diff --git a/web3.js/examples/budget-two-approvers.js b/web3.js/examples/budget-two-approvers.js
index 12b9f4cafd..7944b2b2a7 100644
--- a/web3.js/examples/budget-two-approvers.js
+++ b/web3.js/examples/budget-two-approvers.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ showBalance()
   .then(airDrop)
   .then(() => {
     console.log(`\n== Move 1 lamport to approver1`);
-    const transaction = solanaWeb3.SystemProgram.move(
+    const transaction = solanaWeb3.SystemProgram.transfer(
       account1.publicKey,
       approver1.publicKey,
       1,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ showBalance()
   .then(confirmTransaction)
   .then(() => {
     console.log(`\n== Move 1 lamport to approver2`);
-    const transaction = solanaWeb3.SystemProgram.move(
+    const transaction = solanaWeb3.SystemProgram.transfer(
       account1.publicKey,
       approver2.publicKey,
       1,
diff --git a/web3.js/module.flow.js b/web3.js/module.flow.js
index 3e03c3e80e..ecc7e11c16 100644
--- a/web3.js/module.flow.js
+++ b/web3.js/module.flow.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ declare module '@solana/web3.js' {
       space: number,
       programId: PublicKey,
     ): Transaction;
-    static move(from: PublicKey, to: PublicKey, amount: number): Transaction;
+    static transfer(from: PublicKey, to: PublicKey, amount: number): Transaction;
     static assign(from: PublicKey, programId: PublicKey): Transaction;
   }
 
diff --git a/web3.js/src/system-program.js b/web3.js/src/system-program.js
index 2f082fec03..91c27107a4 100644
--- a/web3.js/src/system-program.js
+++ b/web3.js/src/system-program.js
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ export class SystemProgram {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Generate a Transaction that moves lamports from one account to another
+   * Generate a Transaction that transfers lamports from one account to another
    */
-  static move(from: PublicKey, to: PublicKey, amount: number): Transaction {
+  static transfer(from: PublicKey, to: PublicKey, amount: number): Transaction {
     const dataLayout = BufferLayout.struct([
       BufferLayout.u32('instruction'),
       BufferLayout.ns64('amount'),
diff --git a/web3.js/test/connection.test.js b/web3.js/test/connection.test.js
index 1493d73d1f..3a56e37bdd 100644
--- a/web3.js/test/connection.test.js
+++ b/web3.js/test/connection.test.js
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ test('transaction', async () => {
     },
   ]);
 
-  const transaction = SystemProgram.move(
+  const transaction = SystemProgram.transfer(
     accountFrom.publicKey,
     accountTo.publicKey,
     10,
@@ -390,11 +390,11 @@ test('multi-instruction transaction', async () => {
 
   // 1. Move(accountFrom, accountTo)
   // 2. Move(accountTo, accountFrom)
-  const transaction = SystemProgram.move(
+  const transaction = SystemProgram.transfer(
     accountFrom.publicKey,
     accountTo.publicKey,
     10,
-  ).add(SystemProgram.move(accountTo.publicKey, accountFrom.publicKey, 10));
+  ).add(SystemProgram.transfer(accountTo.publicKey, accountFrom.publicKey, 10));
   const signature = await connection.sendTransaction(
     transaction,
     accountFrom,
diff --git a/web3.js/test/system-program.test.js b/web3.js/test/system-program.test.js
index 02d020249b..2cd55cbc75 100644
--- a/web3.js/test/system-program.test.js
+++ b/web3.js/test/system-program.test.js
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ test('createAccount', () => {
   // TODO: Validate transaction contents more
 });
 
-test('move', () => {
+test('transfer', () => {
   const from = new Account();
   const to = new Account();
   let transaction;
 
-  transaction = SystemProgram.move(from.publicKey, to.publicKey, 123);
+  transaction = SystemProgram.transfer(from.publicKey, to.publicKey, 123);
 
   expect(transaction.keys).toHaveLength(2);
   expect(transaction.programId).toEqual(SystemProgram.programId);
diff --git a/web3.js/test/transaction.test.js b/web3.js/test/transaction.test.js
index 0d0497b503..c7374cc295 100644
--- a/web3.js/test/transaction.test.js
+++ b/web3.js/test/transaction.test.js
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ test('signPartial', () => {
   const account1 = new Account();
   const account2 = new Account();
   const recentBlockhash = account1.publicKey.toBase58(); // Fake recentBlockhash
-  const move = SystemProgram.move(account1.publicKey, account2.publicKey, 123);
+  const transfer = SystemProgram.transfer(account1.publicKey, account2.publicKey, 123);
 
-  const transaction = new Transaction({recentBlockhash}).add(move);
+  const transaction = new Transaction({recentBlockhash}).add(transfer);
   transaction.sign(account1, account2);
 
-  const partialTransaction = new Transaction({recentBlockhash}).add(move);
+  const partialTransaction = new Transaction({recentBlockhash}).add(transfer);
   partialTransaction.signPartial(account1, account2.publicKey);
   expect(partialTransaction.signatures[1].signature).toBeNull();
   partialTransaction.addSigner(account2);
@@ -27,16 +27,16 @@ test('transfer signatures', () => {
   const account1 = new Account();
   const account2 = new Account();
   const recentBlockhash = account1.publicKey.toBase58(); // Fake recentBlockhash
-  const move1 = SystemProgram.move(account1.publicKey, account2.publicKey, 123);
-  const move2 = SystemProgram.move(account2.publicKey, account1.publicKey, 123);
+  const transfer1 = SystemProgram.transfer(account1.publicKey, account2.publicKey, 123);
+  const transfer2 = SystemProgram.transfer(account2.publicKey, account1.publicKey, 123);
 
-  const orgTransaction = new Transaction({recentBlockhash}).add(move1, move2);
+  const orgTransaction = new Transaction({recentBlockhash}).add(transfer1, transfer2);
   orgTransaction.sign(account1, account2);
 
   const newTransaction = new Transaction({
     recentBlockhash: orgTransaction.recentBlockhash,
     signatures: orgTransaction.signatures,
-  }).add(move1, move2);
+  }).add(transfer1, transfer2);
 
   expect(newTransaction).toEqual(orgTransaction);
 });
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ test('parse wire format and serialize', () => {
   const recipient = new PublicKey(
     'J3dxNj7nDRRqRRXuEMynDG57DkZK4jYRuv3Garmb1i99',
   ); // Arbitrary known public key
-  const move = SystemProgram.move(sender.publicKey, recipient, 49);
-  const expectedTransaction = new Transaction({recentBlockhash}).add(move);
+  const transfer = SystemProgram.transfer(sender.publicKey, recipient, 49);
+  const expectedTransaction = new Transaction({recentBlockhash}).add(transfer);
   expectedTransaction.sign(sender);
 
   const wireTransaction = Buffer.from([