diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/database/provider.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/database/provider.rs
index 8024601392..88803b844e 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/database/provider.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/database/provider.rs
@@ -1948,7 +1948,7 @@ impl<TX: DbTx> BlockNumReader for DatabaseProvider<TX> {
 
 impl<TX: DbTx> BlockReader for DatabaseProvider<TX> {
     fn find_block_by_hash(&self, hash: B256, source: BlockSource) -> ProviderResult<Option<Block>> {
-        if source.is_database() {
+        if source.is_canonical() {
             self.block(hash.into())
         } else {
             Ok(None)
diff --git a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
index 330c880c7e..54738035f0 100644
--- a/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/provider/src/providers/mod.rs
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ where
                 block
             }
             BlockSource::Pending => self.tree.block_by_hash(hash).map(|block| block.unseal()),
-            BlockSource::Database => self.database.block_by_hash(hash)?,
+            BlockSource::Canonical => self.database.block_by_hash(hash)?,
         };
 
         Ok(block)
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ where
                 // trait impl
                 if Some(true) == hash.require_canonical {
                     // check the database, canonical blocks are only stored in the database
-                    self.find_block_by_hash(hash.block_hash, BlockSource::Database)
+                    self.find_block_by_hash(hash.block_hash, BlockSource::Canonical)
                 } else {
                     self.block_by_hash(hash.block_hash)
                 }
diff --git a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/block.rs b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/block.rs
index 3dc22de8ae..fe97fb3713 100644
--- a/crates/storage/storage-api/src/block.rs
+++ b/crates/storage/storage-api/src/block.rs
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ pub enum BlockSource {
     #[default]
     Any,
     /// The block was fetched from the pending block source, the blockchain tree that buffers
-    /// blocks that are not yet finalized.
+    /// blocks that are not yet part of the canonical chain.
     Pending,
-    /// The block was fetched from the database.
-    Database,
+    /// The block must be part of the canonical chain.
+    Canonical,
 }
 
 impl BlockSource {
@@ -35,9 +35,9 @@ impl BlockSource {
         matches!(self, Self::Pending | Self::Any)
     }
 
-    /// Returns `true` if the block source is `Database` or `Any`.
-    pub const fn is_database(&self) -> bool {
-        matches!(self, Self::Database | Self::Any)
+    /// Returns `true` if the block source is `Canonical` or `Any`.
+    pub const fn is_canonical(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, Self::Canonical | Self::Any)
     }
 }