diff --git a/go/protocols/materialize/lifecycle.go b/go/protocols/materialize/lifecycle.go
index ba1cf0046..0ec5991fc 100644
--- a/go/protocols/materialize/lifecycle.go
+++ b/go/protocols/materialize/lifecycle.go
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ func (it *StoreIterator) Err() error {
 	return it.err
 }
 
-func ReadAcknowledge(stream MaterializeStream, request *pm.Request) error {
+func readAcknowledge(stream MaterializeStream, request *pm.Request) error {
 	if request.Open == nil && request.StartCommit == nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected prior request is Open or StartCommit, got %#v", request))
 	} else if err := recv(stream, request); err != nil {
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func ReadAcknowledge(stream MaterializeStream, request *pm.Request) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ReadFlush(request *pm.Request) error {
+func validateIsFlush(request *pm.Request) error {
 	if request.Flush == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("protocol error (expected Flush, got %#v)", request)
 	} else if err := request.Validate_(); err != nil {
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func ReadFlush(request *pm.Request) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func ReadStartCommit(request *pm.Request) (*pc.Checkpoint, error) {
+func checkpointFromStartCommit(request *pm.Request) (*pc.Checkpoint, error) {
 	if request.StartCommit == nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("protocol error (expected StartCommit, got %#v)", request)
 	} else if err := request.Validate_(); err != nil {
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func ReadStartCommit(request *pm.Request) (*pc.Checkpoint, error) {
 	return request.StartCommit.RuntimeCheckpoint, nil
 }
 
-func WriteOpened(stream MaterializeStream, opened *pm.Response_Opened) (pm.Response, error) {
+func writeOpened(stream MaterializeStream, opened *pm.Response_Opened) (pm.Response, error) {
 	var response = pm.Response{Opened: opened}
 
 	if err := stream.Send(&response); err != nil {
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func WriteOpened(stream MaterializeStream, opened *pm.Response_Opened) (pm.Respo
 	return response, nil
 }
 
-func WriteAcknowledged(stream MaterializeStream, state *pf.ConnectorState, response *pm.Response) error {
+func writeAcknowledged(stream MaterializeStream, state *pf.ConnectorState, response *pm.Response) error {
 	if response.Opened == nil && response.StartedCommit == nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected prior response is Opened or StartedCommit, got %#v", response))
 	}
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ func WriteAcknowledged(stream MaterializeStream, state *pf.ConnectorState, respo
 	return nil
 }
 
-func WriteLoaded(
+func writeLoaded(
 	stream MaterializeStream,
 	response *pm.Response,
 	binding int,
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ func WriteLoaded(
 	return nil
 }
 
-func WriteFlushed(stream MaterializeStream, response *pm.Response) error {
+func writeFlushed(stream MaterializeStream, response *pm.Response) error {
 	if response.Acknowledged == nil && response.Loaded == nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("expected prior response is Acknowledged or Loaded, got %#v", response))
 	}
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func WriteFlushed(stream MaterializeStream, response *pm.Response) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func WriteStartedCommit(
+func writeStartedCommit(
 	stream MaterializeStream,
 	response *pm.Response,
 	checkpoint *pf.ConnectorState,
diff --git a/go/protocols/materialize/transactor.go b/go/protocols/materialize/transactor.go
index ca957f589..5b6a051d3 100644
--- a/go/protocols/materialize/transactor.go
+++ b/go/protocols/materialize/transactor.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func RunTransactions(
 	opened pm.Response_Opened,
 	transactor Transactor,
 ) (_err error) {
-	defer func() { transactor.Destroy() }()
+	defer transactor.Destroy()
 
 	if err := open.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("open is invalid: %w", err)
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func RunTransactions(
 	}
 
 	var rxRequest = pm.Request{Open: &open}
-	var txResponse, err = WriteOpened(stream, &opened)
+	var txResponse, err = writeOpened(stream, &opened)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func RunTransactions(
 
 		if ackState, err := transactor.Acknowledge(ctx); err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else if err := WriteAcknowledged(stream, ackState, &txResponse); err != nil {
+		} else if err := writeAcknowledged(stream, ackState, &txResponse); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func RunTransactions(
 			}
 
 			loaded++
-			return WriteLoaded(stream, &txResponse, binding, doc)
+			return writeLoaded(stream, &txResponse, binding, doc)
 		})
 
 		if it.awaitDoneCh == nil && awaitErr != nil {
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ func RunTransactions(
 			loadIt      = LoadIterator{stream: stream, request: &rxRequest, awaitDoneCh: awaitDoneCh, ctx: loadCtx}
 		)
 
-		if err = ReadAcknowledge(stream, &rxRequest); err != nil {
+		if err = readAcknowledge(stream, &rxRequest); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ func RunTransactions(
 			return nil // Graceful shutdown.
 		}
 
-		if err = ReadFlush(&rxRequest); err != nil {
+		if err = validateIsFlush(&rxRequest); err != nil {
 			return err
-		} else if err = WriteFlushed(stream, &txResponse); err != nil {
+		} else if err = writeFlushed(stream, &txResponse); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ func RunTransactions(
 			return fmt.Errorf("transactor.Store: %w", err)
 		}
 		var runtimeCheckpoint *pc.Checkpoint
-		if runtimeCheckpoint, err = ReadStartCommit(&rxRequest); err != nil {
+		if runtimeCheckpoint, err = checkpointFromStartCommit(&rxRequest); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func RunTransactions(
 		default:
 		}
 
-		if err = WriteStartedCommit(stream, &txResponse, stateUpdate); err != nil {
+		if err = writeStartedCommit(stream, &txResponse, stateUpdate); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}