diff --git a/crates/wallet/README.md b/crates/wallet/README.md
index 4bcd7e8e6..3b5422b63 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/README.md
+++ b/crates/wallet/README.md
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ let network = Network::Testnet;
 let descriptor = "wpkh(tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPdcAqYBpzAFwU5yxBUo88ggoBqu1qPcHUfSbKK1sKMLmC7EAk438btHQrSdu3jGGQa6PA71nvH5nkDexhLteJqkM4dQmWF9g/84'/1'/0'/0/*)";
 let change_descriptor = "wpkh(tprv8ZgxMBicQKsPdcAqYBpzAFwU5yxBUo88ggoBqu1qPcHUfSbKK1sKMLmC7EAk438btHQrSdu3jGGQa6PA71nvH5nkDexhLteJqkM4dQmWF9g/84'/1'/0'/1/*)";
 let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
-    .network(network)
     .descriptor(KeychainKind::External, Some(descriptor))
     .descriptor(KeychainKind::Internal, Some(change_descriptor))
     .extract_keys()
+    .check_network(network)
     .load_wallet(&mut db)
     .expect("wallet");
 let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
index 02936eaef..f98b16e91 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/mod.rs
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ impl Wallet {
     ///     .keymap(KeychainKind::External, external_keymap)
     ///     .keymap(KeychainKind::Internal, internal_keymap)
     ///     // ensure loaded wallet's genesis hash matches this value
-    ///     .genesis_hash(genesis_hash)
+    ///     .check_genesis_hash(genesis_hash)
     ///     // set a lookahead for our indexer
     ///     .lookahead(101)
     ///     .load_wallet(&mut conn)?
diff --git a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/params.rs b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/params.rs
index 134218589..9b0795395 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/src/wallet/params.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/src/wallet/params.rs
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ impl LoadParams {
         self
     }
 
-    /// Check for `network`.
-    pub fn network(mut self, network: Network) -> Self {
+    /// Checks that the given network matches the one loaded from persistence.
+    pub fn check_network(mut self, network: Network) -> Self {
         self.check_network = Some(network);
         self
     }
 
-    /// Check for a `genesis_hash`.
-    pub fn genesis_hash(mut self, genesis_hash: BlockHash) -> Self {
+    /// Checks that the given `genesis_hash` matches the one loaded from persistence.
+    pub fn check_genesis_hash(mut self, genesis_hash: BlockHash) -> Self {
         self.check_genesis_hash = Some(genesis_hash);
         self
     }
diff --git a/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs b/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
index ee60ab972..d41544a1d 100644
--- a/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
+++ b/crates/wallet/tests/wallet.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ fn wallet_is_persisted() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
         {
             let mut db = open_db(&file_path).context("failed to recover db")?;
             let _ = Wallet::load()
-                .network(Network::Testnet)
+                .check_network(Network::Testnet)
                 .load_wallet(&mut db)?
                 .expect("wallet must exist");
         }
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ fn wallet_is_persisted() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             let wallet = Wallet::load()
                 .descriptor(KeychainKind::External, Some(external_desc))
                 .descriptor(KeychainKind::Internal, Some(internal_desc))
-                .network(Network::Testnet)
+                .check_network(Network::Testnet)
                 .load_wallet(&mut db)?
                 .expect("wallet must exist");
 
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ fn wallet_load_checks() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
 
         assert_matches!(
             Wallet::load()
-                .network(Network::Regtest)
+                .check_network(Network::Regtest)
                 .load_wallet(&mut open_db(&file_path)?),
             Err(LoadWithPersistError::InvalidChangeSet(LoadError::Mismatch(
                 LoadMismatch::Network {
@@ -228,21 +228,9 @@ fn wallet_load_checks() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             ))),
             "unexpected network check result: Regtest (check) is not Testnet (loaded)",
         );
-        assert_matches!(
-            Wallet::load()
-                .network(Network::Bitcoin)
-                .load_wallet(&mut open_db(&file_path)?),
-            Err(LoadWithPersistError::InvalidChangeSet(LoadError::Mismatch(
-                LoadMismatch::Network {
-                    loaded: Network::Testnet,
-                    expected: Network::Bitcoin,
-                }
-            ))),
-            "unexpected network check result: Bitcoin (check) is not Testnet (loaded)",
-        );
         let mainnet_hash = BlockHash::from_byte_array(ChainHash::BITCOIN.to_bytes());
         assert_matches!(
-            Wallet::load().genesis_hash(mainnet_hash).load_wallet(&mut open_db(&file_path)?),
+            Wallet::load().check_genesis_hash(mainnet_hash).load_wallet(&mut open_db(&file_path)?),
             Err(LoadWithPersistError::InvalidChangeSet(LoadError::Mismatch(LoadMismatch::Genesis { .. }))),
             "unexpected genesis hash check result: mainnet hash (check) is not testnet hash (loaded)",
         );
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs
index e028b4be2..f4596ce18 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_electrum/src/main.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let mut db = Store::<bdk_wallet::ChangeSet>::open_or_create_new(DB_MAGIC.as_bytes(), db_path)?;
 
     let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
-        .network(NETWORK)
         .descriptor(KeychainKind::External, Some(EXTERNAL_DESC))
         .descriptor(KeychainKind::Internal, Some(INTERNAL_DESC))
         .extract_keys()
+        .check_network(NETWORK)
         .load_wallet(&mut db)?;
     let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
         Some(wallet) => wallet,
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs
index ae73e603c..f81f8101c 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_async/src/main.rs
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ async fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let mut conn = Connection::open(DB_PATH)?;
 
     let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
-        .network(NETWORK)
         .descriptor(KeychainKind::External, Some(EXTERNAL_DESC))
         .descriptor(KeychainKind::Internal, Some(INTERNAL_DESC))
         .extract_keys()
+        .check_network(NETWORK)
         .load_wallet(&mut conn)?;
     let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
         Some(wallet) => wallet,
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs
index 9bfed70ee..bec395611 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_esplora_blocking/src/main.rs
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ fn main() -> Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
     let mut db = Store::<bdk_wallet::ChangeSet>::open_or_create_new(DB_MAGIC.as_bytes(), DB_PATH)?;
 
     let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
-        .network(NETWORK)
         .descriptor(KeychainKind::External, Some(EXTERNAL_DESC))
         .descriptor(KeychainKind::Internal, Some(INTERNAL_DESC))
         .extract_keys()
+        .check_network(NETWORK)
         .load_wallet(&mut db)?;
     let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
         Some(wallet) => wallet,
diff --git a/example-crates/wallet_rpc/src/main.rs b/example-crates/wallet_rpc/src/main.rs
index 324cf0445..388ccaf67 100644
--- a/example-crates/wallet_rpc/src/main.rs
+++ b/example-crates/wallet_rpc/src/main.rs
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@ fn main() -> anyhow::Result<()> {
     let mut db =
         Store::<bdk_wallet::ChangeSet>::open_or_create_new(DB_MAGIC.as_bytes(), args.db_path)?;
     let wallet_opt = Wallet::load()
-        .network(args.network)
         .descriptor(KeychainKind::External, Some(args.descriptor.clone()))
         .descriptor(KeychainKind::Internal, Some(args.change_descriptor.clone()))
         .extract_keys()
+        .check_network(args.network)
         .load_wallet(&mut db)?;
     let mut wallet = match wallet_opt {
         Some(wallet) => wallet,