost =
       origin         : call.origin.get(call.sender),
       gasPrice       : call.gasPrice,
       versionedHashes: call.versionedHashes,
-      blobBaseFee    : getBlobGasPrice(vmState.blockCtx.excessBlobGas),
+      blobBaseFee    : getBlobBaseFee(vmState.blockCtx.excessBlobGas),
     ),
     forkOverride = call.forkOverride
   )