diff --git a/libevmasm/SemanticInformation.cpp b/libevmasm/SemanticInformation.cpp
index e277a08d2..ceb3fbdd0 100644
--- a/libevmasm/SemanticInformation.cpp
+++ b/libevmasm/SemanticInformation.cpp
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ bool SemanticInformation::invalidatesStorage(Instruction _instruction)
 	}
 }
 
-bool SemanticInformation::readsFromState(Instruction _instruction)
+bool SemanticInformation::invalidInPureFunctions(Instruction _instruction)
 {
 	switch (_instruction)
 	{
diff --git a/libevmasm/SemanticInformation.h b/libevmasm/SemanticInformation.h
index 963088d98..e5ea7c180 100644
--- a/libevmasm/SemanticInformation.h
+++ b/libevmasm/SemanticInformation.h
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ struct SemanticInformation
 	static bool invalidatesMemory(solidity::Instruction _instruction);
 	/// @returns true if the given instruction modifies storage (even indirectly).
 	static bool invalidatesStorage(solidity::Instruction _instruction);
-	static bool readsFromState(solidity::Instruction _instruction);
+	static bool invalidInPureFunctions(solidity::Instruction _instruction);
 	static bool invalidInViewFunctions(solidity::Instruction _instruction);
 };
 
diff --git a/libsolidity/analysis/ViewPureChecker.cpp b/libsolidity/analysis/ViewPureChecker.cpp
index d4a6e96f1..40ad68287 100644
--- a/libsolidity/analysis/ViewPureChecker.cpp
+++ b/libsolidity/analysis/ViewPureChecker.cpp
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public:
 	{
 		if (eth::SemanticInformation::invalidInViewFunctions(_instruction.instruction))
 			m_reportMutability(StateMutability::NonPayable, _instruction.location);
-		else if (eth::SemanticInformation::readsFromState(_instruction.instruction))
+		else if (eth::SemanticInformation::invalidInPureFunctions(_instruction.instruction))
 			m_reportMutability(StateMutability::View, _instruction.location);
 	}
 	void operator()(assembly::Literal const&) {}