diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index a53513d743..d46ca3885f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -347,19 +347,25 @@ impl Bank {
         );
 
         // Add native programs mandatory for the runtime to function
-        self.add_native_program("solana_system_program", &solana_sdk::system_program::id());
-        self.add_native_program("solana_bpf_loader", &solana_sdk::bpf_loader::id());
-        self.add_native_program("solana_vote_program", &solana_vote_api::id());
+        self.register_native_instruction_processor(
+            "solana_system_program",
+            &solana_sdk::system_program::id(),
+        );
+        self.register_native_instruction_processor(
+            "solana_bpf_loader",
+            &solana_sdk::bpf_loader::id(),
+        );
+        self.register_native_instruction_processor("solana_vote_program", &solana_vote_api::id());
 
         // Add additional native programs specified in the genesis block
         for (name, program_id) in &genesis_block.native_programs {
-            self.add_native_program(name, program_id);
+            self.register_native_instruction_processor(name, program_id);
         }
     }
 
-    pub fn add_native_program(&self, name: &str, program_id: &Pubkey) {
+    pub fn register_native_instruction_processor(&self, name: &str, program_id: &Pubkey) {
         debug!("Adding native program {} under {:?}", name, program_id);
-        let account = native_loader::create_program_account(name);
+        let account = native_loader::create_loadable_account(name);
         self.accounts
             .store_slow(self.accounts_id, program_id, &account);
     }
@@ -931,15 +937,8 @@ impl Bank {
         self.runtime
             .add_instruction_processor(program_id, process_instruction);
 
-        // Add a bogus executable account to load.
-        let bogus_account = Account {
-            lamports: 1,
-            data: vec![],
-            owner: native_loader::id(),
-            executable: true,
-        };
-        self.accounts
-            .store_slow(self.accounts_id, &program_id, &bogus_account);
+        // Register a bogus executable account, which will be loaded and ignored.
+        self.register_native_instruction_processor("", &program_id);
     }
 
     pub fn is_in_subtree_of(&self, parent: u64) -> bool {
diff --git a/runtime/src/native_loader.rs b/runtime/src/native_loader.rs
index 90752d60a9..a863967b2b 100644
--- a/runtime/src/native_loader.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/native_loader.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ use libloading::os::windows::*;
 use log::*;
 use solana_sdk::account::KeyedAccount;
 use solana_sdk::instruction::InstructionError;
+use solana_sdk::instruction_processor_utils;
 use solana_sdk::loader_instruction::LoaderInstruction;
-use solana_sdk::native_program;
 use solana_sdk::pubkey::Pubkey;
 use std::env;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -69,14 +69,14 @@ pub fn entrypoint(
         // TODO linux tls bug can cause crash on dlclose(), workaround by never unloading
         match Library::open(Some(&path), libc::RTLD_NODELETE | libc::RTLD_NOW) {
             Ok(library) => unsafe {
-                let entrypoint: Symbol<native_program::Entrypoint> =
-                    match library.get(native_program::ENTRYPOINT.as_bytes()) {
+                let entrypoint: Symbol<instruction_processor_utils::Entrypoint> =
+                    match library.get(instruction_processor_utils::ENTRYPOINT.as_bytes()) {
                         Ok(s) => s,
                         Err(e) => {
                             warn!(
                                 "{:?}: Unable to find {:?} in program",
                                 e,
-                                native_program::ENTRYPOINT
+                                instruction_processor_utils::ENTRYPOINT
                             );
                             return Err(InstructionError::GenericError);
                         }
diff --git a/sdk/src/native_program.rs b/sdk/src/instruction_processor_utils.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from sdk/src/native_program.rs
rename to sdk/src/instruction_processor_utils.rs
diff --git a/sdk/src/lib.rs b/sdk/src/lib.rs
index e6f0d7eb7e..0ed8c2bd3c 100644
--- a/sdk/src/lib.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ pub mod fee_calculator;
 pub mod genesis_block;
 pub mod hash;
 pub mod instruction;
+pub mod instruction_processor_utils;
 pub mod loader_instruction;
 pub mod message;
 pub mod native_loader;
-pub mod native_program;
 pub mod packet;
 pub mod pubkey;
 pub mod rpc_port;
diff --git a/sdk/src/native_loader.rs b/sdk/src/native_loader.rs
index 028909c8dc..998e3207ee 100644
--- a/sdk/src/native_loader.rs
+++ b/sdk/src/native_loader.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ pub fn check_id(program_id: &Pubkey) -> bool {
 }
 
 /// Create an executable account with the given shared object name.
-pub fn create_program_account(name: &str) -> Account {
+pub fn create_loadable_account(name: &str) -> Account {
     Account {
         lamports: 1,
         owner: id(),