diff --git a/packages/beacon-node/test/unit/api/impl/validator/produceBlockV2.test.ts b/packages/beacon-node/test/unit/api/impl/validator/produceBlockV2.test.ts
index 79cc49ca82c9..976fcb0e7e8c 100644
--- a/packages/beacon-node/test/unit/api/impl/validator/produceBlockV2.test.ts
+++ b/packages/beacon-node/test/unit/api/impl/validator/produceBlockV2.test.ts
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ describe("api/validator - produceBlockV2", function () {
     };
 
     const fullBlock = ssz.bellatrix.BeaconBlock.defaultValue();
-    const blockValue = ssz.Wei.defaultValue();
+    const executionPayloadValue = ssz.Wei.defaultValue();
 
     const currentSlot = 100000;
     server.chainStub.clock = {currentSlot} as IClock;
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ describe("api/validator - produceBlockV2", function () {
     const expectedFeeRecipient = "0xcccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc";
 
     const api = getValidatorApi(modules);
-    server.chainStub.produceBlock.resolves({block: fullBlock, blockValue});
+    server.chainStub.produceBlock.resolves({block: fullBlock, executionPayloadValue});
 
     // check if expectedFeeRecipient is passed to produceBlock
     await api.produceBlockV2(slot, randaoReveal, graffiti, expectedFeeRecipient);
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe("api/validator - produceBlockV2", function () {
 
   it("correctly use passed feeRecipient in notifyForkchoiceUpdate", async () => {
     const fullBlock = ssz.bellatrix.BeaconBlock.defaultValue();
-    const blockValue = ssz.Wei.defaultValue();
+    const executionPayloadValue = ssz.Wei.defaultValue();
     const slot = 100000;
     const randaoReveal = fullBlock.body.randaoReveal;
     const graffiti = "a".repeat(32);
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe("api/validator - produceBlockV2", function () {
     executionEngineStub.notifyForkchoiceUpdate.resolves("0x");
     executionEngineStub.getPayload.resolves({
       executionPayload: ssz.bellatrix.ExecutionPayload.defaultValue(),
-      blockValue,
+      executionPayloadValue,
     });
 
     // use fee recipient passed in produceBlockBody call for payload gen in engine notifyForkchoiceUpdate