diff --git a/core/tx_pool.go b/core/tx_pool.go
index 1c4a20844260a..250c86abefaf2 100644
--- a/core/tx_pool.go
+++ b/core/tx_pool.go
@@ -743,8 +743,8 @@ func (pool *TxPool) validateTx(tx *types.Transaction, local bool) error {
 // pending or queued one, it overwrites the previous transaction if its price is higher.
 //
 // If a newly added transaction is marked as local, its sending account will be
-// whitelisted, preventing any associated transaction from being dropped out of the pool
-// due to pricing constraints.
+// be added to the allowlist, preventing any associated transaction from being dropped
+// out of the pool due to pricing constraints.
 func (pool *TxPool) add(tx *types.Transaction, local bool) (replaced bool, err error) {
 	// If the transaction is already known, discard it
 	hash := tx.Hash()
diff --git a/rpc/websocket.go b/rpc/websocket.go
index c1c5b1675b61b..70cf69e728463 100644
--- a/rpc/websocket.go
+++ b/rpc/websocket.go
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func wsHandshakeValidator(allowedOrigins []string) func(*http.Request) bool {
 		if _, ok := req.Header["Origin"]; !ok {
 			return true
 		}
-		// Verify origin against whitelist.
+		// Verify origin against allow list.
 		origin := strings.ToLower(req.Header.Get("Origin"))
 		if allowAllOrigins || originIsAllowed(origins, origin) {
 			return true