diff --git a/server/etcdserver/apply/apply.go b/server/etcdserver/apply/apply.go
index 849e0ddc4..3014520b0 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/apply/apply.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/apply/apply.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ type RaftStatusGetter interface {
 	Term() uint64
 }
 
-type ApplyResult struct {
+type Result struct {
 	Resp proto.Message
 	Err  error
 	// Physc signals the physical effect of the request has completed in addition
@@ -62,12 +62,13 @@ type ApplyResult struct {
 	Trace *traceutil.Trace
 }
 
-type ApplyFunc func(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) *ApplyResult
+type applyFunc func(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) *Result
 
 // applierV3 is the interface for processing V3 raft messages
 type applierV3 interface {
-	WrapApply(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3, applyFunc ApplyFunc) *ApplyResult
-	//Apply(r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) *ApplyResult
+	// Apply executes the generic portion of application logic for the current applier, but
+	// delegates the actual execution to the applyFunc method.
+	Apply(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3, applyFunc applyFunc) *Result
 
 	Put(ctx context.Context, txn mvcc.TxnWrite, p *pb.PutRequest) (*pb.PutResponse, *traceutil.Trace, error)
 	Range(ctx context.Context, txn mvcc.TxnRead, r *pb.RangeRequest) (*pb.RangeResponse, error)
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ func newApplierV3Backend(
 		txnModeWriteWithSharedBuffer: txnModeWriteWithSharedBuffer}
 }
 
-func (a *applierV3backend) WrapApply(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3, applyFunc ApplyFunc) *ApplyResult {
+func (a *applierV3backend) Apply(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3, applyFunc applyFunc) *Result {
 	return applyFunc(ctx, r, shouldApplyV3)
 }
 
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/apply/apply_auth.go b/server/etcdserver/apply/apply_auth.go
index 947d82840..fc94e88b3 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/apply/apply_auth.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/apply/apply_auth.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func newAuthApplierV3(as auth.AuthStore, base applierV3, lessor lease.Lessor) *a
 	return &authApplierV3{applierV3: base, as: as, lessor: lessor}
 }
 
-func (aa *authApplierV3) WrapApply(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3, applyFunc ApplyFunc) *ApplyResult {
+func (aa *authApplierV3) Apply(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3, applyFunc applyFunc) *Result {
 	aa.mu.Lock()
 	defer aa.mu.Unlock()
 	if r.Header != nil {
@@ -56,10 +56,10 @@ func (aa *authApplierV3) WrapApply(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftReques
 		if err := aa.as.IsAdminPermitted(&aa.authInfo); err != nil {
 			aa.authInfo.Username = ""
 			aa.authInfo.Revision = 0
-			return &ApplyResult{Err: err}
+			return &Result{Err: err}
 		}
 	}
-	ret := aa.applierV3.WrapApply(ctx, r, shouldApplyV3, applyFunc)
+	ret := aa.applierV3.Apply(ctx, r, shouldApplyV3, applyFunc)
 	aa.authInfo.Username = ""
 	aa.authInfo.Revision = 0
 	return ret
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/apply/uber_applier.go b/server/etcdserver/apply/uber_applier.go
index 25a2f1801..50f8ba4b1 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/apply/uber_applier.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/apply/uber_applier.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type UberApplier interface {
-	Apply(r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) *ApplyResult
+	Apply(r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) *Result
 }
 
 type uberApplier struct {
@@ -107,20 +107,20 @@ func (a *uberApplier) restoreAlarms() {
 	}
 }
 
-func (a *uberApplier) Apply(r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) *ApplyResult {
-	// We first execute chain of WrapApply() calls down the hierarchy:
+func (a *uberApplier) Apply(r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) *Result {
+	// We first execute chain of Apply() calls down the hierarchy:
 	// (i.e. CorruptApplier -> CappedApplier -> Auth -> Quota -> Backend),
 	// then dispatch() unpacks the request to a specific method (like Put),
 	// that gets executed down the hierarchy again:
 	// i.e. CorruptApplier.Put(CappedApplier.Put(...(BackendApplier.Put(...)))).
-	return a.applyV3.WrapApply(context.TODO(), r, shouldApplyV3, a.dispatch)
+	return a.applyV3.Apply(context.TODO(), r, shouldApplyV3, a.dispatch)
 }
 
 // dispatch translates the request (r) into appropriate call (like Put) on
 // the underlying applyV3 object.
-func (a *uberApplier) dispatch(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) *ApplyResult {
+func (a *uberApplier) dispatch(ctx context.Context, r *pb.InternalRaftRequest, shouldApplyV3 membership.ShouldApplyV3) *Result {
 	op := "unknown"
-	ar := &ApplyResult{}
+	ar := &Result{}
 	defer func(start time.Time) {
 		success := ar.Err == nil || ar.Err == mvcc.ErrCompacted
 		txn.ApplySecObserve(v3Version, op, success, time.Since(start))
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/server.go b/server/etcdserver/server.go
index 71e499be5..a64939e34 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/server.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/server.go
@@ -1829,7 +1829,7 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) apply(
 func (s *EtcdServer) applyEntryNormal(e *raftpb.Entry) {
 	shouldApplyV3 := membership.ApplyV2storeOnly
 	applyV3Performed := false
-	var ar *apply.ApplyResult
+	var ar *apply.Result
 	index := s.consistIndex.ConsistentIndex()
 	if e.Index > index {
 		// set the consistent index of current executing entry
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/server_test.go b/server/etcdserver/server_test.go
index cb86eb4a8..f60f73f4d 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/server_test.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/server_test.go
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ func TestPublishV3(t *testing.T) {
 	n := newNodeRecorder()
 	ch := make(chan interface{}, 1)
 	// simulate that request has gone through consensus
-	ch <- &apply2.ApplyResult{}
+	ch <- &apply2.Result{}
 	w := wait.NewWithResponse(ch)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	lg := zaptest.NewLogger(t)
diff --git a/server/etcdserver/v3_server.go b/server/etcdserver/v3_server.go
index e5c267279..63a190e6e 100644
--- a/server/etcdserver/v3_server.go
+++ b/server/etcdserver/v3_server.go
@@ -656,7 +656,7 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) doSerialize(ctx context.Context, chk func(*auth.AuthInfo) e
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *EtcdServer) processInternalRaftRequestOnce(ctx context.Context, r pb.InternalRaftRequest) (*apply2.ApplyResult, error) {
+func (s *EtcdServer) processInternalRaftRequestOnce(ctx context.Context, r pb.InternalRaftRequest) (*apply2.Result, error) {
 	ai := s.getAppliedIndex()
 	ci := s.getCommittedIndex()
 	if ci > ai+maxGapBetweenApplyAndCommitIndex {
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ func (s *EtcdServer) processInternalRaftRequestOnce(ctx context.Context, r pb.In
 
 	select {
 	case x := <-ch:
-		return x.(*apply2.ApplyResult), nil
+		return x.(*apply2.Result), nil
 	case <-cctx.Done():
 		proposalsFailed.Inc()
 		s.w.Trigger(id, nil) // GC wait