diff --git a/rpcserver.go b/rpcserver.go
index 3b22ee13c..2f3c43142 100644
--- a/rpcserver.go
+++ b/rpcserver.go
@@ -2657,7 +2657,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) AssetLeafKeys(ctx context.Context,
 	// TODO(roasbeef): tell above if was tring or not, then would set
 	// below diff
 
-	leafKeys, err := r.cfg.BaseUniverse.MintingKeys(ctx, universeID)
+	leafKeys, err := r.cfg.BaseUniverse.UniverseLeafKeys(ctx, universeID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/universe/base.go b/universe/base.go
index c9f9ec429..745ec3a09 100644
--- a/universe/base.go
+++ b/universe/base.go
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ func (a *MintingArchive) FetchIssuanceProof(ctx context.Context, id Identifier,
 	return a.cfg.Multiverse.FetchProofLeaf(ctx, id, key)
 }
 
-// MintingKeys returns the set of minting keys known for the specified base
+// UniverseLeafKeys returns the set of leaf keys known for the specified
 // universe identifier.
-func (a *MintingArchive) MintingKeys(ctx context.Context,
+func (a *MintingArchive) UniverseLeafKeys(ctx context.Context,
 	id Identifier) ([]LeafKey, error) {
 
 	log.Debugf("Retrieving all keys for Universe: id=%v", id.StringForLog())
diff --git a/universe/interface.go b/universe/interface.go
index e9135ea3e..ebe560e5e 100644
--- a/universe/interface.go
+++ b/universe/interface.go
@@ -467,8 +467,8 @@ type DiffEngine interface {
 	// RootNodes returns the set of root nodes for all known universes.
 	RootNodes(ctx context.Context) ([]BaseRoot, error)
 
-	// MintingKeys returns all the keys inserted in the universe.
-	MintingKeys(ctx context.Context, id Identifier) ([]LeafKey, error)
+	// UniverseLeafKeys returns all the keys inserted in the universe.
+	UniverseLeafKeys(ctx context.Context, id Identifier) ([]LeafKey, error)
 
 	// FetchIssuanceProof attempts to fetch an issuance proof for the
 	// target base leaf based on the universe identifier (assetID/groupKey).
diff --git a/universe/syncer.go b/universe/syncer.go
index dcf45f5e3..c988833cf 100644
--- a/universe/syncer.go
+++ b/universe/syncer.go
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@ func (s *SimpleSyncer) syncRoot(ctx context.Context, remoteRoot BaseRoot,
 
 	// Otherwise, we'll need to perform a diff operation to find the set of
 	// keys we need to fetch.
-	remoteUniKeys, err := diffEngine.MintingKeys(ctx, uniID)
+	remoteUniKeys, err := diffEngine.UniverseLeafKeys(ctx, uniID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	localUniKeys, err := s.cfg.LocalDiffEngine.MintingKeys(ctx, uniID)
+	localUniKeys, err := s.cfg.LocalDiffEngine.UniverseLeafKeys(ctx, uniID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/universe_rpc_diff.go b/universe_rpc_diff.go
index 9721168fe..6df361233 100644
--- a/universe_rpc_diff.go
+++ b/universe_rpc_diff.go
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ func (r *RpcUniverseDiff) RootNode(ctx context.Context,
 	return unmarshalUniverseRoot(universeRoot.AssetRoot)
 }
 
-// MintingKeys returns all the keys inserted in the universe.
-func (r *RpcUniverseDiff) MintingKeys(ctx context.Context,
+// UniverseLeafKeys returns all the keys inserted in the universe.
+func (r *RpcUniverseDiff) UniverseLeafKeys(ctx context.Context,
 	id universe.Identifier) ([]universe.LeafKey, error) {
 
 	assetKeys, err := r.conn.AssetLeafKeys(ctx, marshalUniID(id))