diff --git a/p2p/conn/connection.go b/p2p/conn/connection.go
index 1f1dad5bfe..3d628cbda9 100644
--- a/p2p/conn/connection.go
+++ b/p2p/conn/connection.go
@@ -86,22 +86,22 @@ Inbound message bytes are handled with an onReceive callback function.
 type MConnection struct {
 	service.BaseService
 
-	conn          net.Conn
-	bufConnReader *bufio.Reader
-	bufConnWriter *bufio.Writer
-	sendMonitor   *flow.Monitor
-	recvMonitor   *flow.Monitor
-	send          chan struct{}
-	pong          chan struct{}
-	msgRecvQueue  chan ConnMsg
-	msgRecvAck    chan uint32
-	msgRecvSize   uint32
-	channels      []*Channel
-	channelsIdx   map[byte]*Channel
-	onReceive     receiveCbFunc
-	onError       errorCbFunc
-	errored       uint32
-	config        MConnConfig
+	conn                   net.Conn
+	bufConnReader          *bufio.Reader
+	bufConnWriter          *bufio.Writer
+	sendMonitor            *flow.Monitor
+	recvMonitor            *flow.Monitor
+	send                   chan struct{}
+	pong                   chan struct{}
+	msgRecvQueue           chan ConnMsg
+	msgRecvAck             chan uint32
+	msgBytesBufferedLength uint32
+	channels               []*Channel
+	channelsIdx            map[byte]*Channel
+	onReceive              receiveCbFunc
+	onError                errorCbFunc
+	errored                uint32
+	config                 MConnConfig
 
 	// Closing quitSendRoutine will cause the sendRoutine to eventually quit.
 	// doneSendRoutine is closed when the sendRoutine actually quits.
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 			for {
 				select {
 				case readSize := <-c.msgRecvAck:
-					c.msgRecvSize -= readSize
+					c.msgBytesBufferedLength -= readSize
 				default:
 					break DRAIN_MSG_ACKS_LOOP
 				}
@@ -680,11 +680,11 @@ FOR_LOOP:
 				if msgLen > bufferMaxSize {
 					bufferMaxSize = msgLen
 				}
-				c.msgRecvSize += msgLen
-				c.Logger.Debug("Received bytes", "chID", channelID, "msgBytesLength", msgLen, "msgBytesBufferedLength", c.msgRecvSize, "pendingMsgsAhead", len(c.msgRecvQueue))
+				c.msgBytesBufferedLength += msgLen
+				c.Logger.Debug("Received bytes", "chID", channelID, "msgBytesLength", msgLen, "msgBytesBufferedLength", c.msgBytesBufferedLength, "pendingMsgsAhead", len(c.msgRecvQueue))
 				// Wait until our message fits in the queue
-				for c.msgRecvSize > bufferMaxSize {
-					c.msgRecvSize -= <-c.msgRecvAck
+				for c.msgBytesBufferedLength > bufferMaxSize {
+					c.msgBytesBufferedLength -= <-c.msgRecvAck
 				}
 				connMsg := ConnMsg{channelID, msgBytes}
 				c.msgRecvQueue <- connMsg
@@ -718,10 +718,10 @@ func (c *MConnection) recvMsgRoutine() {
 		msgLen := len(connMsg.msgBytes)
 		// Will never block as long as msgRecvAck is at least one bigger than msgRecvQueue
 		c.msgRecvAck <- uint32(msgLen)
-		// The following logging of c.msgRecvSize is not a correct representation of the current aggregate size
+		// The following logging of c.msgBytesBufferedLength is not a correct representation of the current aggregate size
 		// of the queue but is instead the size of the queue as accounted by the producer routine (trailing behind)
 		// However for debug logging it may be enough
-		c.Logger.Debug("Processing message", "chID", connMsg.channelID, "msgBytesBufferedLength", c.msgRecvSize, "pendingMsgs", len(c.msgRecvQueue))
+		c.Logger.Debug("Processing message", "chID", connMsg.channelID, "msgBytesBufferedLength", c.msgBytesBufferedLength, "pendingMsgs", len(c.msgRecvQueue))
 
 		// NOTE: This means the reactor.Receive of all channels run in the same thread
 		c.onReceive(connMsg.channelID, connMsg.msgBytes)
diff --git a/p2p/conn/connection_test.go b/p2p/conn/connection_test.go
index aa106da237..8c7db63f0a 100644
--- a/p2p/conn/connection_test.go
+++ b/p2p/conn/connection_test.go
@@ -775,10 +775,6 @@ func newClientAndServerConnsForReadErrorsWithQueueSize(
 	return mconnClient, mconnServer
 }
 
-func TestNewMConnectionNoOpBehavior(t *testing.T) {
-
-}
-
 func TestMConnectionReceiveBufferAndCapacity(t *testing.T) {
 	msgs := [][]byte{[]byte("10000000"), []byte("20000000"), []byte("30000000")}