diff --git a/runtime/src/bank.rs b/runtime/src/bank.rs
index 959e2bc72b..9c96098179 100644
--- a/runtime/src/bank.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/bank.rs
@@ -101,8 +101,9 @@ pub struct Bank {
     /// The number of slots in each epoch.
     slots_per_epoch: u64,
 
-    // The number of slots until the next leader schedule activates.
-    leader_schedule_offset: u64,
+    // A number of slots before slot_index 0. Used to generate the current
+    // epoch's leader schedule.
+    leader_schedule_slot_offset: u64,
 }
 
 impl Default for Bank {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ impl Default for Bank {
             hash: RwLock::<Hash>::default(),
             ticks_per_slot: DEFAULT_TICKS_PER_SLOT,
             slots_per_epoch: DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
-            leader_schedule_offset: DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
+            leader_schedule_slot_offset: DEFAULT_SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ impl Bank {
         bank.last_id_queue = RwLock::new(parent.last_id_queue.read().unwrap().clone());
         bank.ticks_per_slot = parent.ticks_per_slot;
         bank.slots_per_epoch = parent.slots_per_epoch;
-        bank.leader_schedule_offset = parent.leader_schedule_offset;
+        bank.leader_schedule_slot_offset = parent.leader_schedule_slot_offset;
 
         bank.parent = Some(parent.clone());
         if *parent.hash.read().unwrap() == Hash::default() {
@@ -673,16 +674,11 @@ impl Bank {
         self.slots_per_epoch
     }
 
-    /// Return the number of slots until the next leader schedule activates.
-    pub fn leader_schedule_offset(&self) -> u64 {
-        self.leader_schedule_offset
-    }
-
     /// Return the checkpointed bank that should be used to generate a leader schedule.
     /// Return None if a sufficiently old bank checkpoint doesn't exist.
     pub fn leader_schedule_bank(&self) -> Option<Arc<Bank>> {
         let epoch_slot_height = self.slot_height() - self.slot_index();
-        let expected = epoch_slot_height.saturating_sub(self.leader_schedule_offset);
+        let expected = epoch_slot_height.saturating_sub(self.leader_schedule_slot_offset);
         self.parents()
             .into_iter()
             .find(|bank| bank.slot_height() <= expected)
@@ -1027,11 +1023,11 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(bank.leader_schedule_bank().is_none());
 
         let bank = Bank::new_from_parent(&Arc::new(bank));
-        let ticks_per_offset = bank.leader_schedule_offset() * bank.ticks_per_slot();
+        let ticks_per_offset = bank.leader_schedule_slot_offset * bank.ticks_per_slot();
         register_ticks(&bank, ticks_per_offset);
-        assert_eq!(bank.slot_height(), bank.leader_schedule_offset());
+        assert_eq!(bank.slot_height(), bank.leader_schedule_slot_offset);
 
-        let slot_height = bank.slots_per_epoch() - bank.leader_schedule_offset();
+        let slot_height = bank.slots_per_epoch() - bank.leader_schedule_slot_offset;
         let bank = Bank::new_from_parent(&Arc::new(bank));
         assert_eq!(
             bank.leader_schedule_bank().unwrap().slot_height(),