diff --git a/src/cursor.c b/src/cursor.c
index 9c1192d9..ff2c67e8 100644
--- a/src/cursor.c
+++ b/src/cursor.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "internals.h"
 
-__cold int cursor_check(const MDBX_cursor *mc) {
+__cold int cursor_validate(const MDBX_cursor *mc) {
   if (!mc->txn->tw.dirtylist) {
     cASSERT(mc, (mc->txn->flags & MDBX_WRITEMAP) != 0 && !MDBX_AVOID_MSYNC);
   } else {
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ __cold int cursor_check(const MDBX_cursor *mc) {
   return MDBX_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-__cold int cursor_check_updating(MDBX_cursor *mc) {
+__cold int cursor_validate_updating(MDBX_cursor *mc) {
   const uint8_t checking = mc->checking;
   mc->checking |= z_updating;
-  const int rc = cursor_check(mc);
+  const int rc = cursor_validate(mc);
   mc->checking = checking;
   return rc;
 }
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ __hot int cursor_put(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *key, MDBX_val *data, unsig
       }
 
       if (AUDIT_ENABLED()) {
-        err = cursor_check(mc);
+        err = cursor_validate(mc);
         if (unlikely(err != MDBX_SUCCESS))
           return err;
       }
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ __hot int cursor_put(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *key, MDBX_val *data, unsig
 
   more:
     if (AUDIT_ENABLED()) {
-      err = cursor_check(mc);
+      err = cursor_validate(mc);
       if (unlikely(err != MDBX_SUCCESS))
         return err;
     }
@@ -1008,7 +1008,7 @@ __hot int cursor_put(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *key, MDBX_val *data, unsig
           memcpy(page_data(lp.page), data->iov_base, data->iov_len);
 
         if (AUDIT_ENABLED()) {
-          err = cursor_check(mc);
+          err = cursor_validate(mc);
           if (unlikely(err != MDBX_SUCCESS))
             return err;
         }
@@ -1274,7 +1274,7 @@ __hot int cursor_put(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *key, MDBX_val *data, unsig
         }
 
         if (AUDIT_ENABLED()) {
-          err = cursor_check(mc);
+          err = cursor_validate(mc);
           if (unlikely(err != MDBX_SUCCESS))
             return err;
         }
@@ -1292,7 +1292,7 @@ insert_node:;
   if (page_room(mc->pg[mc->top]) < nsize) {
     rc = page_split(mc, key, ref_data, P_INVALID, insert_key ? naf : naf | MDBX_SPLIT_REPLACE);
     if (rc == MDBX_SUCCESS && AUDIT_ENABLED())
-      rc = insert_key ? cursor_check(mc) : cursor_check_updating(mc);
+      rc = insert_key ? cursor_validate(mc) : cursor_validate_updating(mc);
   } else {
     /* There is room already in this leaf page. */
     if (is_dupfix_leaf(mc->pg[mc->top])) {
@@ -1414,7 +1414,7 @@ insert_node:;
         }
       }
       if (AUDIT_ENABLED())
-        rc = cursor_check(mc);
+        rc = cursor_validate(mc);
     }
     return rc;
 
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ del_key:
 
   cASSERT(mc, rc == MDBX_SUCCESS);
   if (AUDIT_ENABLED())
-    rc = cursor_check(mc);
+    rc = cursor_validate(mc);
   return rc;
 
 fail:
diff --git a/src/cursor.h b/src/cursor.h
index d06bad3a..4fa0e585 100644
--- a/src/cursor.h
+++ b/src/cursor.h
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ enum cursor_checking {
   z_pagecheck = 0x80 /* perform page checking, see MDBX_VALIDATION */
 };
 
-MDBX_INTERNAL int __must_check_result cursor_check(const MDBX_cursor *mc);
+MDBX_INTERNAL int __must_check_result cursor_validate(const MDBX_cursor *mc);
 
 MDBX_MAYBE_UNUSED MDBX_NOTHROW_PURE_FUNCTION static inline size_t cursor_dbi(const MDBX_cursor *mc) {
   cASSERT(mc, mc->txn && mc->txn->signature == txn_signature);
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ MDBX_INTERNAL int __must_check_result cursor_put_checklen(MDBX_cursor *mc, const
 
 MDBX_INTERNAL int __must_check_result cursor_put(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *key, MDBX_val *data, unsigned flags);
 
-MDBX_INTERNAL int __must_check_result cursor_check_updating(MDBX_cursor *mc);
+MDBX_INTERNAL int __must_check_result cursor_validate_updating(MDBX_cursor *mc);
 
 MDBX_INTERNAL int __must_check_result cursor_del(MDBX_cursor *mc, unsigned flags);
 
diff --git a/src/tree-ops.c b/src/tree-ops.c
index d0456792..85131c42 100644
--- a/src/tree-ops.c
+++ b/src/tree-ops.c
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ retry:
   if (nkeys >= minkeys) {
     mc->ki[mc->top] = (indx_t)ki_top;
     if (AUDIT_ENABLED())
-      return cursor_check_updating(mc);
+      return cursor_validate_updating(mc);
     return MDBX_SUCCESS;
   }
 
@@ -920,7 +920,7 @@ int page_split(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *const newkey, MDBX_val *const ne
   const size_t newindx = mc->ki[mc->top];
   size_t nkeys = page_numkeys(mp);
   if (AUDIT_ENABLED()) {
-    rc = cursor_check_updating(mc);
+    rc = cursor_validate_updating(mc);
     if (unlikely(rc != MDBX_SUCCESS))
       return rc;
   }
@@ -979,7 +979,7 @@ int page_split(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *const newkey, MDBX_val *const ne
     mc->top = 1;
     prev_top = 0;
     if (AUDIT_ENABLED()) {
-      rc = cursor_check_updating(mc);
+      rc = cursor_validate_updating(mc);
       if (unlikely(rc != MDBX_SUCCESS))
         goto done;
     }
@@ -1092,10 +1092,10 @@ int page_split(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *const newkey, MDBX_val *const ne
       }
 
       if (AUDIT_ENABLED()) {
-        rc = cursor_check_updating(mc);
+        rc = cursor_validate_updating(mc);
         if (unlikely(rc != MDBX_SUCCESS))
           goto done;
-        rc = cursor_check_updating(mn);
+        rc = cursor_validate_updating(mn);
         if (unlikely(rc != MDBX_SUCCESS))
           goto done;
       }
@@ -1221,7 +1221,7 @@ int page_split(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *const newkey, MDBX_val *const ne
       goto done;
     cASSERT(mc, mc->top - top == mc->tree->height - height);
     if (AUDIT_ENABLED()) {
-      rc = cursor_check_updating(mc);
+      rc = cursor_validate_updating(mc);
       if (unlikely(rc != MDBX_SUCCESS))
         goto done;
     }
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ done:
     mc->txn->flags |= MDBX_TXN_ERROR;
   else {
     if (AUDIT_ENABLED())
-      rc = cursor_check_updating(mc);
+      rc = cursor_validate_updating(mc);
     if (unlikely(naf & MDBX_RESERVE)) {
       node_t *node = page_node(mc->pg[mc->top], mc->ki[mc->top]);
       if (!(node_flags(node) & N_BIG))
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ int tree_propagate_key(MDBX_cursor *mc, const MDBX_val *key) {
       node_del(mc, 0);
       int err = page_split(mc, key, nullptr, pgno, MDBX_SPLIT_REPLACE);
       if (err == MDBX_SUCCESS && AUDIT_ENABLED())
-        err = cursor_check_updating(mc);
+        err = cursor_validate_updating(mc);
       return err;
     }