diff --git a/packages/lodestar/test/unit/network/reqresp/encodingStrategies/sszSnappy/encode.test.ts b/packages/lodestar/test/unit/network/reqresp/encodingStrategies/sszSnappy/encode.test.ts
index 632c25efefe..eaf279ac6ab 100644
--- a/packages/lodestar/test/unit/network/reqresp/encodingStrategies/sszSnappy/encode.test.ts
+++ b/packages/lodestar/test/unit/network/reqresp/encodingStrategies/sszSnappy/encode.test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe("network / reqresp / sszSnappy / encode", () => {
     const testCases = [sszSnappyPing, sszSnappyStatus, sszSnappySignedBeaconBlockPhase0];
 
     for (const testCase of testCases) {
-      const {id, type, syncChunks} = testCase;
+      const {id, type, chunks} = testCase;
       it(id, async () => {
         const body =
           type === ssz.phase0.SignedBeaconBlock
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe("network / reqresp / sszSnappy / encode", () => {
           ),
           all
         );
-        expectEqualByteChunks(encodedChunks, syncChunks);
+        expectEqualByteChunks(encodedChunks, chunks);
       });
     }
   });
diff --git a/packages/lodestar/test/unit/network/reqresp/encodingStrategies/sszSnappy/testData.ts b/packages/lodestar/test/unit/network/reqresp/encodingStrategies/sszSnappy/testData.ts
index ad6d14d2610..9d77c94c838 100644
--- a/packages/lodestar/test/unit/network/reqresp/encodingStrategies/sszSnappy/testData.ts
+++ b/packages/lodestar/test/unit/network/reqresp/encodingStrategies/sszSnappy/testData.ts
@@ -10,21 +10,21 @@ export interface ISszSnappyTestData<T extends RequestOrIncomingResponseBody> {
   type: RequestOrResponseType;
   body: T;
   /** chunks expected in an async compress version of snappy stream */
-  chunks: Buffer[];
+  asyncChunks: Buffer[];
   /** chunks expected in a sync compress version of snappy stream  */
-  syncChunks: Buffer[];
+  chunks: Buffer[];
 }
 
 export const sszSnappyPing: ISszSnappyTestData<phase0.Ping> = {
   id: "Ping type",
   type: ssz.phase0.Ping,
   body: BigInt(1),
-  chunks: [
+  asyncChunks: [
     "0x08", // length prefix
     "0xff060000734e61507059", // snappy frames header
     "0x010c00000175de410100000000000000", // snappy frames content
   ].map(fromHexString) as Buffer[],
-  syncChunks: ["0x08", "0xff060000734e61507059010c00000175de410100000000000000"].map(fromHexString) as Buffer[],
+  chunks: ["0x08", "0xff060000734e61507059010c00000175de410100000000000000"].map(fromHexString) as Buffer[],
 };
 
 export const sszSnappyStatus: ISszSnappyTestData<phase0.Status> = {
@@ -37,12 +37,12 @@ export const sszSnappyStatus: ISszSnappyTestData<phase0.Status> = {
     headRoot: Buffer.alloc(32, 0xda),
     headSlot: 9,
   },
-  chunks: [
+  asyncChunks: [
     "0x54", // length prefix
     "0xff060000734e61507059", // snappy frames header
     "0x001b0000097802c15400da8a010004090009017e2b001c0900000000000000",
   ].map(fromHexString) as Buffer[],
-  syncChunks: ["0x54", "0xff060000734e61507059001b0000097802c15400da8a010004090009017e2b001c0900000000000000"].map(
+  chunks: ["0x54", "0xff060000734e61507059001b0000097802c15400da8a010004090009017e2b001c0900000000000000"].map(
     fromHexString
   ) as Buffer[],
 };
@@ -73,12 +73,12 @@ export const sszSnappySignedBeaconBlockPhase0: ISszSnappyTestData<phase0.SignedB
     },
     signature: Buffer.alloc(96, 0xda),
   },
-  chunks: [
+  asyncChunks: [
     "0x9403",
     "0xff060000734e61507059",
     "0x00340000fff3b3f594031064000000dafe01007a010004090009011108fe6f000054feb4008ab4007e0100fecc0011cc0cdc0000003e0400",
   ].map(fromHexString) as Buffer[],
-  syncChunks: [
+  chunks: [
     "0x9403",
     "0xff060000734e6150705900340000fff3b3f594031064000000dafe01007a010004090009011108fe6f000054feb4008ab4007e0100fecc0011cc0cdc0000003e0400",
   ].map(fromHexString) as Buffer[],
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ export const sszSnappySignedBeaconBlockAltair: ISszSnappyTestData<altair.SignedB
       },
     },
   },
-  chunks: [
+  asyncChunks: [
     "0xf803", // length prefix
     "0xff060000734e61507059", // snappy frames header
     "0x003f0000ee14ab0df8031064000000dafe01007a01000c995f0100010100090105ee70000d700054ee44000d44fe0100fecc0011cc0c400100003e0400fe01008e0100",
   ].map(fromHexString) as Buffer[],
-  syncChunks: [
+  chunks: [
     "0xf803",
     "0xff060000734e61507059003f0000ee14ab0df8031064000000dafe01007a01000c995f0100010100090105ee70000d700054ee44000d44fe0100fecc0011cc0c400100003e0400fe01008e0100",
   ].map(fromHexString) as Buffer[],