diff --git a/core/vm/contracts.go b/core/vm/contracts.go
index c0e74febf0..a1b8cd5377 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts.go
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ var PrecompiledContractsIstanbul = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
 // PrecompiledContractsBerlin contains the default set of pre-compiled Ethereum
 // contracts used in the Berlin release.
 var PrecompiledContractsBerlin = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{1}):  &ecrecover{},
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{2}):  &sha256hash{},
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{3}):  &ripemd160hash{},
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{4}):  &dataCopy{},
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{5}):  &bigModExp{eip2565: true},
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{6}):  &bn256AddIstanbul{},
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{7}):  &bn256ScalarMulIstanbul{},
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{8}):  &bn256PairingIstanbul{},
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{9}):  &blake2F{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{1}): &ecrecover{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{2}): &sha256hash{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{3}): &ripemd160hash{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{4}): &dataCopy{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{5}): &bigModExp{eip2565: true},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{6}): &bn256AddIstanbul{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{7}): &bn256ScalarMulIstanbul{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{8}): &bn256PairingIstanbul{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{9}): &blake2F{},
 }
 
 // PrecompiledContractsBLS contains the set of pre-compiled Ethereum
@@ -105,10 +105,10 @@ var PrecompiledContractsBLS = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
 	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{18}): &bls12381MapG2{},
 }
 
-// PrecompiledContractsEcverify contains the precompiled Ethereum
+// PrecompiledContractsP256Verify contains the precompiled Ethereum
 // contract specified in EIP-N. This is exported for testing purposes.
-var PrecompiledContractsEcverify = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{19}): &ecverify{},
+var PrecompiledContractsP256Verify = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{19}): &p256Verify{},
 }
 
 var (
@@ -1056,22 +1056,22 @@ func (c *bls12381MapG2) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	return g.EncodePoint(r), nil
 }
 
-// ECVERIFY (secp256r1 signature verification)
+// P256VERIFY (secp256r1 signature verification)
 // implemented as a native contract
-type ecverify struct{}
+type p256Verify struct{}
 
 // RequiredGas returns the gas required to execute the precompiled contract
-func (c *ecverify) RequiredGas(input []byte) uint64 {
-	return params.EcverifyGas
+func (c *p256Verify) RequiredGas(input []byte) uint64 {
+	return params.P256VerifyGas
 }
 
 // Run executes the precompiled contract, returning the output and the used gas
-func (c *ecverify) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+func (c *p256Verify) Run(input []byte) ([]byte, error) {
 	// Required input length is 160 bytes
-	const ecverifyInputLength = 160
+	const p256VerifyInputLength = 160
 
 	// "input" is (hash, r, s, x, y), each 32 bytes
-	input = common.RightPadBytes(input, ecverifyInputLength)
+	input = common.RightPadBytes(input, p256VerifyInputLength)
 
 	// Extract the hash, r, s, x, y from the input
 	hash := input[0:32]
diff --git a/core/vm/contracts_test.go b/core/vm/contracts_test.go
index 5a74ff855f..42752e1dd6 100644
--- a/core/vm/contracts_test.go
+++ b/core/vm/contracts_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ var allPrecompiles = map[common.Address]PrecompiledContract{
 	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{16}):   &bls12381Pairing{},
 	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{17}):   &bls12381MapG1{},
 	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{18}):   &bls12381MapG2{},
-	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{19}):   &ecverify{},
+	common.BytesToAddress([]byte{19}):   &p256Verify{},
 }
 
 // EIP-152 test vectors
@@ -393,14 +393,14 @@ func BenchmarkPrecompiledBLS12381G2MultiExpWorstCase(b *testing.B) {
 	benchmarkPrecompiled("0f", testcase, b)
 }
 
-// Benchmarks the sample inputs from the ECVERIFY precompile.
-func BenchmarkPrecompiledEcverify(bench *testing.B) {
+// Benchmarks the sample inputs from the P256VERIFY precompile.
+func BenchmarkPrecompiledP256Verify(bench *testing.B) {
 	t := precompiledTest{
 		Input:    "2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b98243744ca2b25ce52b927841120de9d5e5a454acabea2ebacaa1f76850934cb0c7c818200fa5e4b4607eeea9593071a6097b132d77c10661c441b5a66eb36856e1251c078c2c1367932e25bf657f6b2e378a26a27e238196295e1c59e2225d372fe603c229d85ea9eb0b090274c59a0600becd11d0df3f91fe44677977119c4ff03",
 		Expected: "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
-		Name:     "ecverify",
+		Name:     "p256Verify",
 	}
 	benchmarkPrecompiled("13", t, bench)
 }
 
-func TestPrecompiledEcverify(t *testing.T) { testJson("ecverify", "13", t) }
+func TestPrecompiledP256Verify(t *testing.T) { testJson("p256Verify", "13", t) }
diff --git a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/ecverify.json b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/p256Verify.json
similarity index 93%
rename from core/vm/testdata/precompiles/ecverify.json
rename to core/vm/testdata/precompiles/p256Verify.json
index 15ad1fbb34..c98054d4c2 100644
--- a/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/ecverify.json
+++ b/core/vm/testdata/precompiles/p256Verify.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
       "Input": "2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b98243744ca2b25ce52b927841120de9d5e5a454acabea2ebacaa1f76850934cb0c7c818200fa5e4b4607eeea9593071a6097b132d77c10661c441b5a66eb36856e1251c078c2c1367932e25bf657f6b2e378a26a27e238196295e1c59e2225d372fe603c229d85ea9eb0b090274c59a0600becd11d0df3f91fe44677977119c4ff03",
       "Expected": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000001",
       "Gas": 3450,
-      "Name": "CallEcverify",
+      "Name": "CallP256Verify",
       "NoBenchmark": false
     }
   ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/params/protocol_params.go b/params/protocol_params.go
index ac1756f206..4d656221ff 100644
--- a/params/protocol_params.go
+++ b/params/protocol_params.go
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ const (
 	Bls12381MapG1Gas          uint64 = 5500   // Gas price for BLS12-381 mapping field element to G1 operation
 	Bls12381MapG2Gas          uint64 = 110000 // Gas price for BLS12-381 mapping field element to G2 operation
 
-	EcverifyGas uint64 = 3450 // secp256r1 elliptic curve signature verifier gas price
+	P256VerifyGas uint64 = 3450 // secp256r1 elliptic curve signature verifier gas price
 
 	// The Refund Quotient is the cap on how much of the used gas can be refunded. Before EIP-3529,
 	// up to half the consumed gas could be refunded. Redefined as 1/5th in EIP-3529