diff --git a/eth2/operation_pool/src/lib.rs b/eth2/operation_pool/src/lib.rs
index ecf4e41e7..ff5a7416b 100644
--- a/eth2/operation_pool/src/lib.rs
+++ b/eth2/operation_pool/src/lib.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use ssz::ssz_encode;
 use state_processing::per_block_processing::errors::ProposerSlashingValidationError;
 use state_processing::per_block_processing::{
     validate_attestation, verify_deposit, verify_exit, verify_exit_time_independent_only,
-    verify_proposer_slashing, verify_transfer, verify_transfer_partial,
+    verify_proposer_slashing, verify_transfer, verify_transfer_time_independent_only,
 };
 use std::collections::{btree_map::Entry, hash_map, BTreeMap, HashMap, HashSet};
 use types::chain_spec::Domain;
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ impl OperationPool {
         // The signature of the transfer isn't hashed, but because we check
         // it before we insert into the HashSet, we can't end up with duplicate
         // transactions.
-        verify_transfer_partial(state, &transfer, spec, true).map_err(|_| ())?;
+        verify_transfer_time_independent_only(state, &transfer, spec).map_err(|_| ())?;
         self.transfers.insert(transfer);
         Ok(())
     }
diff --git a/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing.rs b/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing.rs
index 617da00d4..55e2c29d0 100644
--- a/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing.rs
+++ b/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing.rs
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ pub use self::verify_attester_slashing::{
 };
 pub use self::verify_proposer_slashing::verify_proposer_slashing;
 pub use validate_attestation::{validate_attestation, validate_attestation_without_signature};
-pub use verify_deposit::{
-    get_existing_validator_index, verify_deposit, verify_deposit_index,
-};
+pub use verify_deposit::{get_existing_validator_index, verify_deposit, verify_deposit_index};
 pub use verify_exit::{verify_exit, verify_exit_time_independent_only};
 pub use verify_slashable_attestation::verify_slashable_attestation;
-pub use verify_transfer::{execute_transfer, verify_transfer, verify_transfer_partial};
+pub use verify_transfer::{
+    execute_transfer, verify_transfer, verify_transfer_time_independent_only,
+};
 
 pub mod errors;
 mod validate_attestation;
diff --git a/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing/verify_transfer.rs b/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing/verify_transfer.rs
index 4f3815797..ac9e9aa09 100644
--- a/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing/verify_transfer.rs
+++ b/eth2/state_processing/src/per_block_processing/verify_transfer.rs
@@ -16,18 +16,24 @@ pub fn verify_transfer(
     transfer: &Transfer,
     spec: &ChainSpec,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
-    verify_transfer_partial(state, transfer, spec, false)
+    verify_transfer_parametric(state, transfer, spec, false)
 }
 
-/// Parametric version of `verify_transfer` that allows some checks to be skipped.
-///
-/// In everywhere except the operation pool, `verify_transfer` should be preferred over this
-/// function.
-pub fn verify_transfer_partial(
+/// Like `verify_transfer` but doesn't run checks which may become true in future states.
+pub fn verify_transfer_time_independent_only(
     state: &BeaconState,
     transfer: &Transfer,
     spec: &ChainSpec,
-    for_op_pool: bool,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    verify_transfer_parametric(state, transfer, spec, true)
+}
+
+/// Parametric version of `verify_transfer` that allows some checks to be skipped.
+fn verify_transfer_parametric(
+    state: &BeaconState,
+    transfer: &Transfer,
+    spec: &ChainSpec,
+    time_independent_only: bool,
 ) -> Result<(), Error> {
     let sender_balance = *state
         .validator_balances
@@ -40,17 +46,17 @@ pub fn verify_transfer_partial(
         .ok_or_else(|| Error::Invalid(Invalid::FeeOverflow(transfer.amount, transfer.fee)))?;
 
     verify!(
-        for_op_pool || sender_balance >= transfer.amount,
+        time_independent_only || sender_balance >= transfer.amount,
         Invalid::FromBalanceInsufficient(transfer.amount, sender_balance)
     );
 
     verify!(
-        for_op_pool || sender_balance >= transfer.fee,
+        time_independent_only || sender_balance >= transfer.fee,
         Invalid::FromBalanceInsufficient(transfer.fee, sender_balance)
     );
 
     verify!(
-            for_op_pool
+        time_independent_only
             || (sender_balance == total_amount)
             || (sender_balance >= (total_amount + spec.min_deposit_amount)),
         Invalid::InvalidResultingFromBalance(
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn verify_transfer_partial(
         )
     );
 
-    if for_op_pool {
+    if time_independent_only {
         verify!(
             state.slot <= transfer.slot,
             Invalid::TransferSlotInPast(state.slot, transfer.slot)
@@ -78,7 +84,7 @@ pub fn verify_transfer_partial(
     let epoch = state.slot.epoch(spec.slots_per_epoch);
 
     verify!(
-        for_op_pool
+        time_independent_only
             || sender_validator.is_withdrawable_at(epoch)
             || sender_validator.activation_epoch == spec.far_future_epoch,
         Invalid::FromValidatorIneligableForTransfer(transfer.sender)