diff --git a/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/batch.rs b/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/batch.rs
index f973d213b..14e181f81 100644
--- a/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/batch.rs
+++ b/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/batch.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ impl TransactionBatch {
                 produced_nullifiers.push(note.nullifier());
                 if let Some(header) = note.header() {
                     if !unauthenticated_input_notes.insert(header.id()) {
-                        return Err(BuildBatchError::DuplicatedNoteId(header.id(), txs));
+                        return Err(BuildBatchError::DuplicateUnauthenticatedNote(
+                            header.id(),
+                            txs,
+                        ));
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/mod.rs b/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/mod.rs
index 6ade496c9..24e54b626 100644
--- a/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/block-producer/src/batch_builder/mod.rs
@@ -157,10 +157,11 @@ where
 
         let dangling_notes = self.find_dangling_notes(&txs).await;
         if !dangling_notes.is_empty() {
-            let stored_notes = match self.store.get_note_paths(dangling_notes.iter()).await {
-                Ok(stored_notes) => stored_notes,
-                Err(err) => return Err(BuildBatchError::NotePathsError(err, txs)),
-            };
+            let stored_notes =
+                match self.store.get_note_authentication_info(dangling_notes.iter()).await {
+                    Ok(stored_notes) => stored_notes,
+                    Err(err) => return Err(BuildBatchError::NotePathsError(err, txs)),
+                };
             let missing_notes: Vec<_> = dangling_notes
                 .into_iter()
                 .filter(|note_id| !stored_notes.contains_key(note_id))
diff --git a/crates/block-producer/src/errors.rs b/crates/block-producer/src/errors.rs
index 6d360ec84..6093be290 100644
--- a/crates/block-producer/src/errors.rs
+++ b/crates/block-producer/src/errors.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ pub enum BuildBatchError {
     NotePathsError(NotePathsError, Vec<ProvenTransaction>),
 
     #[error("Duplicated note ID in the batch: {0}")]
-    DuplicatedNoteId(NoteId, Vec<ProvenTransaction>),
+    DuplicateUnauthenticatedNote(NoteId, Vec<ProvenTransaction>),
 
     #[error("Unauthenticated transaction notes not found in the store: {0:?}")]
     UnauthenticatedNotesNotFound(Vec<NoteId>, Vec<ProvenTransaction>),
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ impl BuildBatchError {
             BuildBatchError::TooManyNotesCreated(_, txs) => txs,
             BuildBatchError::NotesSmtError(_, txs) => txs,
             BuildBatchError::NotePathsError(_, txs) => txs,
-            BuildBatchError::DuplicatedNoteId(_, txs) => txs,
+            BuildBatchError::DuplicateUnauthenticatedNote(_, txs) => txs,
             BuildBatchError::UnauthenticatedNotesNotFound(_, txs) => txs,
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/block-producer/src/store/mod.rs b/crates/block-producer/src/store/mod.rs
index 3f03468cc..b7bbc633f 100644
--- a/crates/block-producer/src/store/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/block-producer/src/store/mod.rs
@@ -52,7 +52,14 @@ pub trait Store: ApplyBlock {
         notes: impl Iterator<Item = &NoteId> + Send,
     ) -> Result<BlockInputs, BlockInputsError>;
 
-    async fn get_note_paths(
+    /// Returns note authentication information for the set of specified notes.
+    ///
+    /// If authentication info could for a note does not exist in the store, the note is omitted
+    /// from the returned set of notes.
+    ///
+    /// TODO: right now this return only Merkle paths per note, but this will need to be updated to
+    /// return full authentication info.
+    async fn get_note_authentication_info(
         &self,
         notes: impl Iterator<Item = &NoteId> + Send,
     ) -> Result<BTreeMap<NoteId, MerklePath>, NotePathsError>;
@@ -230,7 +237,7 @@ impl Store for DefaultStore {
         Ok(store_response.try_into()?)
     }
 
-    async fn get_note_paths(
+    async fn get_note_authentication_info(
         &self,
         notes: impl Iterator<Item = &NoteId> + Send,
     ) -> Result<BTreeMap<NoteId, MerklePath>, NotePathsError> {
diff --git a/crates/block-producer/src/test_utils/store.rs b/crates/block-producer/src/test_utils/store.rs
index 0acf9efce..3280e515f 100644
--- a/crates/block-producer/src/test_utils/store.rs
+++ b/crates/block-producer/src/test_utils/store.rs
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ impl Store for MockStoreSuccess {
         })
     }
 
-    async fn get_note_paths(
+    async fn get_note_authentication_info(
         &self,
         _notes: impl Iterator<Item = &NoteId> + Send,
     ) -> Result<BTreeMap<NoteId, MerklePath>, NotePathsError> {
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ impl Store for MockStoreFailure {
         Err(BlockInputsError::GrpcClientError(String::new()))
     }
 
-    async fn get_note_paths(
+    async fn get_note_authentication_info(
         &self,
         _notes: impl Iterator<Item = &NoteId> + Send,
     ) -> Result<BTreeMap<NoteId, MerklePath>, NotePathsError> {