diff --git a/state/applicationoffers.go b/state/applicationoffers.go
index 88877bc187a..6a9f3e324c8 100644
--- a/state/applicationoffers.go
+++ b/state/applicationoffers.go
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func (op *RemoveOfferOperation) Build(attempt int) (ops []txn.Op, err error) {
 		ops = append(ops, proxyOps...)
 	}
 
-	sortRemoveOpsLast(ops)
+	sortRemovalOpsLast(ops)
 	return ops, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/state/modeloperation.go b/state/modeloperation.go
index 4ddd9431a3c..c91a420aa7e 100644
--- a/state/modeloperation.go
+++ b/state/modeloperation.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ package state
 
 import (
 	"sort"
-	
+
 	"github.com/juju/errors"
 	"github.com/juju/mgo/v3/txn"
 	jujutxn "github.com/juju/txn/v3"
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func (st *State) ApplyOperation(op ModelOperation) error {
 	return op.Done(err)
 }
 
-// sortRemoveOpsLast re-orders a slice of transaction operations so that any
+// sortRemovalOpsLast re-orders a slice of transaction operations so that any
 // document removals occur at the end of the slice.
 // This is important for server-side transactions because of two execution
 // characteristics:
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (st *State) ApplyOperation(op ModelOperation) error {
 // on the same document to pass the assertions, then fail with "not found" upon
 // actual processing.
 // Legacy client-side transactions do not exhibit this behaviour.
-func sortRemoveOpsLast(ops []txn.Op) {
+func sortRemovalOpsLast(ops []txn.Op) {
 	sort.Slice(ops, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return !ops[i].Remove && ops[j].Remove
 	})
diff --git a/state/relation.go b/state/relation.go
index 7d2210e06ab..cdcce2a4d15 100644
--- a/state/relation.go
+++ b/state/relation.go
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ func (op *DestroyRelationOperation) internalDestroy() (ops []txn.Op, err error)
 	}
 
 	ops = append(ops, destroyOps...)
-	sortRemoveOpsLast(ops)
+	sortRemovalOpsLast(ops)
 	return ops, nil
 }