diff --git a/crypto/multisig/compact_bit_array.go b/crypto/multisig/compact_bit_array.go
index be31a5c7..94e9791c 100644
--- a/crypto/multisig/compact_bit_array.go
+++ b/crypto/multisig/compact_bit_array.go
@@ -71,12 +71,10 @@ func (bA *CompactBitArray) SetIndex(i int, v bool) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-// NumOfTrueBitsBefore returns the location of the given index, among the
-// values in the bit array that are set to true.
-// e.g. if bA = _XX_X_X, NumOfTrueBitsBefore(4) = 2, since
-// the value at index 4 of the bit array is the third
-// value that is true. (And it is 0-indexed)
-func (bA *CompactBitArray) NumOfTrueBitsBefore(index int) int {
+// NumTrueBitsBefore returns the number of bits set to true before the
+// given index. e.g. if bA = _XX__XX, NumOfTrueBitsBefore(4) = 2, since
+// there are two bits set to true before index 4.
+func (bA *CompactBitArray) NumTrueBitsBefore(index int) int {
 	numTrueValues := 0
 	for i := 0; i < index; i++ {
 		if bA.GetIndex(i) {
diff --git a/crypto/multisig/multisignature.go b/crypto/multisig/multisignature.go
index 374b5e1b..29e8a30b 100644
--- a/crypto/multisig/multisignature.go
+++ b/crypto/multisig/multisignature.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func getIndex(pk crypto.PubKey, keys []crypto.PubKey) int {
 // AddSignature adds a signature to the multisig, at the corresponding index.
 // If the signature already exists, replace it.
 func (mSig *Multisignature) AddSignature(sig []byte, index int) {
-	newSigIndex := mSig.BitArray.NumOfTrueBitsBefore(index)
+	newSigIndex := mSig.BitArray.NumTrueBitsBefore(index)
 	// Signature already exists, just replace the value there
 	if mSig.BitArray.GetIndex(index) {
 		mSig.Sigs[newSigIndex] = sig
diff --git a/crypto/multisig/threshold_multisig.go b/crypto/multisig/threshold_multisig.go
index 01462d6f..58a3ea0e 100644
--- a/crypto/multisig/threshold_multisig.go
+++ b/crypto/multisig/threshold_multisig.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func (pk *ThresholdMultiSignaturePubKey) VerifyBytes(msg []byte, marshalledSig [
 		return false
 	}
 	// ensure at least k signatures are set
-	if sig.BitArray.NumOfTrueBitsBefore(size) < int(pk.K) {
+	if sig.BitArray.NumTrueBitsBefore(size) < int(pk.K) {
 		return false
 	}
 	// index in the list of signatures which we are concerned with.