diff --git a/pubsub.go b/pubsub.go
index c9ddc3be97bf5de28fe35dc992a8ae1522703f3b..bd1f40e683f2166558acd24d5f52bf6a3fe03aa7 100644
--- a/pubsub.go
+++ b/pubsub.go
@@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ func (p *PubSub) pushMsg(msg *Message) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	err := p.checkSignature(msg)
+	err := p.checkSigningPolicy(msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Debugf("dropping message from %s: %s", src, err)
 		return
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ func (p *PubSub) pushMsg(msg *Message) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (p *PubSub) checkSignature(msg *Message) error {
+func (p *PubSub) checkSigningPolicy(msg *Message) error {
 	// reject unsigned messages when strict before we even process the id
 	if p.signPolicy.mustVerify() {
 		if p.signPolicy.mustSign() {
diff --git a/validation.go b/validation.go
index d4ad27d9daeaea3e4379bedd684665384ac486aa..dddddf05c7a2db7ff1b86ff8febfdf77d987b486 100644
--- a/validation.go
+++ b/validation.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func (v *validation) RemoveValidator(req *rmValReq) {
 func (v *validation) PushLocal(msg *Message) error {
 	v.p.tracer.PublishMessage(msg)
 
-	err := v.p.checkSignature(msg)
+	err := v.p.checkSigningPolicy(msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}