diff --git a/pkg/consensus/consensus.go b/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
index 8120e1d161..633cda9c8f 100644
--- a/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
+++ b/pkg/consensus/consensus.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ type Ledger interface {
 	GetNextBlockValidators() ([]*keys.PublicKey, error)
 	GetStateRoot(height uint32) (*state.MPTRoot, error)
 	GetTransaction(util.Uint256) (*transaction.Transaction, uint32, error)
-	GetValidators() []*keys.PublicKey
+	ComputeNextBlockValidators() []*keys.PublicKey
 	PoolTx(t *transaction.Transaction, pools ...*mempool.Pool) error
 	SubscribeForBlocks(ch chan *coreb.Block)
 	UnsubscribeFromBlocks(ch chan *coreb.Block)
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ func (s *service) getValidators(txes ...block.Transaction) []crypto.PublicKey {
 	if txes == nil {
 		pKeys, err = s.Chain.GetNextBlockValidators()
 	} else {
-		pKeys = s.Chain.GetValidators()
+		pKeys = s.Chain.ComputeNextBlockValidators()
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		s.log.Error("error while trying to get validators", zap.Error(err))
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ func (s *service) newBlockFromContext(ctx *dbft.Context) block.Block {
 	var err error
 	cfg := s.Chain.GetConfig().ProtocolConfiguration
 	if cfg.ShouldUpdateCommitteeAt(ctx.BlockIndex) {
-		validators = s.Chain.GetValidators()
+		validators = s.Chain.ComputeNextBlockValidators()
 	} else {
 		validators, err = s.Chain.GetNextBlockValidators()
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/core/blockchain.go b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
index a864f36a75..de89504200 100644
--- a/pkg/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/pkg/core/blockchain.go
@@ -2703,18 +2703,20 @@ func (bc *Blockchain) GetCommittee() (keys.PublicKeys, error) {
 	return pubs, nil
 }
 
-// GetValidators returns current validators. Validators list returned from this
-// method may be updated every block (depending on register/unregister/vote
-// calls to NeoToken contract), not only once per (committee size) number of
-// blocks.
-func (bc *Blockchain) GetValidators() []*keys.PublicKey {
+// ComputeNextBlockValidators returns current validators. Validators list
+// returned from this method may be updated every block (depending on
+// register/unregister/vote calls to NeoToken contract), not only once per
+// (committee size) number of blocks.
+func (bc *Blockchain) ComputeNextBlockValidators() []*keys.PublicKey {
 	return bc.contracts.NEO.ComputeNextBlockValidators(bc.dao)
 }
 
 // GetNextBlockValidators returns next block validators. Validators list returned
 // from this method is the sorted top NumOfCNs number of public keys from the
-// current committee, thus, validators list returned from this method is being
-// updated once per (committee size) number of blocks.
+// committee of the current dBFT round (that was calculated once for the
+// CommitteeSize number of blocks), thus, validators list returned from this
+// method is being updated once per (committee size) number of blocks, but not
+// every block.
 func (bc *Blockchain) GetNextBlockValidators() ([]*keys.PublicKey, error) {
 	return bc.contracts.NEO.GetNextBlockValidatorsInternal(bc.dao), nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/core/blockchain_core_test.go b/pkg/core/blockchain_core_test.go
index e17ee7df9c..1d45c115b8 100644
--- a/pkg/core/blockchain_core_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/blockchain_core_test.go
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ func TestChainWithVolatileNumOfValidators(t *testing.T) {
 
 	priv0 := testchain.PrivateKeyByID(0)
 
-	vals := bc.GetValidators()
+	vals := bc.ComputeNextBlockValidators()
 	script, err := smartcontract.CreateDefaultMultiSigRedeemScript(vals)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	curWit := transaction.Witness{
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func TestChainWithVolatileNumOfValidators(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		// Mimic consensus.
 		if bc.config.ShouldUpdateCommitteeAt(uint32(i)) {
-			vals = bc.GetValidators()
+			vals = bc.ComputeNextBlockValidators()
 		} else {
 			vals, err = bc.GetNextBlockValidators()
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/core/native/native_test/neo_test.go b/pkg/core/native/native_test/neo_test.go
index dcb9ac415c..e0a46f5d2a 100644
--- a/pkg/core/native/native_test/neo_test.go
+++ b/pkg/core/native/native_test/neo_test.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestNEO_Vote(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	standBySorted = standBySorted[:validatorsCount]
 	sort.Sort(standBySorted)
-	pubs := e.Chain.GetValidators()
+	pubs := e.Chain.ComputeNextBlockValidators()
 	require.Equal(t, standBySorted, keys.PublicKeys(pubs))
 
 	// voters vote for candidates. The aim of this test is to check if voting
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestNEO_Vote(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// We still haven't voted enough validators in.
-	pubs = e.Chain.GetValidators()
+	pubs = e.Chain.ComputeNextBlockValidators()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, standBySorted, keys.PublicKeys(pubs))
 
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ func TestNEO_Vote(t *testing.T) {
 
 	advanceChain(t)
 
-	pubs = e.Chain.GetValidators()
+	pubs = e.Chain.ComputeNextBlockValidators()
 	for i := range pubs {
 		require.NotEqual(t, candidates[0], pubs[i])
 		require.NotEqual(t, candidates[len(candidates)-1], pubs[i])