diff --git a/src/chain.h b/src/chain.h
index 906267326..df05d82e6 100644
--- a/src/chain.h
+++ b/src/chain.h
@@ -152,10 +152,10 @@ public:
     boost::optional<uint32_t> nCachedBranchId;
 
     //! The anchor for the tree state up to the start of this block
-    uint256 hashAnchor;
+    uint256 hashSproutAnchor;
 
     //! (memory only) The anchor for the tree state up to the end of this block
-    uint256 hashAnchorEnd;
+    uint256 hashSproutAnchorEnd;
 
     //! Change in value held by the Sprout circuit over this block.
     //! Will be boost::none for older blocks on old nodes until a reindex has taken place.
@@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ public:
         nChainTx = 0;
         nStatus = 0;
         nCachedBranchId = boost::none;
-        hashAnchor = uint256();
-        hashAnchorEnd = uint256();
+        hashSproutAnchor = uint256();
+        hashSproutAnchorEnd = uint256();
         nSequenceId = 0;
         nSproutValue = boost::none;
         nChainSproutValue = boost::none;
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ public:
                 READWRITE(branchId);
             }
         }
-        READWRITE(hashAnchor);
+        READWRITE(hashSproutAnchor);
 
         // block header
         READWRITE(this->nVersion);
diff --git a/src/coins.cpp b/src/coins.cpp
index b31703a7d..9a056aadf 100644
--- a/src/coins.cpp
+++ b/src/coins.cpp
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ uint256 CCoinsView::GetBestBlock() const { return uint256(); }
 uint256 CCoinsView::GetBestAnchor() const { return uint256(); };
 bool CCoinsView::BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                             const uint256 &hashBlock,
-                            const uint256 &hashAnchor,
+                            const uint256 &hashSproutAnchor,
                             CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                             CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
                             CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers) { return false; }
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ uint256 CCoinsViewBacked::GetBestAnchor() const { return base->GetBestAnchor();
 void CCoinsViewBacked::SetBackend(CCoinsView &viewIn) { base = &viewIn; }
 bool CCoinsViewBacked::BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                                   const uint256 &hashBlock,
-                                  const uint256 &hashAnchor,
+                                  const uint256 &hashSproutAnchor,
                                   CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                                   CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
-                                  CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers) { return base->BatchWrite(mapCoins, hashBlock, hashAnchor, mapSproutAnchors, mapSproutNullifiers, mapSaplingNullifiers); }
+                                  CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers) { return base->BatchWrite(mapCoins, hashBlock, hashSproutAnchor, mapSproutAnchors, mapSproutNullifiers, mapSaplingNullifiers); }
 bool CCoinsViewBacked::GetStats(CCoinsStats &stats) const { return base->GetStats(stats); }
 
 CCoinsKeyHasher::CCoinsKeyHasher() : salt(GetRandHash()) {}
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ void CCoinsViewCache::PushAnchor(const ZCIncrementalMerkleTree &tree) {
             cachedCoinsUsage += ret->second.tree.DynamicMemoryUsage();
         }
 
-        hashAnchor = newrt;
+        hashSproutAnchor = newrt;
     }
 }
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void CCoinsViewCache::PopAnchor(const uint256 &newrt) {
         cacheSproutAnchors[currentRoot].flags = CAnchorsSproutCacheEntry::DIRTY;
 
         // Mark the new root as the best anchor
-        hashAnchor = newrt;
+        hashSproutAnchor = newrt;
     }
 }
 
@@ -281,9 +281,9 @@ uint256 CCoinsViewCache::GetBestBlock() const {
 
 
 uint256 CCoinsViewCache::GetBestAnchor() const {
-    if (hashAnchor.IsNull())
-        hashAnchor = base->GetBestAnchor();
-    return hashAnchor;
+    if (hashSproutAnchor.IsNull())
+        hashSproutAnchor = base->GetBestAnchor();
+    return hashSproutAnchor;
 }
 
 void CCoinsViewCache::SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlockIn) {
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ void BatchWriteNullifiers(CNullifiersMap &mapNullifiers, CNullifiersMap &cacheNu
 
 bool CCoinsViewCache::BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                                  const uint256 &hashBlockIn,
-                                 const uint256 &hashAnchorIn,
+                                 const uint256 &hashSproutAnchorIn,
                                  CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                                  CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
                                  CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers) {
@@ -382,13 +382,13 @@ bool CCoinsViewCache::BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
     ::BatchWriteNullifiers(mapSproutNullifiers, cacheSproutNullifiers);
     ::BatchWriteNullifiers(mapSaplingNullifiers, cacheSaplingNullifiers);
 
-    hashAnchor = hashAnchorIn;
+    hashSproutAnchor = hashSproutAnchorIn;
     hashBlock = hashBlockIn;
     return true;
 }
 
 bool CCoinsViewCache::Flush() {
-    bool fOk = base->BatchWrite(cacheCoins, hashBlock, hashAnchor, cacheSproutAnchors, cacheSproutNullifiers, cacheSaplingNullifiers);
+    bool fOk = base->BatchWrite(cacheCoins, hashBlock, hashSproutAnchor, cacheSproutAnchors, cacheSproutNullifiers, cacheSaplingNullifiers);
     cacheCoins.clear();
     cacheSproutAnchors.clear();
     cacheSproutNullifiers.clear();
diff --git a/src/coins.h b/src/coins.h
index 60c6963d3..aa408e78e 100644
--- a/src/coins.h
+++ b/src/coins.h
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ public:
     //! The passed mapCoins can be modified.
     virtual bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                             const uint256 &hashBlock,
-                            const uint256 &hashAnchor,
+                            const uint256 &hashSproutAnchor,
                             CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                             CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
                             CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers);
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ public:
     void SetBackend(CCoinsView &viewIn);
     bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                     const uint256 &hashBlock,
-                    const uint256 &hashAnchor,
+                    const uint256 &hashSproutAnchor,
                     CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                     CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
                     CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers);
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ protected:
      */
     mutable uint256 hashBlock;
     mutable CCoinsMap cacheCoins;
-    mutable uint256 hashAnchor;
+    mutable uint256 hashSproutAnchor;
     mutable CAnchorsSproutMap cacheSproutAnchors;
     mutable CNullifiersMap cacheSproutNullifiers;
     mutable CNullifiersMap cacheSaplingNullifiers;
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ public:
     void SetBestBlock(const uint256 &hashBlock);
     bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                     const uint256 &hashBlock,
-                    const uint256 &hashAnchor,
+                    const uint256 &hashSproutAnchor,
                     CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                     CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
                     CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers);
diff --git a/src/gtest/test_mempool.cpp b/src/gtest/test_mempool.cpp
index b64683563..3061b4911 100644
--- a/src/gtest/test_mempool.cpp
+++ b/src/gtest/test_mempool.cpp
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ public:
 
     bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                     const uint256 &hashBlock,
-                    const uint256 &hashAnchor,
+                    const uint256 &hashSproutAnchor,
                     CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                     CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
                     CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers) {
diff --git a/src/gtest/test_validation.cpp b/src/gtest/test_validation.cpp
index c4abba2bb..84b107265 100644
--- a/src/gtest/test_validation.cpp
+++ b/src/gtest/test_validation.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public:
 
     bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                     const uint256 &hashBlock,
-                    const uint256 &hashAnchor,
+                    const uint256 &hashSproutAnchor,
                     CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                     CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
                     CNullifiersMap saplingNullifiersMap) {
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 95c8b094a..9827c1438 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -2295,9 +2295,9 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
             view.SetBestBlock(pindex->GetBlockHash());
             // Before the genesis block, there was an empty tree
             ZCIncrementalMerkleTree tree;
-            pindex->hashAnchor = tree.root();
+            pindex->hashSproutAnchor = tree.root();
             // The genesis block contained no JoinSplits
-            pindex->hashAnchorEnd = pindex->hashAnchor;
+            pindex->hashSproutAnchorEnd = pindex->hashSproutAnchor;
         }
         return true;
     }
@@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
     auto old_tree_root = view.GetBestAnchor();
     // saving the top anchor in the block index as we go.
     if (!fJustCheck) {
-        pindex->hashAnchor = old_tree_root;
+        pindex->hashSproutAnchor = old_tree_root;
     }
     ZCIncrementalMerkleTree tree;
     // This should never fail: we should always be able to get the root
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ bool ConnectBlock(const CBlock& block, CValidationState& state, CBlockIndex* pin
 
     view.PushAnchor(tree);
     if (!fJustCheck) {
-        pindex->hashAnchorEnd = tree.root();
+        pindex->hashSproutAnchorEnd = tree.root();
     }
     blockundo.old_tree_root = old_tree_root;
 
@@ -3927,12 +3927,12 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
     {
         CBlockIndex* pindex = item.second;
         // - This relationship will always be true even if pprev has multiple
-        //   children, because hashAnchor is technically a property of pprev,
+        //   children, because hashSproutAnchor is technically a property of pprev,
         //   not its children.
         // - This will miss chain tips; we handle the best tip below, and other
         //   tips will be handled by ConnectTip during a re-org.
         if (pindex->pprev) {
-            pindex->pprev->hashAnchorEnd = pindex->hashAnchor;
+            pindex->pprev->hashSproutAnchorEnd = pindex->hashSproutAnchor;
         }
     }
 
@@ -3941,8 +3941,8 @@ bool static LoadBlockIndexDB()
     if (it == mapBlockIndex.end())
         return true;
     chainActive.SetTip(it->second);
-    // Set hashAnchorEnd for the end of best chain
-    it->second->hashAnchorEnd = pcoinsTip->GetBestAnchor();
+    // Set hashSproutAnchorEnd for the end of best chain
+    it->second->hashSproutAnchorEnd = pcoinsTip->GetBestAnchor();
 
     PruneBlockIndexCandidates();
 
diff --git a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
index c0565a8fc..8c5afbb6a 100644
--- a/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
+++ b/src/rpcblockchain.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ UniValue blockToJSON(const CBlock& block, const CBlockIndex* blockindex, bool tx
     result.push_back(Pair("bits", strprintf("%08x", block.nBits)));
     result.push_back(Pair("difficulty", GetDifficulty(blockindex)));
     result.push_back(Pair("chainwork", blockindex->nChainWork.GetHex()));
-    result.push_back(Pair("anchor", blockindex->hashAnchorEnd.GetHex()));
+    result.push_back(Pair("anchor", blockindex->hashSproutAnchorEnd.GetHex()));
 
     UniValue valuePools(UniValue::VARR);
     valuePools.push_back(ValuePoolDesc("sprout", blockindex->nChainSproutValue, blockindex->nSproutValue));
diff --git a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
index 94d11a68e..39b9a09e8 100644
--- a/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/test/coins_tests.cpp
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace
 class CCoinsViewTest : public CCoinsView
 {
     uint256 hashBestBlock_;
-    uint256 hashBestAnchor_;
+    uint256 hashBestSproutAnchor_;
     std::map<uint256, CCoins> map_;
     std::map<uint256, ZCIncrementalMerkleTree> mapSproutAnchors_;
     std::map<uint256, bool> mapSproutNullifiers_;
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class CCoinsViewTest : public CCoinsView
 
 public:
     CCoinsViewTest() {
-        hashBestAnchor_ = ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root();
+        hashBestSproutAnchor_ = ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root();
     }
 
     bool GetAnchorAt(const uint256& rt, ZCIncrementalMerkleTree &tree) const {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public:
         }
     }
 
-    uint256 GetBestAnchor() const { return hashBestAnchor_; }
+    uint256 GetBestAnchor() const { return hashBestSproutAnchor_; }
 
     bool GetCoins(const uint256& txid, CCoins& coins) const
     {
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public:
 
     bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap& mapCoins,
                     const uint256& hashBlock,
-                    const uint256& hashAnchor,
+                    const uint256& hashSproutAnchor,
                     CAnchorsSproutMap& mapSproutAnchors,
                     CNullifiersMap& mapSproutNullifiers,
                     CNullifiersMap& mapSaplingNullifiers)
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ public:
         mapCoins.clear();
         mapSproutAnchors.clear();
         hashBestBlock_ = hashBlock;
-        hashBestAnchor_ = hashAnchor;
+        hashBestSproutAnchor_ = hashSproutAnchor;
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/txdb.cpp b/src/txdb.cpp
index f2a27beee..6195d0b13 100644
--- a/src/txdb.cpp
+++ b/src/txdb.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ static const char DB_TXINDEX = 't';
 static const char DB_BLOCK_INDEX = 'b';
 
 static const char DB_BEST_BLOCK = 'B';
-static const char DB_BEST_ANCHOR = 'a';
+static const char DB_BEST_SPROUT_ANCHOR = 'a';
 static const char DB_FLAG = 'F';
 static const char DB_REINDEX_FLAG = 'R';
 static const char DB_LAST_BLOCK = 'l';
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ uint256 CCoinsViewDB::GetBestBlock() const {
 
 uint256 CCoinsViewDB::GetBestAnchor() const {
     uint256 hashBestAnchor;
-    if (!db.Read(DB_BEST_ANCHOR, hashBestAnchor))
+    if (!db.Read(DB_BEST_SPROUT_ANCHOR, hashBestAnchor))
         return ZCIncrementalMerkleTree::empty_root();
     return hashBestAnchor;
 }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void BatchWriteNullifiers(CDBBatch& batch, CNullifiersMap& mapToUse, const char&
 
 bool CCoinsViewDB::BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                               const uint256 &hashBlock,
-                              const uint256 &hashAnchor,
+                              const uint256 &hashSproutAnchor,
                               CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                               CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
                               CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers) {
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ bool CCoinsViewDB::BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
 
     if (!hashBlock.IsNull())
         batch.Write(DB_BEST_BLOCK, hashBlock);
-    if (!hashAnchor.IsNull())
-        batch.Write(DB_BEST_ANCHOR, hashAnchor);
+    if (!hashSproutAnchor.IsNull())
+        batch.Write(DB_BEST_SPROUT_ANCHOR, hashSproutAnchor);
 
     LogPrint("coindb", "Committing %u changed transactions (out of %u) to coin database...\n", (unsigned int)changed, (unsigned int)count);
     return db.WriteBatch(batch);
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ bool CBlockTreeDB::LoadBlockIndexGuts()
                 pindexNew->nFile          = diskindex.nFile;
                 pindexNew->nDataPos       = diskindex.nDataPos;
                 pindexNew->nUndoPos       = diskindex.nUndoPos;
-                pindexNew->hashAnchor     = diskindex.hashAnchor;
+                pindexNew->hashSproutAnchor     = diskindex.hashSproutAnchor;
                 pindexNew->nVersion       = diskindex.nVersion;
                 pindexNew->hashMerkleRoot = diskindex.hashMerkleRoot;
                 pindexNew->hashReserved   = diskindex.hashReserved;
diff --git a/src/txdb.h b/src/txdb.h
index b2a4f4c28..75e60d8b0 100644
--- a/src/txdb.h
+++ b/src/txdb.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
     uint256 GetBestAnchor() const;
     bool BatchWrite(CCoinsMap &mapCoins,
                     const uint256 &hashBlock,
-                    const uint256 &hashAnchor,
+                    const uint256 &hashSproutAnchor,
                     CAnchorsSproutMap &mapSproutAnchors,
                     CNullifiersMap &mapSproutNullifiers,
                     CNullifiersMap &mapSaplingNullifiers);
diff --git a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
index 5ab1103ff..1a1e1959c 100644
--- a/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
+++ b/src/wallet/wallet.cpp
@@ -1819,7 +1819,7 @@ int CWallet::ScanForWalletTransactions(CBlockIndex* pindexStart, bool fUpdate)
             ZCIncrementalMerkleTree tree;
             // This should never fail: we should always be able to get the tree
             // state on the path to the tip of our chain
-            assert(pcoinsTip->GetAnchorAt(pindex->hashAnchor, tree));
+            assert(pcoinsTip->GetAnchorAt(pindex->hashSproutAnchor, tree));
             // Increment note witness caches
             IncrementNoteWitnesses(pindex, &block, tree);