diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/proxied_node.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/benchmarked_node.ts
similarity index 94%
rename from yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/proxied_node.ts
rename to yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/benchmarked_node.ts
index 039bad515e08..7d0582b26704 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/proxied_node.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/benchmarked_node.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ import type { NodeStats, RoundTripStats } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
  * value in `safe_json_rpc_client.ts` to 1 (the main motivation for batching was to get around parallel http requests
  * limits in web browsers which is not a problem when debugging in node.js).
  */
-export type ProxiedNode = AztecNode & { getStats(): NodeStats };
+export type BenchmarkedNode = AztecNode & { getStats(): NodeStats };
 
-export class ProxiedNodeFactory {
-  static create(node: AztecNode): ProxiedNode {
+export class BenchmarkedNodeFactory {
+  static create(node: AztecNode): BenchmarkedNode {
     // Per-method call stats
     const perMethod: Partial<Record<keyof AztecNode, { times: number[] }>> = {};
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ProxiedNodeFactory {
     };
 
     return new Proxy(node, {
-      get(target, prop: keyof ProxiedNode) {
+      get(target, prop: keyof BenchmarkedNode) {
         if (prop === 'getStats') {
           return (): NodeStats => {
             return { perMethod, roundTrips };
@@ -98,6 +98,6 @@ export class ProxiedNodeFactory {
           };
         }
       },
-    }) as ProxiedNode;
+    }) as BenchmarkedNode;
   }
 }
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/contract_function_simulator.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/contract_function_simulator.ts
index dc1374d17a2c..e0895a78fe10 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/contract_function_simulator.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/contract_function_simulator/contract_function_simulator.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ import type { PrivateEventStore } from '../storage/private_event_store/private_e
 import type { RecipientTaggingStore } from '../storage/tagging_store/recipient_tagging_store.js';
 import type { SenderAddressBookStore } from '../storage/tagging_store/sender_address_book_store.js';
 import type { SenderTaggingStore } from '../storage/tagging_store/sender_tagging_store.js';
+import type { BenchmarkedNode } from './benchmarked_node.js';
 import { ExecutionNoteCache } from './execution_note_cache.js';
 import { ExecutionTaggingIndexCache } from './execution_tagging_index_cache.js';
 import { HashedValuesCache } from './hashed_values_cache.js';
@@ -87,7 +88,6 @@ import { Oracle } from './oracle/oracle.js';
 import { executePrivateFunction, verifyCurrentClassId } from './oracle/private_execution.js';
 import { PrivateExecutionOracle } from './oracle/private_execution_oracle.js';
 import { UtilityExecutionOracle } from './oracle/utility_execution_oracle.js';
-import type { ProxiedNode } from './proxied_node.js';
 
 /**
  * The contract function simulator.
@@ -332,8 +332,8 @@ export class ContractFunctionSimulator {
    */
   getStats() {
     const nodeRPCCalls =
-      typeof (this.aztecNode as ProxiedNode).getStats === 'function'
-        ? (this.aztecNode as ProxiedNode).getStats()
+      typeof (this.aztecNode as BenchmarkedNode).getStats === 'function'
+        ? (this.aztecNode as BenchmarkedNode).getStats()
         : {
             perMethod: {},
             roundTrips: { roundTrips: 0, totalBlockingTime: 0, roundTripDurations: [], roundTripMethods: [] },
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/hints/index.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/hints/index.ts
index b0ceaa91b511..09746e5e26ab 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/hints/index.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/hints/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-export * from './build_private_kernel_reset_private_inputs.js';
+export * from './private_kernel_reset_private_inputs_builder.js';
 export * from './compute_tx_include_by_timestamp.js';
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/hints/build_private_kernel_reset_private_inputs.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/hints/private_kernel_reset_private_inputs_builder.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/hints/build_private_kernel_reset_private_inputs.ts
rename to yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/hints/private_kernel_reset_private_inputs_builder.ts
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/private_kernel_execution_prover.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/private_kernel_execution_prover.ts
index 6321c405ec00..5bf651e97ce9 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/private_kernel_execution_prover.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/private_kernel/private_kernel_execution_prover.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import { VerificationKeyAsFields, VerificationKeyData, VkData } from '@aztec/stdlib/vks';
 
-import { PrivateKernelResetPrivateInputsBuilder } from './hints/build_private_kernel_reset_private_inputs.js';
+import { PrivateKernelResetPrivateInputsBuilder } from './hints/private_kernel_reset_private_inputs_builder.js';
 import type { PrivateKernelOracle } from './private_kernel_oracle.js';
 
 const NULL_SIMULATE_OUTPUT: PrivateKernelSimulateOutput<PrivateKernelCircuitPublicInputs> = {
diff --git a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe.ts b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe.ts
index d3ef194b8c17..aceedbd096ca 100644
--- a/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe.ts
+++ b/yarn-project/pxe/src/pxe.ts
@@ -53,13 +53,13 @@ import { inspect } from 'util';
 
 import { BlockSynchronizer } from './block_synchronizer/index.js';
 import type { PXEConfig } from './config/index.js';
+import { BenchmarkedNodeFactory } from './contract_function_simulator/benchmarked_node.js';
 import {
   ContractFunctionSimulator,
   generateSimulatedProvingResult,
 } from './contract_function_simulator/contract_function_simulator.js';
 import { readCurrentClassId } from './contract_function_simulator/oracle/private_execution.js';
 import { ProxiedContractStoreFactory } from './contract_function_simulator/proxied_contract_data_source.js';
-import { ProxiedNodeFactory } from './contract_function_simulator/proxied_node.js';
 import { PXEDebugUtils } from './debug/pxe_debug_utils.js';
 import { enrichPublicSimulationError, enrichSimulationError } from './error_enriching.js';
 import { PrivateEventFilterValidator } from './events/private_event_filter_validator.js';
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ export class PXE {
       this.noteStore,
       this.keyStore,
       this.addressStore,
-      ProxiedNodeFactory.create(this.node),
+      BenchmarkedNodeFactory.create(this.node),
       this.anchorBlockStore,
       this.senderTaggingStore,
       this.recipientTaggingStore,