diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/fixedschedule.go b/internal/configs/sharding/fixedschedule.go
index 8f2b8d198..da63e28b3 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/fixedschedule.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/fixedschedule.go
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ func (s fixedSchedule) MaxTxAmountLimit() *big.Int {
 	return amountBigInt
 }
 
-func (s fixedSchedule) MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit() uint64 {
-	return mainnetMaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit
+func (s fixedSchedule) MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit() uint64 {
+	return mainnetMaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit
 }
 
 func (s fixedSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
@@ -50,9 +50,9 @@ func (s fixedSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
 
 func (s fixedSchedule) TxsThrottleConfig() *TxsThrottleConfig {
 	return &TxsThrottleConfig{
-		MaxTxAmountLimit:             s.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit: s.MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:          s.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
+		MaxTxAmountLimit:                 s.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
+		MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit: s.MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit(),
+		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:              s.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/localnet.go b/internal/configs/sharding/localnet.go
index a47562cce..967ea70b1 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/localnet.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/localnet.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ const (
 	localnetEpochBlock1 = 20
 	twoOne              = 5
 
-	localnetMaxTxAmountLimit             = 1e2 // unit is in One
-	localnetMaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit = 2
-	localnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit          = 8000
+	localnetMaxTxAmountLimit                 = 1e2 // unit is in One
+	localnetMaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit = 2
+	localnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit              = 8000
 )
 
 func (localnetSchedule) InstanceForEpoch(epoch *big.Int) Instance {
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ func (ls localnetSchedule) MaxTxAmountLimit() *big.Int {
 	return amountBigInt
 }
 
-func (ls localnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit() uint64 {
-	return localnetMaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit
+func (ls localnetSchedule) MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit() uint64 {
+	return localnetMaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit
 }
 
 func (ls localnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ func (ls localnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
 
 func (ls localnetSchedule) TxsThrottleConfig() *TxsThrottleConfig {
 	return &TxsThrottleConfig{
-		MaxTxAmountLimit:             ls.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit: ls.MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:          ls.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
+		MaxTxAmountLimit:                 ls.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
+		MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit: ls.MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit(),
+		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:              ls.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/mainnet.go b/internal/configs/sharding/mainnet.go
index b35252234..d7e78d541 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/mainnet.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/mainnet.go
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ const (
 	mainnetV1Epoch     = 1
 	mainnetV2Epoch     = 5
 
-	mainnetMaxTxAmountLimit             = 1e3 // unit is in One
-	mainnetMaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit = 10
-	mainnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit          = 8000
+	mainnetMaxTxAmountLimit                 = 1e3 // unit is in One
+	mainnetMaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit = 10
+	mainnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit              = 8000
 )
 
 // MainnetSchedule is the mainnet sharding configuration schedule.
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ func (ms mainnetSchedule) MaxTxAmountLimit() *big.Int {
 	return amountBigInt
 }
 
-func (ms mainnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit() uint64 {
-	return mainnetMaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit
+func (ms mainnetSchedule) MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit() uint64 {
+	return mainnetMaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit
 }
 
 func (ms mainnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ func (ms mainnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
 
 func (ms mainnetSchedule) TxsThrottleConfig() *TxsThrottleConfig {
 	return &TxsThrottleConfig{
-		MaxTxAmountLimit:             ms.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit: ms.MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:          ms.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
+		MaxTxAmountLimit:                 ms.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
+		MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit: ms.MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit(),
+		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:              ms.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/shardingconfig.go b/internal/configs/sharding/shardingconfig.go
index 5ecec75ff..cbc8cb05f 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/shardingconfig.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/shardingconfig.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type Schedule interface {
 	MaxTxAmountLimit() *big.Int
 
 	// Max number of transactions of a particular account per block level
-	MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit() uint64
+	MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit() uint64
 
 	// Max total number of transactions in a block
 	MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ type TxsThrottleConfig struct {
 	// Max amount limit for a valid transaction
 	MaxTxAmountLimit *big.Int
 
-	// Max number of transactions of a particular account per block level
-	MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit uint64
+	// Max number of transactions of a particular account for the past hour
+	MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit uint64
 
 	// Max total number of transactions in a block
 	MaxTxsPerBlockLimit int
diff --git a/internal/configs/sharding/testnet.go b/internal/configs/sharding/testnet.go
index de8710c44..80b37c14f 100644
--- a/internal/configs/sharding/testnet.go
+++ b/internal/configs/sharding/testnet.go
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ const (
 	testnetEpochBlock1 = 78
 	threeOne           = 111
 
-	testnetMaxTxAmountLimit             = 1e3 // unit is in One
-	testnetMaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit = 10
-	testnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit          = 8000
+	testnetMaxTxAmountLimit                 = 1e3 // unit is in One
+	testnetMaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit = 10
+	testnetMaxTxsPerBlockLimit              = 8000
 )
 
 func (testnetSchedule) InstanceForEpoch(epoch *big.Int) Instance {
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func (ts testnetSchedule) MaxTxAmountLimit() *big.Int {
 	return amountBigInt
 }
 
-func (ts testnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit() uint64 {
-	return testnetMaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit
+func (ts testnetSchedule) MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit() uint64 {
+	return testnetMaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit
 }
 
 func (ts testnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ func (ts testnetSchedule) MaxTxsPerBlockLimit() int {
 
 func (ts testnetSchedule) TxsThrottleConfig() *TxsThrottleConfig {
 	return &TxsThrottleConfig{
-		MaxTxAmountLimit:             ts.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit: ts.MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit(),
-		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:          ts.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
+		MaxTxAmountLimit:                 ts.MaxTxAmountLimit(),
+		MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit: ts.MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit(),
+		MaxTxsPerBlockLimit:              ts.MaxTxsPerBlockLimit(),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/node/worker/worker.go b/node/worker/worker.go
index 76032387d..d3c6ab9bc 100644
--- a/node/worker/worker.go
+++ b/node/worker/worker.go
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ func (w *Worker) throttleTxs(selected types.Transactions, recentTxsStats types.R
 	for _, blockTxsCounts := range recentTxsStats {
 		numTxsPastHour += blockTxsCounts[sender]
 	}
-	if numTxsPastHour >= (*txsThrottleConfig).MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit {
+	if numTxsPastHour >= (*txsThrottleConfig).MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit {
 		utils.Logger().Debug().
-			Uint64("MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit", (*txsThrottleConfig).MaxTxsPerAccountInBlockLimit).
+			Uint64("MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit", (*txsThrottleConfig).MaxNumTxsPerAccountPastHourLimit).
 			Msg("Throttling tx with max txs per account in a single block limit")
 		return sender, shardingconfig.Unselect
 	}