diff --git a/src/bank.rs b/src/bank.rs
index aa0a127f54..a78d06a9fc 100644
--- a/src/bank.rs
+++ b/src/bank.rs
@@ -898,11 +898,11 @@ impl Bank {
         self.accounts.hash_internal_state()
     }
 
-    pub fn confirmation(&self) -> usize {
+    pub fn confirmation_time(&self) -> usize {
         self.confirmation_time.load(Ordering::Relaxed)
     }
 
-    pub fn set_confirmation(&self, confirmation: usize) {
+    pub fn set_confirmation_time(&self, confirmation: usize) {
         self.confirmation_time
             .store(confirmation, Ordering::Relaxed);
     }
@@ -1432,11 +1432,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(bank0.hash_internal_state(), bank1.hash_internal_state());
     }
     #[test]
-    fn test_confirmation() {
+    fn test_confirmation_time() {
         let def_bank = Bank::default();
-        assert_eq!(def_bank.confirmation(), std::usize::MAX);
-        def_bank.set_confirmation(90);
-        assert_eq!(def_bank.confirmation(), 90);
+        assert_eq!(def_bank.confirmation_time(), std::usize::MAX);
+        def_bank.set_confirmation_time(90);
+        assert_eq!(def_bank.confirmation_time(), 90);
     }
     #[test]
     fn test_interleaving_locks() {
diff --git a/src/compute_leader_confirmation_service.rs b/src/compute_leader_confirmation_service.rs
index 4e4746c8be..62c868374b 100755
--- a/src/compute_leader_confirmation_service.rs
+++ b/src/compute_leader_confirmation_service.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl ComputeLeaderConfirmationService {
             let confirmation_ms = now - super_majority_timestamp;
 
             *last_valid_validator_timestamp = super_majority_timestamp;
-            bank.set_confirmation((now - *last_valid_validator_timestamp) as usize);
+            bank.set_confirmation_time((now - *last_valid_validator_timestamp) as usize);
 
             submit(
                 influxdb::Point::new(&"leader-confirmation")
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             dummy_leader_id,
             &mut last_confirmation_time,
         );
-        assert_eq!(bank.confirmation(), std::usize::MAX);
+        assert_eq!(bank.confirmation_time(), std::usize::MAX);
 
         // Get another validator to vote, so we now have 2/3 consensus
         let vote_account = &vote_accounts[7];
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ pub mod tests {
             dummy_leader_id,
             &mut last_confirmation_time,
         );
-        assert!(bank.confirmation() != std::usize::MAX);
+        assert!(bank.confirmation_time() != std::usize::MAX);
         assert!(last_confirmation_time > 0);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/rpc.rs b/src/rpc.rs
index 0d059fdf7d..b506f4aa57 100644
--- a/src/rpc.rs
+++ b/src/rpc.rs
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ build_rpc_trait! {
         #[rpc(meta, name = "getBalance")]
         fn get_balance(&self, Self::Metadata, String) -> Result<u64>;
 
-        #[rpc(meta, name = "getConfirmation")]
-        fn get_confirmation(&self, Self::Metadata) -> Result<usize>;
+        #[rpc(meta, name = "getConfirmationTime")]
+        fn get_confirmation_time(&self, Self::Metadata) -> Result<usize>;
 
         #[rpc(meta, name = "getLastId")]
         fn get_last_id(&self, Self::Metadata) -> Result<String>;
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ impl RpcSol for RpcSolImpl {
         let pubkey = verify_pubkey(id)?;
         meta.request_processor.get_balance(pubkey)
     }
-    fn get_confirmation(&self, meta: Self::Metadata) -> Result<usize> {
-        info!("get_confirmation rpc request received");
-        meta.request_processor.get_confirmation()
+    fn get_confirmation_time(&self, meta: Self::Metadata) -> Result<usize> {
+        info!("get_confirmation_time rpc request received");
+        meta.request_processor.get_confirmation_time()
     }
     fn get_last_id(&self, meta: Self::Metadata) -> Result<String> {
         info!("get_last_id rpc request received");
@@ -329,8 +329,8 @@ impl JsonRpcRequestProcessor {
         let val = self.bank.get_balance(&pubkey);
         Ok(val)
     }
-    fn get_confirmation(&self) -> Result<usize> {
-        Ok(self.bank.confirmation())
+    fn get_confirmation_time(&self) -> Result<usize> {
+        Ok(self.bank.confirmation_time())
     }
     fn get_last_id(&self) -> Result<String> {
         let id = self.bank.last_id();
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ mod tests {
         let bob_pubkey = Keypair::new().pubkey();
         let (io, meta, _last_id, _alice_keypair) = start_rpc_handler_with_tx(bob_pubkey);
 
-        let req = format!(r#"{{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"getConfirmation"}}"#);
+        let req = format!(r#"{{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"getConfirmationTime"}}"#);
         let res = io.handle_request_sync(&req, meta);
         let expected = format!(r#"{{"jsonrpc":"2.0","result":18446744073709551615,"id":1}}"#);
         let expected: Response =
diff --git a/src/rpc_request.rs b/src/rpc_request.rs
index 8f10d909b3..94987e7eae 100644
--- a/src/rpc_request.rs
+++ b/src/rpc_request.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ pub enum RpcRequest {
     ConfirmTransaction,
     GetAccountInfo,
     GetBalance,
-    GetConfirmation,
+    GetConfirmationTime,
     GetLastId,
     GetSignatureStatus,
     GetTransactionCount,
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ impl RpcRequest {
             RpcRequest::ConfirmTransaction => "confirmTransaction",
             RpcRequest::GetAccountInfo => "getAccountInfo",
             RpcRequest::GetBalance => "getBalance",
-            RpcRequest::GetConfirmation => "getConfirmation",
+            RpcRequest::GetConfirmationTime => "getConfirmationTime",
             RpcRequest::GetLastId => "getLastId",
             RpcRequest::GetSignatureStatus => "getSignatureStatus",
             RpcRequest::GetTransactionCount => "getTransactionCount",
@@ -166,9 +166,9 @@ mod tests {
         );
         assert_eq!(request["method"], "getBalance");
 
-        let test_request = RpcRequest::GetConfirmation;
+        let test_request = RpcRequest::GetConfirmationTime;
         let request = test_request.build_request_json(1, None);
-        assert_eq!(request["method"], "getConfirmation");
+        assert_eq!(request["method"], "getConfirmationTime");
         assert_eq!(request["params"], json!(null));
 
         let test_request = RpcRequest::GetLastId;
diff --git a/src/thin_client.rs b/src/thin_client.rs
index 2d95475b4a..a1956b0b9f 100644
--- a/src/thin_client.rs
+++ b/src/thin_client.rs
@@ -187,20 +187,20 @@ impl ThinClient {
             .ok_or_else(|| io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::Other, "AccountNotFound"))
     }
 
-    /// Request the confirmation from the leader node
-    pub fn get_confirmation(&mut self) -> usize {
-        trace!("get_confirmation");
+    /// Request the confirmation time from the leader node
+    pub fn get_confirmation_time(&mut self) -> usize {
+        trace!("get_confirmation_time");
         let mut done = false;
         while !done {
-            debug!("get_confirmation send_to {}", &self.rpc_addr);
-            let resp = RpcRequest::GetConfirmation.make_rpc_request(&self.rpc_client, 1, None);
+            debug!("get_confirmation_time send_to {}", &self.rpc_addr);
+            let resp = RpcRequest::GetConfirmationTime.make_rpc_request(&self.rpc_client, 1, None);
 
             if let Ok(value) = resp {
                 done = true;
                 let confirmation = value.as_u64().unwrap() as usize;
                 self.confirmation = Some(confirmation);
             } else {
-                debug!("thin_client get_confirmation error: {:?}", resp);
+                debug!("thin_client get_confirmation_time error: {:?}", resp);
             }
         }
         self.confirmation.expect("some confirmation")
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ mod tests {
         let mut client = ThinClient::new(leader_data.rpc, leader_data.tpu, transactions_socket);
         let transaction_count = client.transaction_count();
         assert_eq!(transaction_count, 0);
-        let confirmation = client.get_confirmation();
+        let confirmation = client.get_confirmation_time();
         assert_eq!(confirmation, 18446744073709551615);
         let last_id = client.get_last_id();
         let signature = client
diff --git a/tests/multinode.rs b/tests/multinode.rs
index b3c28278ba..a2ebb7d4a1 100644
--- a/tests/multinode.rs
+++ b/tests/multinode.rs
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ fn test_multi_node_dynamic_network() {
     let mut validators: Vec<_> = t2.into_iter().map(|t| t.join().unwrap()).collect();
 
     let mut client = mk_client(&leader_data);
-    let mut last_confirmation = client.get_confirmation();
+    let mut last_confirmation = client.get_confirmation_time();
     info!("Last confirmation {}", last_confirmation);
     let start = Instant::now();
     let mut consecutive_success = 0;
@@ -738,17 +738,17 @@ fn test_multi_node_dynamic_network() {
         assert!(e.is_ok(), "err: {:?}", e);
 
         let now = Instant::now();
-        let mut confirmation = client.get_confirmation();
+        let mut confirmation = client.get_confirmation_time();
 
         // Need this to make sure the confirmation is updated
         // (i.e. the node is not returning stale value)
         while last_confirmation == confirmation {
-            confirmation = client.get_confirmation();
+            confirmation = client.get_confirmation_time();
         }
 
         while duration_as_ms(&now.elapsed()) < confirmation as u64 {
             sleep(Duration::from_millis(100));
-            confirmation = client.get_confirmation()
+            confirmation = client.get_confirmation_time()
         }
 
         last_confirmation = confirmation;