diff --git a/blockchain/v2/reactor.go b/blockchain/v2/reactor.go
index 16f473276..26b2cb979 100644
--- a/blockchain/v2/reactor.go
+++ b/blockchain/v2/reactor.go
@@ -80,15 +80,15 @@ func (r *Reactor) demux() {
 		select {
 		case event := <-r.events:
 			// XXX: check for backpressure
-			r.scheduler.trySend(event)
-			r.processor.trySend(event)
+			r.scheduler.send(event)
+			r.processor.send(event)
 		case _ = <-r.stopDemux:
 			r.logger.Info("demuxing stopped")
 			return
 		case event := <-r.scheduler.next():
-			r.processor.trySend(event)
+			r.processor.send(event)
 		case event := <-r.processor.next():
-			r.scheduler.trySend(event)
+			r.scheduler.send(event)
 		case err := <-r.scheduler.final():
 			r.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("scheduler final %s", err))
 		case err := <-r.processor.final():
diff --git a/blockchain/v2/routine.go b/blockchain/v2/routine.go
index 82015c618..231da703a 100644
--- a/blockchain/v2/routine.go
+++ b/blockchain/v2/routine.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ type handleFunc = func(event Event) (Event, error)
 // Routines are a structure which model a finite state machine as serialized
 // stream of events processed by a handle function. This Routine structure
 // handles the concurrency and messaging guarantees. Events are sent via
-// `trySend` are handled by the `handle` function to produce an iterator
+// `send` are handled by the `handle` function to produce an iterator
 // `next()`. Calling `close()` on a routine will conclude processing of all
 // sent events and produce `final()` event representing the terminal state.
 type Routine struct {
@@ -92,9 +92,8 @@ func (rt *Routine) start() {
 	}
 }
 
-// XXX: rename send
 // XXX: look into returning OpError in the net package
-func (rt *Routine) trySend(event Event) bool {
+func (rt *Routine) send(event Event) bool {
 	rt.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s: sending %+v", rt.name, event))
 	if !rt.isRunning() {
 		return false
@@ -102,7 +101,7 @@ func (rt *Routine) trySend(event Event) bool {
 	err := rt.queue.Put(event)
 	if err != nil {
 		rt.metrics.EventsShed.With("routine", rt.name).Add(1)
-		rt.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s: trySend fail, queue was full/stopped \n", rt.name))
+		rt.logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("%s: send failed, queue was full/stopped \n", rt.name))
 		return false
 	}
 	rt.metrics.EventsSent.With("routine", rt.name).Add(1)
diff --git a/blockchain/v2/routine_test.go b/blockchain/v2/routine_test.go
index 6fa8bde32..e32394ee4 100644
--- a/blockchain/v2/routine_test.go
+++ b/blockchain/v2/routine_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestRoutineFinal(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.True(t, routine.isRunning(),
 		"expected an started routine")
 
-	assert.True(t, routine.trySend(eventA{}),
+	assert.True(t, routine.send(eventA{}),
 		"expected sending to a ready routine to succeed")
 
 	assert.Equal(t, done, <-routine.final(),
@@ -46,18 +46,18 @@ func TestRoutineFinal(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRoutineStop(t *testing.T) {
 	routine := newRoutine("simpleRoutine", simpleHandler)
 
-	assert.False(t, routine.trySend(eventA{}),
+	assert.False(t, routine.send(eventA{}),
 		"expected sending to an unstarted routine to fail")
 
 	go routine.start()
 	<-routine.ready()
 
-	assert.True(t, routine.trySend(eventA{}),
+	assert.True(t, routine.send(eventA{}),
 		"expected sending to a running routine to succeed")
 
 	routine.stop()
 
-	assert.False(t, routine.trySend(eventA{}),
+	assert.False(t, routine.send(eventA{}),
 		"expected sending to a stopped routine to fail")
 }
 
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func genStatefulHandler(maxCount int) handleFunc {
 
 func feedback(r *Routine) {
 	for event := range r.next() {
-		r.trySend(event)
+		r.send(event)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestStatefulRoutine(t *testing.T) {
 	go feedback(routine)
 	<-routine.ready()
 
-	assert.True(t, routine.trySend(eventA{}),
+	assert.True(t, routine.send(eventA{}),
 		"expected sending to a started routine to succeed")
 
 	final := <-routine.final()
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func TestPriority(t *testing.T) {
 	<-routine.ready()
 	go func() {
 		for {
-			routine.trySend(lowPriorityEvent{})
+			routine.send(lowPriorityEvent{})
 			time.Sleep(1 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
 	}()
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func TestPriority(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.True(t, routine.isRunning(),
 		"expected an started routine")
-	assert.True(t, routine.trySend(highPriorityEvent{}),
+	assert.True(t, routine.send(highPriorityEvent{}),
 		"expected send to succeed even when saturated")
 
 	assert.Equal(t, done, <-routine.final())