diff --git a/go/store/nbs/journal_record.go b/go/store/nbs/journal_record.go
index 7e08c7ee9f..c2d55d5b84 100644
--- a/go/store/nbs/journal_record.go
+++ b/go/store/nbs/journal_record.go
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ func peekRootHashAt(journal io.ReaderAt, offset int64) (root hash.Hash, err erro
 	return rootHashFromBuffer(buf, offset)
 }
 
-// peekRootHashFromBuffer extracts the root hash from a root hash journal record stored in |buf|. The buffer must always
+// rootHashFromBuffer extracts the root hash from a root hash journal record stored in |buf|. The buffer must always
 // be exactly the size of a root hash record (i.e. rootHashRecordSize()), and the CRC is checked before parsing. |offset|
 // is only used for error reporting, so it should be relative to the start of the journal file.
 func rootHashFromBuffer(buf []byte, offset int64) (root hash.Hash, err error) {