diff --git a/wal/src/blocking.rs b/wal/src/blocking.rs
index 309f2bc7aa..f8bf89df0f 100644
--- a/wal/src/blocking.rs
+++ b/wal/src/blocking.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 mod reader;
-pub use reader::{Error as ReaderError, Result as ReaderResult, SegmentFileReader};
+pub use reader::{ClosedSegmentFileReader, Error as ReaderError, Result as ReaderResult};
 
 mod writer;
 pub use writer::{Error as WriterError, OpenSegmentFileWriter, Result as WriterResult};
diff --git a/wal/src/blocking/reader.rs b/wal/src/blocking/reader.rs
index b4bfae2f3c..230db8a671 100644
--- a/wal/src/blocking/reader.rs
+++ b/wal/src/blocking/reader.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
 };
 
-pub struct SegmentFileReader<R>(R);
+pub struct ClosedSegmentFileReader<R>(R);
 
-impl SegmentFileReader<BufReader<File>> {
+impl ClosedSegmentFileReader<BufReader<File>> {
     pub fn from_path(path: impl AsRef<Path>) -> Result<Self> {
         let path = path.as_ref();
         let f = File::open(path).context(UnableToOpenFileSnafu { path })?;
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ impl SegmentFileReader<BufReader<File>> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<R> SegmentFileReader<R>
+impl<R> ClosedSegmentFileReader<R>
 where
     R: Read,
 {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-impl<R> Iterator for SegmentFileReader<R>
+impl<R> Iterator for ClosedSegmentFileReader<R>
 where
     R: io::Read,
 {
diff --git a/wal/src/lib.rs b/wal/src/lib.rs
index 52149611c2..aedec25aa9 100644
--- a/wal/src/lib.rs
+++ b/wal/src/lib.rs
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ pub trait SegmentWal {
     fn closed_segments(&self) -> &[ClosedSegment];
 
     /// Opens a reader for a given segment from the WAL
-    async fn reader_for_segment(&self, id: SegmentId) -> Result<SegmentFileReader>;
+    async fn reader_for_segment(&self, id: SegmentId) -> Result<ClosedSegmentFileReader>;
 
     /// Returns a handle to the WAL to commit entries to the currently active segment.
     async fn write_handle(&self) -> OpenSegment;
@@ -245,9 +245,9 @@ impl SegmentWal for Wal {
         &self.closed_segments
     }
 
-    async fn reader_for_segment(&self, id: SegmentId) -> Result<SegmentFileReader> {
+    async fn reader_for_segment(&self, id: SegmentId) -> Result<ClosedSegmentFileReader> {
         let path = fnamex(&self.root, id);
-        SegmentFileReader::from_path(path).await
+        ClosedSegmentFileReader::from_path(path).await
     }
 
     async fn write_handle(&self) -> OpenSegment {
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ impl OpenSegment {
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]
-enum SegmentFileReaderRequest {
+enum ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest {
     ReadHeader(oneshot::Sender<blocking::ReaderResult<(FileTypeIdentifier, uuid::Bytes)>>),
 
     Entries(oneshot::Sender<blocking::ReaderResult<Vec<SegmentEntry>>>),
@@ -440,20 +440,20 @@ enum SegmentFileReaderRequest {
 
 /// Enables reading a particular closed segment's entries.
 #[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct SegmentFileReader {
+pub struct ClosedSegmentFileReader {
     id: SegmentId,
-    tx: mpsc::Sender<SegmentFileReaderRequest>,
+    tx: mpsc::Sender<ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest>,
     task: tokio::task::JoinHandle<Result<()>>,
 }
 
-impl SegmentFileReader {
+impl ClosedSegmentFileReader {
     async fn from_path(path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Result<Self> {
         let path = path.into();
 
-        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<SegmentFileReaderRequest>(10);
+        let (tx, rx) = mpsc::channel::<ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest>(10);
         let task = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(|| Self::task_main(rx, path));
 
-        let (file_type, id) = Self::one_command(&tx, SegmentFileReaderRequest::ReadHeader)
+        let (file_type, id) = Self::one_command(&tx, ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest::ReadHeader)
             .await?
             .context(UnableToReadFileHeaderSnafu)?;
 
@@ -468,12 +468,15 @@ impl SegmentFileReader {
         Ok(Self { id, tx, task })
     }
 
-    fn task_main(mut rx: mpsc::Receiver<SegmentFileReaderRequest>, path: PathBuf) -> Result<()> {
-        let mut reader = blocking::SegmentFileReader::from_path(&path)
+    fn task_main(
+        mut rx: mpsc::Receiver<ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest>,
+        path: PathBuf,
+    ) -> Result<()> {
+        let mut reader = blocking::ClosedSegmentFileReader::from_path(&path)
             .context(UnableToOpenFileSnafu { path })?;
 
         while let Some(req) = rx.blocking_recv() {
-            use SegmentFileReaderRequest::*;
+            use ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest::*;
 
             // We don't care if we can't respond to the request.
             match req {
@@ -495,11 +498,11 @@ impl SegmentFileReader {
     }
 
     async fn one_command<Req, Resp>(
-        tx: &mpsc::Sender<SegmentFileReaderRequest>,
+        tx: &mpsc::Sender<ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest>,
         req: Req,
     ) -> Result<Resp>
     where
-        Req: FnOnce(oneshot::Sender<Resp>) -> SegmentFileReaderRequest,
+        Req: FnOnce(oneshot::Sender<Resp>) -> ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest,
     {
         let (req_tx, req_rx) = oneshot::channel();
         tx.send(req(req_tx))
@@ -513,13 +516,13 @@ impl SegmentFileReader {
 
     // TODO: Should this return a stream instead of a big vector?
     async fn entries(&mut self) -> Result<Vec<SegmentEntry>> {
-        Self::one_command(&self.tx, SegmentFileReaderRequest::Entries)
+        Self::one_command(&self.tx, ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest::Entries)
             .await?
             .context(UnableToReadEntriesSnafu)
     }
 
     pub async fn next_ops(&mut self) -> Result<Option<Vec<SequencedWalOp>>> {
-        Self::one_command(&self.tx, SegmentFileReaderRequest::NextOps)
+        Self::one_command(&self.tx, ClosedSegmentFileReaderRequest::NextOps)
             .await?
             .context(UnableToReadNextOpsSnafu)
     }
@@ -565,7 +568,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         let closed = sf.rotate().await.unwrap();
 
-        let mut reader = SegmentFileReader::from_path(&closed.path).await.unwrap();
+        let mut reader = ClosedSegmentFileReader::from_path(&closed.path)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
         let entries = reader.entries().await.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(
             &entries,
@@ -604,7 +609,9 @@ mod tests {
 
         let closed = segment.rotate().await.unwrap();
 
-        let mut reader = SegmentFileReader::from_path(&closed.path).await.unwrap();
+        let mut reader = ClosedSegmentFileReader::from_path(&closed.path)
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
         let read_ops = reader.next_ops().await.unwrap().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(ops, read_ops);
     }