diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index f9e1186edf06..cc225e484f48 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -805,7 +805,7 @@ func opStop(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byt
 	return nil, errStopToken
 }
 
-func opSuicide(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
+func opSelfdestruct(pc *uint64, interpreter *EVMInterpreter, scope *ScopeContext) ([]byte, error) {
 	if interpreter.readOnly {
 		return nil, ErrWriteProtection
 	}
diff --git a/core/vm/jump_table.go b/core/vm/jump_table.go
index d3427f43232e..676cfc06093e 100644
--- a/core/vm/jump_table.go
+++ b/core/vm/jump_table.go
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ func newFrontierInstructionSet() JumpTable {
 			memorySize: memoryReturn,
 		},
 		SELFDESTRUCT: {
-			execute:    opSuicide,
+			execute:    opSelfdestruct,
 			dynamicGas: gasSelfdestruct,
 			minStack:   minStack(1, 0),
 			maxStack:   maxStack(1, 0),