diff --git a/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_cancel.go b/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_cancel.go
index 08bf05abc6..6bece70c92 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_cancel.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_cancel.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (k Keeper) Cancel(ctx context.Context, req *types.MsgCancel) (*types.MsgCan
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest.Wrapf("could not get batch with denom %s: %s", credit.BatchDenom, err.Error())
 		}
-		creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(ctx, k.stateStore, batch)
+		creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatch(ctx, k.stateStore, batch)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_mint_batch_credits.go b/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_mint_batch_credits.go
index a5e5664008..23fe9dda70 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_mint_batch_credits.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_mint_batch_credits.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func (k Keeper) MintBatchCredits(ctx context.Context, req *types.MsgMintBatchCre
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	ct, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(ctx, k.stateStore, batch)
+	ct, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatch(ctx, k.stateStore, batch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_retire.go b/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_retire.go
index d0c8bcbaf4..1f52b489ae 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_retire.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_retire.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (k Keeper) Retire(ctx context.Context, req *types.MsgRetire) (*types.MsgRet
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, sdkerrors.ErrInvalidRequest.Wrapf("could not get batch with denom %s: %s", credit.BatchDenom, err.Error())
 		}
-		creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(ctx, k.stateStore, batch)
+		creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatch(ctx, k.stateStore, batch)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_send.go b/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_send.go
index fda0779b33..7a07bb584f 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_send.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/base/keeper/msg_send.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func (k Keeper) Send(ctx context.Context, req *types.MsgSend) (*types.MsgSendRes
 		}
 
 		// get credit type precision
-		creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(ctx, k.stateStore, batch)
+		creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatch(ctx, k.stateStore, batch)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_buy_direct.go b/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_buy_direct.go
index 3e5fb306dc..45e76da594 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_buy_direct.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_buy_direct.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (k Keeper) BuyDirect(ctx context.Context, req *types.MsgBuyDirect) (*types.
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		ct, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(ctx, k.baseStore, batch)
+		ct, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatch(ctx, k.baseStore, batch)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_sell.go b/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_sell.go
index e358ebac9d..fae230617a 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_sell.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_sell.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (k Keeper) Sell(ctx context.Context, req *types.MsgSell) (*types.MsgSellRes
 			)
 		}
 
-		creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(ctx, k.baseStore, batch)
+		creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatch(ctx, k.baseStore, batch)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_update_sell_orders.go b/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_update_sell_orders.go
index 05b95cfee0..bdb44faed5 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_update_sell_orders.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/marketplace/keeper/msg_update_sell_orders.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func (k Keeper) getCreditTypeFromBatchKey(ctx context.Context, key uint64) (*bas
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(ctx, k.baseStore, batch)
+	creditType, err := utils.GetCreditTypeFromBatch(ctx, k.baseStore, batch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/server/utils/utils.go b/x/ecocredit/server/utils/utils.go
index 251c9a647d..c1663c9557 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/server/utils/utils.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/server/utils/utils.go
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/regen-network/regen-ledger/types/v2/math"
 )
 
-// GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom extracts the classID from a batch denom string, then retrieves it from the params.
-func GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(ctx context.Context, store api.StateStore, batch *api.Batch) (*api.CreditType, error) {
+// GetCreditTypeFromBatch extracts the credit type from a batch by querying the class table for the class key, and then
+// querying the credit type table for the credit type abbreviation. This is a convenience function for use in message
+// handlers, where the credit type is needed to perform further operations on the batch.
+func GetCreditTypeFromBatch(ctx context.Context, store api.StateStore, batch *api.Batch) (*api.CreditType, error) {
 	cls, err := store.ClassTable().Get(ctx, batch.ClassKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/x/ecocredit/server/utils/utils_test.go b/x/ecocredit/server/utils/utils_test.go
index 3867631245..2ed39a3619 100644
--- a/x/ecocredit/server/utils/utils_test.go
+++ b/x/ecocredit/server/utils/utils_test.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func TestUtils_GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(t *testing.T) {
 		ClassKey: clsKey,
 	}
 	assert.NilError(t, s.stateStore.BatchTable().Insert(s.ctx, batch))
-	ct, err := GetCreditTypeFromBatchDenom(s.ctx, s.stateStore, batch)
+	ct, err := GetCreditTypeFromBatch(s.ctx, s.stateStore, batch)
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, ct, creditType, cmpopts.IgnoreUnexported(api.CreditType{}))
 }