diff --git a/src/avalanche/peermanager.h b/src/avalanche/peermanager.h
--- a/src/avalanche/peermanager.h
+++ b/src/avalanche/peermanager.h
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
     uint64_t getFragmentation() const { return fragmentation; }
 
     ProofRef getProof(const ProofId &proofid) const;
-    bool isValid(const ProofId &proofid) const;
+    bool isBoundToPeer(const ProofId &proofid) const;
     bool isOrphan(const ProofId &proofid) const;
 
 private:
diff --git a/src/avalanche/peermanager.cpp b/src/avalanche/peermanager.cpp
--- a/src/avalanche/peermanager.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche/peermanager.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
     return proof;
 }
 
-bool PeerManager::isValid(const ProofId &proofid) const {
+bool PeerManager::isBoundToPeer(const ProofId &proofid) const {
     auto &pview = peers.get<by_proofid>();
     return pview.find(proofid) != pview.end();
 }
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@
 
     const ProofId &proofid = proof->getId();
 
-    if (isValid(proofid)) {
+    if (isBoundToPeer(proofid)) {
         return false;
     }
 
@@ -550,8 +550,8 @@
 }
 
 void PeerManager::addUnbroadcastProof(const ProofId &proofid) {
-    // The proof should be valid
-    if (isValid(proofid)) {
+    // The proof should be bound to a peer
+    if (isBoundToPeer(proofid)) {
         m_unbroadcast_proofids.insert(proofid);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/avalanche/processor.cpp b/src/avalanche/processor.cpp
--- a/src/avalanche/processor.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche/processor.cpp
@@ -265,8 +265,8 @@
     // TODO We don't want to accept an infinite number of conflicting proofs.
     // They should be some rules to make them expensive and/or limited by
     // design.
-    const bool isAccepted =
-        WITH_LOCK(cs_peerManager, return peerManager->isValid(proof->getId()));
+    const bool isAccepted = WITH_LOCK(
+        cs_peerManager, return peerManager->isBoundToPeer(proof->getId()));
 
     proofVoteRecords.getWriteView()->insert(
         std::make_pair(proof, VoteRecord(isAccepted)));
diff --git a/src/avalanche/test/peermanager_tests.cpp b/src/avalanche/test/peermanager_tests.cpp
--- a/src/avalanche/test/peermanager_tests.cpp
+++ b/src/avalanche/test/peermanager_tests.cpp
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@
 
     pm.updatedBlockTip();
     BOOST_CHECK(pm.isOrphan(proofid));
-    BOOST_CHECK(!pm.isValid(proofid));
+    BOOST_CHECK(!pm.isBoundToPeer(proofid));
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
         BOOST_CHECK(TestPeerManager::isNodePending(pm, i));
         BOOST_CHECK(!TestPeerManager::nodeBelongToPeer(pm, i, peerid));
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@
 
     pm.updatedBlockTip();
     BOOST_CHECK(!pm.isOrphan(proofid));
-    BOOST_CHECK(pm.isValid(proofid));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pm.isBoundToPeer(proofid));
     // The peerid has certainly been updated
     peerid = TestPeerManager::registerAndGetPeerId(pm, proof);
     BOOST_CHECK_NE(peerid, NO_PEER);
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
         BOOST_CHECK(pm.exists(proofid));
 
         BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pm.isOrphan(proofid), expectedOrphan);
-        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pm.isValid(proofid), !expectedOrphan);
+        BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(pm.isBoundToPeer(proofid), !expectedOrphan);
 
         bool ret = false;
         pm.forEachPeer([&](const Peer &peer) {
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@
     BOOST_CHECK(pm.isOrphan(proofToInvalidate->getId()));
 
     BOOST_CHECK(!pm.isOrphan(conflictingProof->getId()));
-    BOOST_CHECK(pm.isValid(conflictingProof->getId()));
+    BOOST_CHECK(pm.isBoundToPeer(conflictingProof->getId()));
 }
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(conflicting_proof_selection) {
diff --git a/src/net_processing.cpp b/src/net_processing.cpp
--- a/src/net_processing.cpp
+++ b/src/net_processing.cpp
@@ -1143,9 +1143,9 @@
             auto unbroadcasted_proofids = pm.getUnbroadcastProofs();
 
             for (const auto &proofid : unbroadcasted_proofids) {
-                // Sanity check: all unbroadcast proofs should be valid in the
-                // peermanager
-                if (pm.isValid(proofid)) {
+                // Sanity check: all unbroadcast proofs should be bound to a
+                // peer in the peermanager
+                if (pm.isBoundToPeer(proofid)) {
                     RelayProof(proofid, m_connman);
                 } else {
                     pm.removeUnbroadcastProof(proofid);