diff --git a/substrate/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/test-staking-e2e/src/mock.rs b/substrate/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/test-staking-e2e/src/mock.rs
index 68a8449a887e..a42a73a2e734 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/test-staking-e2e/src/mock.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/election-provider-multi-phase/test-staking-e2e/src/mock.rs
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ pub(crate) fn add_slash(who: &AccountId) {
 // Slashes enough validators to cross the `Staking::OffendingValidatorsThreshold`.
 pub(crate) fn slash_through_offending_threshold() {
 	let validators = Session::validators();
-	let mut remaining_slashes = pallet_staking::disabling_threshold(validators.len());
+	let mut remaining_slashes = pallet_staking::disabling_limit(validators.len());
 
 	for v in validators.into_iter() {
 		if remaining_slashes != 0 {
diff --git a/substrate/frame/staking/src/lib.rs b/substrate/frame/staking/src/lib.rs
index aa25fe1af0de..8394fb6173f1 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/staking/src/lib.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/staking/src/lib.rs
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ pub use sp_staking::{Exposure, IndividualExposure, StakerStatus};
 use sp_std::{collections::btree_map::BTreeMap, prelude::*};
 pub use weights::WeightInfo;
 
-pub use pallet::{disabling_threshold, pallet::*, UseNominatorsAndValidatorsMap, UseValidatorsMap};
+pub use pallet::{disabling_limit, pallet::*, UseNominatorsAndValidatorsMap, UseValidatorsMap};
 
 pub(crate) const STAKING_ID: LockIdentifier = *b"staking ";
 pub(crate) const LOG_TARGET: &str = "runtime::staking";
diff --git a/substrate/frame/staking/src/pallet/mod.rs b/substrate/frame/staking/src/pallet/mod.rs
index 8cae69f416cf..c6611d21a22f 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/staking/src/pallet/mod.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/staking/src/pallet/mod.rs
@@ -1873,8 +1873,8 @@ fn is_sorted_and_unique(list: &[u32]) -> bool {
 	list.windows(2).all(|w| w[0] < w[1])
 }
 
-/// Disabling threshold calculated from the total number of validators in the active set. When
-/// reached no more validators will be disabled.
-pub fn disabling_threshold(validators_len: usize) -> usize {
+/// Disabling limit calculated from the total number of validators in the active set. When reached
+/// no more validators will be disabled.
+pub fn disabling_limit(validators_len: usize) -> usize {
 	validators_len.saturating_sub(1) / 3
 }
diff --git a/substrate/frame/staking/src/slashing.rs b/substrate/frame/staking/src/slashing.rs
index 0f9759fd4144..08bce185b0c6 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/staking/src/slashing.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/staking/src/slashing.rs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
 //! Based on research at <https://research.web3.foundation/en/latest/polkadot/slashing/npos.html>
 
 use crate::{
-	pallet::disabling_threshold, BalanceOf, Config, DisabledValidators, Error, Exposure,
+	pallet::disabling_limit, BalanceOf, Config, DisabledValidators, Error, Exposure,
 	NegativeImbalanceOf, NominatorSlashInEra, Pallet, Perbill, SessionInterface, SpanSlash,
 	UnappliedSlash, ValidatorSlashInEra,
 };
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ fn add_offending_validator<T: Config>(stash: &T::AccountId) {
 			// this is a new offending validator
 
 			// we don't want to disable too many validators otherwise we will break consensus
-			if offending.len() >= disabling_threshold(validators.len()) as usize {
+			if offending.len() >= disabling_limit(validators.len()) as usize {
 				return
 			}
 
diff --git a/substrate/frame/staking/src/tests.rs b/substrate/frame/staking/src/tests.rs
index 81ce61faac2a..27c163a88227 100644
--- a/substrate/frame/staking/src/tests.rs
+++ b/substrate/frame/staking/src/tests.rs
@@ -3424,7 +3424,7 @@ fn offence_threshold_doesnt_trigger_new_era() {
 			mock::start_active_era(1);
 			assert_eq_uvec!(Session::validators(), vec![11, 21, 31, 41]);
 
-			assert_eq!(crate::disabling_threshold(Session::validators().len()), 1);
+			assert_eq!(crate::disabling_limit(Session::validators().len()), 1);
 
 			// we have 4 validators and an offending validator threshold of 1/3,
 			// even if the third validator commits an offence a new era should not be forced