diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/client_state.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/client_state.go
index b05f0f667a4..08008b3313d 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/client_state.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/client_state.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func (cs ClientState) Initialize(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.BinaryCodec, clientS
 		ConsensusState: consensusState,
 	}
 
-	return wasmInit(ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
+	return wasmInstantiate(ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
 }
 
 // VerifyMembership is a generic proof verification method which verifies a proof of the existence of a value at a given CommitmentPath at the specified height.
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (cs ClientState) VerifyMembership(
 			Value:            value,
 		},
 	}
-	_, err := wasmCall[EmptyResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
+	_, err := wasmSudo[EmptyResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
 	return err
 }
 
@@ -212,6 +212,6 @@ func (cs ClientState) VerifyNonMembership(
 			Path:             merklePath,
 		},
 	}
-	_, err := wasmCall[EmptyResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
+	_, err := wasmSudo[EmptyResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/export_test.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/export_test.go
index e10e28bd5a8..e1ad86167f1 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/export_test.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/export_test.go
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ func WasmQuery[T ContractResult](ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore
 	return wasmQuery[T](ctx, clientStore, cs, payload)
 }
 
-// WasmCall wraps wasmCall and is used solely for testing.
-func WasmCall[T ContractResult](ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, cs *ClientState, payload SudoMsg) (T, error) {
-	return wasmCall[T](ctx, clientStore, cs, payload)
+// WasmSudo wraps wasmCall and is used solely for testing.
+func WasmSudo[T ContractResult](ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, cs *ClientState, payload SudoMsg) (T, error) {
+	return wasmSudo[T](ctx, clientStore, cs, payload)
 }
 
-// WasmInit wraps wasmInit and is used solely for testing.
-func WasmInit(ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, cs *ClientState, payload InstantiateMessage) error {
-	return wasmInit(ctx, clientStore, cs, payload)
+// WasmInstantiate wraps wasmInit and is used solely for testing.
+func WasmInstantiate(ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, cs *ClientState, payload InstantiateMessage) error {
+	return wasmInstantiate(ctx, clientStore, cs, payload)
 }
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/proposal_handle.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/proposal_handle.go
index 6d600fa94cb..b83cebb0016 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/proposal_handle.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/proposal_handle.go
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ func (cs ClientState) CheckSubstituteAndUpdateState(
 		CheckSubstituteAndUpdateState: &CheckSubstituteAndUpdateStateMsg{},
 	}
 
-	_, err := wasmCall[EmptyResult](ctx, store, &cs, payload)
+	_, err := wasmSudo[EmptyResult](ctx, store, &cs, payload)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/update.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/update.go
index 5310e7678c0..ac2e93f232b 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/update.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/update.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func (cs ClientState) UpdateState(ctx sdk.Context, cdc codec.BinaryCodec, client
 		UpdateState: &UpdateStateMsg{ClientMessage: clientMessage},
 	}
 
-	result, err := wasmCall[UpdateStateResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
+	result, err := wasmSudo[UpdateStateResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (cs ClientState) UpdateStateOnMisbehaviour(ctx sdk.Context, _ codec.BinaryC
 		UpdateStateOnMisbehaviour: &UpdateStateOnMisbehaviourMsg{ClientMessage: clientMessage},
 	}
 
-	_, err := wasmCall[EmptyResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
+	_, err := wasmSudo[EmptyResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/upgrade.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/upgrade.go
index 496cd9eafef..3915dc6bafb 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/upgrade.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/upgrade.go
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ func (cs ClientState) VerifyUpgradeAndUpdateState(
 		},
 	}
 
-	_, err := wasmCall[EmptyResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
+	_, err := wasmSudo[EmptyResult](ctx, clientStore, &cs, payload)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/vm.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/vm.go
index fcd9951c3b1..0f649da5721 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/vm.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/vm.go
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ func queryContract(ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, codeHash []b
 	return resp, err
 }
 
-// wasmInit accepts a message to instantiate a wasm contract, JSON encodes it and calls initContract.
-func wasmInit(ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, cs *ClientState, payload InstantiateMessage) error {
+// wasmInstantiate accepts a message to instantiate a wasm contract, JSON encodes it and calls initContract.
+func wasmInstantiate(ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, cs *ClientState, payload InstantiateMessage) error {
 	encodedData, err := json.Marshal(payload)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errorsmod.Wrap(err, "failed to marshal payload for wasm contract instantiation")
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ func wasmInit(ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, cs *ClientState,
 	return nil
 }
 
-// wasmCall calls the contract with the given payload and returns the result.
-// wasmCall returns an error if:
+// wasmSudo calls the contract with the given payload and returns the result.
+// wasmSudo returns an error if:
 // - the payload cannot be marshaled to JSON
 // - the contract call returns an error
 // - the response of the contract call contains non-empty messages
 // - the response of the contract call contains non-empty events
 // - the response of the contract call contains non-empty attributes
 // - the data bytes of the response cannot be unmarshaled into the result type
-func wasmCall[T ContractResult](ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, cs *ClientState, payload SudoMsg) (T, error) {
+func wasmSudo[T ContractResult](ctx sdk.Context, clientStore storetypes.KVStore, cs *ClientState, payload SudoMsg) (T, error) {
 	var result T
 
 	encodedData, err := json.Marshal(payload)
diff --git a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/vm_test.go b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/vm_test.go
index dd3c1795362..db3a7e984ac 100644
--- a/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/vm_test.go
+++ b/modules/light-clients/08-wasm/types/vm_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestWasmInit() {
 
 			tc.malleate()
 
-			err := types.WasmInit(suite.ctx, suite.store, &types.ClientState{}, types.InstantiateMessage{})
+			err := types.WasmInstantiate(suite.ctx, suite.store, &types.ClientState{}, types.InstantiateMessage{})
 
 			expPass := tc.expError == nil
 			if expPass {
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func (suite *TypesTestSuite) TestWasmCall() {
 
 			tc.malleate()
 
-			res, err := types.WasmCall[types.UpdateStateResult](suite.ctx, suite.store, wasmClientState, payload)
+			res, err := types.WasmSudo[types.UpdateStateResult](suite.ctx, suite.store, wasmClientState, payload)
 
 			expPass := tc.expError == nil
 			if expPass {