diff --git a/lighthouse/db/stores/mod.rs b/lighthouse/db/stores/mod.rs
index 93250e7db..7c17653d3 100644
--- a/lighthouse/db/stores/mod.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/db/stores/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ mod validator_store;
 
 pub use self::block_store::BlockStore;
 pub use self::pow_chain_store::PoWChainStore;
-pub use self::validator_store::ValidatorStore;
+pub use self::validator_store::{
+    ValidatorStore,
+    ValidatorStoreError,
+};
 
 use super::bls;
 
@@ -22,15 +25,3 @@ pub const COLUMNS: [&str; 3] = [
     POW_CHAIN_DB_COLUMN,
     VALIDATOR_DB_COLUMN,
 ];
-
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub enum StoreError {
-    DBError(String),
-    DecodeError,
-}
-
-impl From<DBError> for StoreError {
-    fn from(error: DBError) -> Self {
-        StoreError::DBError(error.message)
-    }
-}
diff --git a/lighthouse/db/stores/validator_store.rs b/lighthouse/db/stores/validator_store.rs
index 25e589308..e3c604b3a 100644
--- a/lighthouse/db/stores/validator_store.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/db/stores/validator_store.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,23 @@ use self::bytes::{
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use super::{
     ClientDB,
-    StoreError,
+    DBError,
 };
 use super::VALIDATOR_DB_COLUMN as DB_COLUMN;
 use super::bls::PublicKey;
 
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum ValidatorStoreError {
+    DBError(String),
+    DecodeError,
+}
+
+impl From<DBError> for ValidatorStoreError {
+    fn from(error: DBError) -> Self {
+        ValidatorStoreError::DBError(error.message)
+    }
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
 enum KeyPrefixes {
     PublicKey,
@@ -48,16 +60,16 @@ impl<T: ClientDB> ValidatorStore<T> {
     }
 
     pub fn put_public_key_by_index(&self, index: usize, public_key: &PublicKey)
-        -> Result<(), StoreError>
+        -> Result<(), ValidatorStoreError>
     {
         let key = self.get_db_key_for_index(KeyPrefixes::PublicKey, index);
         let val = public_key.as_bytes();
         self.db.put(DB_COLUMN, &key[..], &val[..])
-                    .map_err(|e| StoreError::from(e))
+                    .map_err(|e| ValidatorStoreError::from(e))
     }
 
     pub fn get_public_key_by_index(&self, index: usize)
-        -> Result<Option<PublicKey>, StoreError>
+        -> Result<Option<PublicKey>, ValidatorStoreError>
     {
         let key = self.get_db_key_for_index(KeyPrefixes::PublicKey, index);
         let val = self.db.get(DB_COLUMN, &key[..])?;
@@ -66,7 +78,7 @@ impl<T: ClientDB> ValidatorStore<T> {
             Some(val) => {
                 match PublicKey::from_bytes(&val) {
                     Ok(key) => Ok(Some(key)),
-                    Err(_) => Err(StoreError::DecodeError),
+                    Err(_) => Err(ValidatorStoreError::DecodeError),
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -121,6 +133,6 @@ mod tests {
         db.put(DB_COLUMN, &key[..], "cats".as_bytes()).unwrap();
 
         assert_eq!(store.get_public_key_by_index(42),
-            Err(StoreError::DecodeError));
+            Err(ValidatorStoreError::DecodeError));
     }
 }
diff --git a/lighthouse/state/validation/attestation_validation.rs b/lighthouse/state/validation/attestation_validation.rs
index 0061f7a9f..694b897ab 100644
--- a/lighthouse/state/validation/attestation_validation.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/state/validation/attestation_validation.rs
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@ use super::attestation_parent_hashes::{
     attestation_parent_hashes,
     ParentHashesError,
 };
-use super::db::ClientDB;
+use super::db::{
+    ClientDB,
+    DBError
+};
 use super::db::stores::{
     BlockStore,
     ValidatorStore,
-    StoreError,
 };
 use super::ssz::SszStream;
 use super::bls::{
diff --git a/lighthouse/state/validation/signatures.rs b/lighthouse/state/validation/signatures.rs
index ad00e0e3f..30f2339b2 100644
--- a/lighthouse/state/validation/signatures.rs
+++ b/lighthouse/state/validation/signatures.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use super::bls::{
 use super::db::ClientDB;
 use super::db::stores::{
     ValidatorStore,
-    StoreError,
+    ValidatorStoreError,
 };
 use super::utils::types::Bitfield;
 
@@ -46,12 +46,12 @@ fn verify_aggregate_signature_for_indices<T>(message: &[u8],
     }
 }
 
-impl From<StoreError> for SignatureVerificationError {
-    fn from(error: StoreError) -> Self {
+impl From<ValidatorStoreError> for SignatureVerificationError {
+    fn from(error: ValidatorStoreError) -> Self {
         match error {
-            StoreError::DBError(s) =>
+            ValidatorStoreError::DBError(s) =>
                 SignatureVerificationError::DBError(s),
-            StoreError::DecodeError =>
+            ValidatorStoreError::DecodeError =>
                 SignatureVerificationError::PublicKeyCorrupt,
         }
     }