diff --git a/runtime/src/serde_snapshot.rs b/runtime/src/serde_snapshot.rs
index 343e66ad6e..f5d291e493 100644
--- a/runtime/src/serde_snapshot.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/serde_snapshot.rs
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ impl<T> SnapshotAccountsDbFields<T> {
                 incremental_snapshot_version,
                 incremental_snapshot_slot,
                 incremental_snapshot_bank_hash_info,
-                incremental_snapshot_prior_roots,
-                incremental_snapshot_prior_roots_with_hash,
+                incremental_snapshot_historical_roots,
+                incremental_snapshot_historical_roots_with_hash,
             )) => {
                 let full_snapshot_storages = self.full_snapshot_accounts_db_fields.0;
                 let full_snapshot_slot = self.full_snapshot_accounts_db_fields.2;
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ impl<T> SnapshotAccountsDbFields<T> {
                     incremental_snapshot_version,
                     incremental_snapshot_slot,
                     incremental_snapshot_bank_hash_info,
-                    incremental_snapshot_prior_roots,
-                    incremental_snapshot_prior_roots_with_hash,
+                    incremental_snapshot_historical_roots,
+                    incremental_snapshot_historical_roots_with_hash,
                 ))
             }
         }
@@ -429,8 +429,8 @@ where
         snapshot_version,
         snapshot_slot,
         snapshot_bank_hash_info,
-        _snapshot_prior_roots,
-        _snapshot_prior_roots_with_hash,
+        _snapshot_historical_roots,
+        _snapshot_historical_roots_with_hash,
     ) = snapshot_accounts_db_fields.collapse_into()?;
 
     let snapshot_storages = snapshot_storages.into_iter().collect::<Vec<_>>();
diff --git a/runtime/src/serde_snapshot/newer.rs b/runtime/src/serde_snapshot/newer.rs
index ae8a5317f7..4716f006ba 100644
--- a/runtime/src/serde_snapshot/newer.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/serde_snapshot/newer.rs
@@ -238,8 +238,8 @@ impl<'a> TypeContext<'a> for Context {
             .unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("No bank_hashes entry for slot {}", serializable_db.slot))
             .clone();
 
-        // for now, prior_roots is the same as 'roots' and is redundant with the storages we persist in the snapshot
-        let prior_roots = serializable_db
+        // for now, historical_roots is the same as 'roots' and is redundant with the storages we persist in the snapshot
+        let historical_roots = serializable_db
             .accounts_db
             .accounts_index
             .roots_tracker
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ impl<'a> TypeContext<'a> for Context {
             .unwrap()
             .alive_roots
             .get_all();
-        let prior_roots_with_hash = Vec::<(Slot, Hash)>::default();
+        let historical_roots_with_hash = Vec::<(Slot, Hash)>::default();
 
         let mut serialize_account_storage_timer = Measure::start("serialize_account_storage_ms");
         let result = (
@@ -255,8 +255,8 @@ impl<'a> TypeContext<'a> for Context {
             version,
             slot,
             hash,
-            prior_roots,
-            prior_roots_with_hash,
+            historical_roots,
+            historical_roots_with_hash,
         )
             .serialize(serializer);
         serialize_account_storage_timer.stop();