diff --git a/message/validation/rsa_benchmark_test.go b/message/validation/rsa_benchmark_test.go
index 19ba8b0b62..02d80bb0eb 100644
--- a/message/validation/rsa_benchmark_test.go
+++ b/message/validation/rsa_benchmark_test.go
@@ -77,8 +77,9 @@ func BenchmarkVerifyRSASignature(b *testing.B) {
 	hash := sha256.Sum256(encodedMsg)
 	privateKey, err := rsa.GenerateKey(crand.Reader, 2048)
 	require.NoError(b, err)
+	pubkey := privateKey.Public().(*rsa.PublicKey)
 
-	pubKey, err := rsaencryption.ExtractPublicKey(privateKey)
+	pubKey, err := rsaencryption.ExtractPublicKey(pubkey)
 	require.NoError(b, err)
 
 	od := &registrystorage.OperatorData{
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ func BenchmarkVerifyRSASignature(b *testing.B) {
 
 	b.ResetTimer()
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		err := mv.verifyRSASignature(messageData, operatorIDX, signature)
+		err := mv.verifySignature(messageData, operatorIDX, signature)
 		require.NoError(b, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/utils/rsaencryption/rsa_encryption.go b/utils/rsaencryption/rsa_encryption.go
index 7fda24a1b0..4a52c9f467 100644
--- a/utils/rsaencryption/rsa_encryption.go
+++ b/utils/rsaencryption/rsa_encryption.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func PrivateKeyToByte(sk *rsa.PrivateKey) []byte {
 	)
 }
 
-// ExtractPublicKey get public key from private key and return base64 encoded public key
+// ExtractPublicKey gets public key and returns base64 encoded public key
 func ExtractPublicKey(pk *rsa.PublicKey) (string, error) {
 	pkBytes, err := x509.MarshalPKIXPublicKey(pk)
 	if err != nil {