diff --git a/core/discov/internal/registry.go b/core/discov/internal/registry.go
index e4ad0e963..33963e273 100644
--- a/core/discov/internal/registry.go
+++ b/core/discov/internal/registry.go
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ func makeKeyPrefix(key string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%c", key, Delimiter)
 }
 
-// NewClient returns a watchValue that make sure values are not nil.
+// newWatchValue returns a watchValue that make sure values are not nil.
 func newWatchValue() *watchValue {
 	return &watchValue{
 		values: make(map[string]string),
diff --git a/core/stores/monc/cachedmodel_test.go b/core/stores/monc/cachedmodel_test.go
index 4f8fe8fbc..940db8626 100644
--- a/core/stores/monc/cachedmodel_test.go
+++ b/core/stores/monc/cachedmodel_test.go
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ func mustNewTestModel(collection mon.Collection, c cache.CacheConf, opts ...cach
 	}
 }
 
-// NewNodeModel returns a test Model with a cache node.
+// mustNewTestNodeModel returns a test Model with a cache node.
 func mustNewTestNodeModel(collection mon.Collection, rds *redis.Redis, opts ...cache.Option) *Model {
 	c := cache.NewNode(rds, singleFlight, stats, mongo.ErrNoDocuments, opts...)
 	return &Model{