diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/builder.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/builder.rs
index 87a085fc84554bf2142fcfcbd9d4ef661378c6fa..d153d864b4e2484cf601e9d0fd67aa272159b63e 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/builder.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/builder.rs
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ impl<T: paras_inherent::Config> BenchBuilder<T> {
 		let cores = (0..used_cores)
 			.into_iter()
 			.map(|i| {
-				let ttl = configuration::Pallet::<T>::config().on_demand_ttl;
+				let ttl = configuration::Pallet::<T>::config().coretime_ttl;
 				// Load an assignment into provider so that one is present to pop
 				let assignment = <T as scheduler::Config>::AssignmentProvider::get_mock_assignment(
 					CoreIndex(i),
@@ -725,7 +725,7 @@ impl<T: paras_inherent::Config> BenchBuilder<T> {
 			let cores = (0..used_cores)
 				.into_iter()
 				.map(|i| {
-					let ttl = configuration::Pallet::<T>::config().on_demand_ttl;
+					let ttl = configuration::Pallet::<T>::config().coretime_ttl;
 					// Load an assignment into provider so that one is present to pop
 					let assignment =
 						<T as scheduler::Config>::AssignmentProvider::get_mock_assignment(
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
index 4619313590ebc2d5d92dfc85a4e845c381c61607..93faced80538c2e6839fdd4d6938d7f0f7ec80ce 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration.rs
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ pub struct HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
 	pub code_retention_period: BlockNumber,
 	/// How many cores are managed by the coretime chain.
 	pub coretime_cores: u32,
-	/// The number of retries that a on demand author has to submit their block.
-	pub on_demand_retries: u32,
+	/// The max number of times a claim can time out in availability
+	pub coretime_max_availability_timeouts: u32,
 	/// The maximum queue size of the pay as you go module.
 	pub on_demand_queue_max_size: u32,
 	/// The target utilization of the spot price queue in percentages.
@@ -185,10 +185,10 @@ pub struct HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
 	pub on_demand_fee_variability: Perbill,
 	/// The minimum amount needed to claim a slot in the spot pricing queue.
 	pub on_demand_base_fee: Balance,
-	/// The number of blocks an on demand claim stays in the scheduler's claimqueue before getting
-	/// cleared. This number should go reasonably higher than the number of blocks in the async
-	/// backing lookahead.
-	pub on_demand_ttl: BlockNumber,
+	/// The number of blocks a claim stays in the scheduler's claimqueue before getting cleared.
+	/// This number should go reasonably higher than the number of blocks in the async backing
+	/// lookahead.
+	pub coretime_ttl: BlockNumber,
 	/// How often parachain groups should be rotated across parachains.
 	///
 	/// Must be non-zero.
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ impl<BlockNumber: Default + From<u32>> Default for HostConfiguration<BlockNumber
 			max_pov_size: Default::default(),
 			max_head_data_size: Default::default(),
 			coretime_cores: Default::default(),
-			on_demand_retries: Default::default(),
+			coretime_max_availability_timeouts: Default::default(),
 			scheduling_lookahead: 1,
 			max_validators_per_core: Default::default(),
 			max_validators: None,
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ impl<BlockNumber: Default + From<u32>> Default for HostConfiguration<BlockNumber
 			on_demand_base_fee: 10_000_000u128,
 			on_demand_fee_variability: Perbill::from_percent(3),
 			on_demand_target_queue_utilization: Perbill::from_percent(25),
-			on_demand_ttl: 5u32.into(),
+			coretime_ttl: 5u32.into(),
 			minimum_backing_votes: LEGACY_MIN_BACKING_VOTES,
 			node_features: NodeFeatures::EMPTY,
 		}
@@ -688,7 +688,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 		pub fn set_on_demand_retries(origin: OriginFor<T>, new: u32) -> DispatchResult {
 			ensure_root(origin)?;
 			Self::schedule_config_update(|config| {
-				config.on_demand_retries = new;
+				config.coretime_max_availability_timeouts = new;
 			})
 		}
 
@@ -1194,7 +1194,7 @@ pub mod pallet {
 		pub fn set_on_demand_ttl(origin: OriginFor<T>, new: BlockNumberFor<T>) -> DispatchResult {
 			ensure_root(origin)?;
 			Self::schedule_config_update(|config| {
-				config.on_demand_ttl = new;
+				config.coretime_ttl = new;
 			})
 		}
 
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/tests.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/tests.rs
index c915eb12a0ca1712a1d923d126daac959a40cd09..0a6cfa395a921196ff9222d8c4bae36fad6f3554 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/tests.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/configuration/tests.rs
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ fn setting_pending_config_members() {
 			max_pov_size: 1024,
 			max_head_data_size: 1_000,
 			coretime_cores: 2,
-			on_demand_retries: 5,
+			coretime_max_availability_timeouts: 5,
 			group_rotation_frequency: 20,
 			paras_availability_period: 10,
 			scheduling_lookahead: 3,
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ fn setting_pending_config_members() {
 			on_demand_base_fee: 10_000_000u128,
 			on_demand_fee_variability: Perbill::from_percent(3),
 			on_demand_target_queue_utilization: Perbill::from_percent(25),
-			on_demand_ttl: 5u32,
+			coretime_ttl: 5u32,
 			minimum_backing_votes: 5,
 			node_features: bitvec![u8, Lsb0; 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1],
 		};
@@ -344,8 +344,11 @@ fn setting_pending_config_members() {
 			.unwrap();
 		Configuration::set_coretime_cores(RuntimeOrigin::root(), new_config.coretime_cores)
 			.unwrap();
-		Configuration::set_on_demand_retries(RuntimeOrigin::root(), new_config.on_demand_retries)
-			.unwrap();
+		Configuration::set_on_demand_retries(
+			RuntimeOrigin::root(),
+			new_config.coretime_max_availability_timeouts,
+		)
+		.unwrap();
 		Configuration::set_group_rotation_frequency(
 			RuntimeOrigin::root(),
 			new_config.group_rotation_frequency,
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler.rs
index 747a05f24b95ef5b41cac1283fd739e0699f0b5b..8fc84b40f0cc2d9e12521f55c48075f4344ad5f5 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler.rs
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 	fn drop_expired_claims_from_claimqueue() {
 		let now = <frame_system::Pallet<T>>::block_number();
 		let availability_cores = AvailabilityCores::<T>::get();
-		let ttl = <configuration::Pallet<T>>::config().on_demand_ttl;
+		let ttl = <configuration::Pallet<T>>::config().coretime_ttl;
 
 		ClaimQueue::<T>::mutate(|cq| {
 			for (idx, _) in (0u32..).zip(availability_cores) {
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 	/// Return the next thing that will be scheduled on this core assuming it is currently
 	/// occupied and the candidate occupying it times out.
 	pub(crate) fn next_up_on_time_out(core: CoreIndex) -> Option<ScheduledCore> {
-		let max_availability_timeouts = <configuration::Pallet<T>>::config().on_demand_retries;
+		let max_availability_timeouts =
+			<configuration::Pallet<T>>::config().coretime_max_availability_timeouts;
 		Self::next_up_on_available(core).or_else(|| {
 			// Or, if none, the claim currently occupying the core,
 			// as it would be put back on the queue after timing out if number of retries is not at
@@ -584,8 +585,8 @@ impl<T: Config> Pallet<T> {
 		let n_session_cores = T::AssignmentProvider::session_core_count();
 		let cq = ClaimQueue::<T>::get();
 		let config = <configuration::Pallet<T>>::config();
-		let max_availability_timeouts = config.on_demand_retries;
-		let ttl = config.on_demand_ttl;
+		let max_availability_timeouts = config.coretime_max_availability_timeouts;
+		let ttl = config.coretime_ttl;
 
 		for core_idx in 0..n_session_cores {
 			let core_idx = CoreIndex::from(core_idx);
diff --git a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler/tests.rs b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler/tests.rs
index abe57efcc3befe8b80af874779347e1d8a3009d4..d963d77a8ec03f9740510113fd2463b49eb9e49d 100644
--- a/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler/tests.rs
+++ b/polkadot/runtime/parachains/src/scheduler/tests.rs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ fn default_config() -> HostConfiguration<BlockNumber> {
 		// `minimum_validation_upgrade_delay` is greater than `chain_availability_period` and
 		// `thread_availability_period`.
 		minimum_validation_upgrade_delay: 6,
-		on_demand_retries: 1,
+		coretime_max_availability_timeouts: 1,
 		..Default::default()
 	}
 }
@@ -164,8 +164,7 @@ fn claimqueue_ttl_drop_fn_works() {
 	let mut now = 10;
 
 	new_test_ext(genesis_config).execute_with(|| {
-		let assignment_provider_ttl = config.on_demand_ttl;
-		assert!(assignment_provider_ttl == 5);
+		assert!(config.coretime_ttl == 5);
 		// Register and run to a blockheight where the para is in a valid state.
 		schedule_blank_para(para_id);
 		run_to_block(now, |n| if n == now { Some(Default::default()) } else { None });
@@ -344,7 +343,7 @@ fn fill_claimqueue_fills() {
 
 	new_test_ext(genesis_config).execute_with(|| {
 		MockAssigner::set_core_count(2);
-		let config_ttl = config.on_demand_ttl;
+		let coretime_ttl = config.coretime_ttl;
 
 		// Add 3 paras
 		schedule_blank_para(para_a);
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ fn fill_claimqueue_fills() {
 				&ParasEntry {
 					assignment: assignment_a.clone(),
 					availability_timeouts: 0,
-					ttl: 2 + config_ttl
+					ttl: 2 + coretime_ttl
 				},
 			);
 			// Sits on the same core as `para_a`
@@ -391,7 +390,7 @@ fn fill_claimqueue_fills() {
 				ParasEntry {
 					assignment: assignment_b.clone(),
 					availability_timeouts: 0,
-					ttl: 2 + config_ttl
+					ttl: 2 + coretime_ttl
 				}
 			);
 			assert_eq!(
@@ -399,7 +398,7 @@ fn fill_claimqueue_fills() {
 				&ParasEntry {
 					assignment: assignment_c.clone(),
 					availability_timeouts: 0,
-					ttl: 2 + config_ttl
+					ttl: 2 + coretime_ttl
 				},
 			);
 		}
@@ -747,8 +746,8 @@ fn on_demand_claims_are_pruned_after_timing_out() {
 	let mut config = default_config();
 	config.scheduling_lookahead = 1;
 	// Need more timeouts for this test
-	config.on_demand_retries = max_retries;
-	config.on_demand_ttl = BlockNumber::from(5u32);
+	config.coretime_max_availability_timeouts = max_retries;
+	config.coretime_ttl = BlockNumber::from(5u32);
 	let genesis_config = genesis_config(&config);
 
 	let para_a = ParaId::from(1_u32);
@@ -1055,7 +1054,7 @@ fn session_change_requires_reschedule_dropping_removed_paras() {
 	new_test_ext(genesis_config).execute_with(|| {
 		// Setting explicit core count
 		MockAssigner::set_core_count(5);
-		let assignment_provider_ttl = <configuration::Pallet<Test>>::config().on_demand_ttl;
+		let coretime_ttl = <configuration::Pallet<Test>>::config().coretime_ttl;
 
 		schedule_blank_para(para_a);
 		schedule_blank_para(para_b);
@@ -1119,7 +1118,7 @@ fn session_change_requires_reschedule_dropping_removed_paras() {
 				vec![ParasEntry::new(
 					Assignment::Bulk(para_a),
 					// At end of block 2
-					assignment_provider_ttl + 2
+					coretime_ttl + 2
 				)]
 				.into_iter()
 				.collect()
@@ -1168,7 +1167,7 @@ fn session_change_requires_reschedule_dropping_removed_paras() {
 					vec![ParasEntry::new(
 						Assignment::Bulk(para_a),
 						// At block 3
-						assignment_provider_ttl + 3
+						coretime_ttl + 3
 					)]
 					.into_iter()
 					.collect()
@@ -1178,7 +1177,7 @@ fn session_change_requires_reschedule_dropping_removed_paras() {
 					vec![ParasEntry::new(
 						Assignment::Bulk(para_b),
 						// At block 3
-						assignment_provider_ttl + 3
+						coretime_ttl + 3
 					)]
 					.into_iter()
 					.collect()