diff --git a/crates/wallet/README.md b/crates/wallet/README.md
index 9dee46aaa0..8f8bb0338e 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/README.md
+++ b/crates/wallet/README.md
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ let descriptor = "wpkh(tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPdcAqYBpzAFwU5yxBUo88ggoBqu1qPcHUfSbKK1sKM
 let change_descriptor = "wpkh(tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPdcAqYBpzAFwU5yxBUo88ggoBqu1qPcHUfSbKK1sKMLmC7EAk438btHQrSdu3jGGQa6PA71nvH5nkDexhLteJqkM4dQmWF9g/84'/1'/0'/1/*)";
 let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
     .descriptors(descriptor, change_descriptor)
-    .network(network)
+    .check_network(network)
     .load_wallet(&mut db)
     .expect("wallet");
 let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
index 7217d32fb4..d73e308189 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ impl Wallet {
     ///     .keymap(KeychainKind::External, external_keymap)
     ///     .keymap(KeychainKind::Internal, internal_keymap)
     ///     // ensure loaded wallet's genesis hash matches this value
-    ///     .genesis_hash(genesis_hash)
+    ///     .check_genesis_hash(genesis_hash)
     ///     // set a lookahead for our indexer
     ///     .lookahead(101)
     ///     .load_wallet(&mut conn)?
diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/params.rs b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/params.rs
index 44d0d1db13..8f43e19e0f 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/params.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/params.rs
@@ -149,8 +149,8 @@ impl LoadParams {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Checks that `descriptor` of `keychain` matches this, and extracts private keys (if
-    /// available).
+    /// Checks that the given descriptors match those loaded from persistence and extracts private
+    /// keys if available.
     pub fn descriptors<D>(mut self, descriptor: D, change_descriptor: D) -> Self
     where
         D: IntoWalletDescriptor + 'static,
@@ -160,14 +160,14 @@ impl LoadParams {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Check for `network`.
-    pub fn network(mut self, network: Network) -> Self {
+    /// Checks that the given network matches the one loaded from persistence.
+    pub fn check_network(mut self, network: Network) -> Self {
         self.check_network = Some(network);
         self
     }
 
-    /// Check for a `genesis_hash`.
-    pub fn genesis_hash(mut self, genesis_hash: BlockHash) -> Self {
+    /// Checks that the given `genesis_hash` matches the one loaded from persistence.
+    pub fn check_genesis_hash(mut self, genesis_hash: BlockHash) -> Self {
         self.check_genesis_hash = Some(genesis_hash);
         self
     }
diff --git a/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs b/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
index a4433bc19a..6207460e09 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ fn wallet_is_persisted() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             let mut db = open_db(&file_path).context("failed to recover db")?;
             let wallet = Wallet::load()
                 .descriptors(external_desc, internal_desc)
-                .network(Network::Testnet)
+                .check_network(Network::Testnet)
                 .load_wallet(&mut db)?
                 .expect("wallet must exist");
 
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ fn wallet_load_checks() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
         assert_matches!(
             Wallet::load()
-                .network(Network::Regtest)
+                .check_network(Network::Regtest)
                 .load_wallet(&mut open_db(&file_path)?),
             Err(LoadWithPersistError::InvalidChangeSet(LoadError::Mismatch(
                 LoadMismatch::Network {
@@ -220,21 +220,9 @@ fn wallet_load_checks() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             ))),
             "unexpected network check result: Regtest (check) is not Testnet (loaded)",
         );
-        assert_matches!(
-            Wallet::load()
-                .network(Network::Bitcoin)
-                .load_wallet(&mut open_db(&file_path)?),
-            Err(LoadWithPersistError::InvalidChangeSet(LoadError::Mismatch(
-                LoadMismatch::Network {
-                    loaded: Network::Testnet,
-                    expected: Network::Bitcoin,
-                }
-            ))),
-            "unexpected network check result: Bitcoin (check) is not Testnet (loaded)",
-        );
         let mainnet_hash = BlockHash::from_byte_array(ChainHash::BITCOIN.to_bytes());
         assert_matches!(
-            Wallet::load().genesis_hash(mainnet_hash).load_wallet(&mut open_db(&file_path)?),
+            Wallet::load().check_genesis_hash(mainnet_hash).load_wallet(&mut open_db(&file_path)?),
             Err(LoadWithPersistError::InvalidChangeSet(LoadError::Mismatch(LoadMismatch::Genesis { .. }))),
             "unexpected genesis hash check result: mainnet hash (check) is not testnet hash (loaded)",
         );
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs
index 35413a9624..3ca1a12961 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
 
     let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
         .descriptors(EXTERNAL_DESC, INTERNAL_DESC)
-        .network(NETWORK)
+        .check_network(NETWORK)
         .load_wallet(&mut db)?;
     let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
         Some(wallet) => wallet,
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs
index cccd833952..8e25dec4ea 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
 
     let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
         .descriptors(EXTERNAL_DESC, INTERNAL_DESC)
-        .network(NETWORK)
+        .check_network(NETWORK)
         .load_wallet(&mut conn)?;
     let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
         Some(wallet) => wallet,
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs
index 4c4fe99ed0..cbdab20784 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
 
     let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
         .descriptors(EXTERNAL_DESC, INTERNAL_DESC)
-        .network(NETWORK)
+        .check_network(NETWORK)
         .load_wallet(&mut db)?;
     let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
         Some(wallet) => wallet,
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_rpc/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_rpc/src/main.rs
index 2533de644c..75ab50bdd4 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_rpc/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_rpc/src/main.rs
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         Store::<bdk_wallet::ChangeSet>::open_or_create_new(DB_MAGIC.as_bytes(), args.db_path)?;
     let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
         .descriptors(args.descriptor.clone(), args.change_descriptor.clone())
-        .network(args.network)
+        .check_network(args.network)
         .load_wallet(&mut db)?;
     let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
         Some(wallet) => wallet,