diff --git a/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs b/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs
index 43601d8552..4be8537672 100644
--- a/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs
+++ b/core/src/accounts_hash_verifier.rs
@@ -83,17 +83,17 @@ impl AccountsHashVerifier {
         snapshot_interval_slots: u64,
     ) {
         if fault_injection_rate_slots != 0
-            && accounts_package.root % fault_injection_rate_slots == 0
+            && accounts_package.slot % fault_injection_rate_slots == 0
         {
             // For testing, publish an invalid hash to gossip.
             use rand::{thread_rng, Rng};
             use solana_sdk::hash::extend_and_hash;
-            warn!("inserting fault at slot: {}", accounts_package.root);
+            warn!("inserting fault at slot: {}", accounts_package.slot);
             let rand = thread_rng().gen_range(0, 10);
             let hash = extend_and_hash(&accounts_package.hash, &[rand]);
-            hashes.push((accounts_package.root, hash));
+            hashes.push((accounts_package.slot, hash));
         } else {
-            hashes.push((accounts_package.root, accounts_package.hash));
+            hashes.push((accounts_package.slot, accounts_package.hash));
         }
 
         while hashes.len() > MAX_SNAPSHOT_HASHES {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ mod tests {
             let accounts_package = AccountsPackage {
                 hash: hash(&[i as u8]),
                 block_height: 100 + i as u64,
-                root: 100 + i as u64,
+                slot: 100 + i as u64,
                 slot_deltas: vec![],
                 snapshot_links,
                 tar_output_file: PathBuf::from("."),
diff --git a/core/src/snapshot_packager_service.rs b/core/src/snapshot_packager_service.rs
index 1fc9038651..5432d7a517 100644
--- a/core/src/snapshot_packager_service.rs
+++ b/core/src/snapshot_packager_service.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ impl SnapshotPackagerService {
                             {
                                 warn!("Failed to create snapshot archive: {}", err);
                             } else {
-                                hashes.push((snapshot_package.root, snapshot_package.hash));
+                                hashes.push((snapshot_package.slot, snapshot_package.hash));
                                 while hashes.len() > MAX_SNAPSHOT_HASHES {
                                     hashes.remove(0);
                                 }
diff --git a/runtime/src/snapshot_package.rs b/runtime/src/snapshot_package.rs
index 31a8cda030..917669c41d 100644
--- a/runtime/src/snapshot_package.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/snapshot_package.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub type AccountsPackageSendError = SendError<AccountsPackage>;
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct AccountsPackage {
-    pub root: Slot,
+    pub slot: Slot,
     pub block_height: Slot,
     pub slot_deltas: Vec<BankSlotDelta>,
     pub snapshot_links: TempDir,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ pub struct AccountsPackage {
 
 impl AccountsPackage {
     pub fn new(
-        root: Slot,
+        slot: Slot,
         block_height: u64,
         slot_deltas: Vec<BankSlotDelta>,
         snapshot_links: TempDir,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ impl AccountsPackage {
         snapshot_version: SnapshotVersion,
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
-            root,
+            slot,
             block_height,
             slot_deltas,
             snapshot_links,
diff --git a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
index ba37f2489b..c86555e4d4 100644
--- a/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/snapshot_utils.rs
@@ -229,11 +229,11 @@ pub fn remove_tmp_snapshot_archives(snapshot_path: &Path) {
 pub fn archive_snapshot_package(snapshot_package: &AccountsPackage) -> Result<()> {
     info!(
         "Generating snapshot archive for slot {}",
-        snapshot_package.root
+        snapshot_package.slot
     );
 
     serialize_status_cache(
-        snapshot_package.root,
+        snapshot_package.slot,
         &snapshot_package.slot_deltas,
         &snapshot_package.snapshot_links.path().join(SNAPSHOT_STATUS_CACHE_FILE_NAME),
     )?;
@@ -360,13 +360,13 @@ pub fn archive_snapshot_package(snapshot_package: &AccountsPackage) -> Result<()
     info!(
         "Successfully created {:?}. slot: {}, elapsed ms: {}, size={}",
         snapshot_package.tar_output_file,
-        snapshot_package.root,
+        snapshot_package.slot,
         timer.as_ms(),
         metadata.len()
     );
     datapoint_info!(
         "snapshot-package",
-        ("slot", snapshot_package.root, i64),
+        ("slot", snapshot_package.slot, i64),
         ("duration_ms", timer.as_ms(), i64),
         ("size", metadata.len(), i64)
     );