diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address-label.c b/src/network/networkd-address-label.c
index e83665bfda8..66b192256e9 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address-label.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address-label.c
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ int link_set_address_labels(Link *link) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_address_labels(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_address_labels(Network *network) {
         AddressLabel *label;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address-label.h b/src/network/networkd-address-label.h
index aacab867e7a..b92828c72e2 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address-label.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address-label.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ typedef struct AddressLabel {
 
 AddressLabel *address_label_free(AddressLabel *label);
 
-void network_verify_address_labels(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_address_labels(Network *network);
 
 int link_set_address_labels(Link *link);
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.c b/src/network/networkd-address.c
index 6e58ac9782c..7407eeec9bc 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.c
@@ -1874,7 +1874,7 @@ static int address_section_verify(Address *address) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_addresses(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_addresses(Network *network) {
         Address *address;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-address.h b/src/network/networkd-address.h
index 88dbefc1269..431e507851c 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-address.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-address.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ int ipv4_dad_update_mac(Link *link);
 
 int manager_rtnl_process_address(sd_netlink *nl, sd_netlink_message *message, Manager *m);
 
-void network_verify_addresses(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_addresses(Network *network);
 
 void address_hash_func(const Address *a, struct siphash *state);
 int address_compare_func(const Address *a1, const Address *a2);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-fdb.c b/src/network/networkd-fdb.c
index 47db9291872..2e35f7d1bf5 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-fdb.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-fdb.c
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ int link_set_bridge_fdb(Link *link) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_fdb_entries(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_fdb_entries(Network *network) {
         FdbEntry *fdb_entry;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-fdb.h b/src/network/networkd-fdb.h
index 4aeb8be9ce7..935406e022b 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-fdb.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-fdb.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ typedef struct FdbEntry {
 
 FdbEntry *fdb_entry_free(FdbEntry *fdb_entry);
 
-void network_verify_fdb_entries(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_fdb_entries(Network *network);
 
 int link_set_bridge_fdb(Link *link);
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-mdb.c b/src/network/networkd-mdb.c
index 169cc6eb008..bca3e620dd4 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-mdb.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-mdb.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ static int mdb_entry_verify(MdbEntry *mdb_entry) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_mdb_entries(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_mdb_entries(Network *network) {
         MdbEntry *mdb_entry;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-mdb.h b/src/network/networkd-mdb.h
index e0d9052497d..563a9e6d994 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-mdb.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-mdb.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ typedef struct MdbEntry {
 
 MdbEntry *mdb_entry_free(MdbEntry *mdb_entry);
 
-void network_verify_mdb_entries(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_mdb_entries(Network *network);
 
 int link_set_bridge_mdb(Link *link);
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-neighbor.c b/src/network/networkd-neighbor.c
index c14c8f7e06f..b553f1707ec 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-neighbor.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-neighbor.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static int neighbor_section_verify(Neighbor *neighbor) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_neighbors(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_neighbors(Network *network) {
         Neighbor *neighbor;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-neighbor.h b/src/network/networkd-neighbor.h
index f40fdccc481..bb403ef2da2 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-neighbor.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-neighbor.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ typedef struct Neighbor {
 
 Neighbor *neighbor_free(Neighbor *neighbor);
 
-void network_verify_neighbors(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_neighbors(Network *network);
 
 int link_set_neighbors(Link *link);
 int link_drop_neighbors(Link *link);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-network.c b/src/network/networkd-network.c
index ec4dc227576..1ef3a6a6d80 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-network.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-network.c
@@ -287,18 +287,18 @@ int network_verify(Network *network) {
                 network->ipv6_proxy_ndp_addresses = set_free_free(network->ipv6_proxy_ndp_addresses);
         }
 
-        network_verify_addresses(network);
-        network_verify_routes(network);
-        network_verify_nexthops(network);
-        network_verify_fdb_entries(network);
-        network_verify_mdb_entries(network);
-        network_verify_neighbors(network);
-        network_verify_address_labels(network);
-        network_verify_prefixes(network);
-        network_verify_route_prefixes(network);
-        network_verify_routing_policy_rules(network);
-        network_verify_traffic_control(network);
-        network_verify_sr_iov(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_addresses(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_routes(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_nexthops(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_fdb_entries(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_mdb_entries(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_neighbors(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_address_labels(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_prefixes(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_route_prefixes(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_routing_policy_rules(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_traffic_control(network);
+        network_drop_invalid_sr_iov(network);
 
         return 0;
 }
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-nexthop.c b/src/network/networkd-nexthop.c
index 1f03cbfe07d..6edeaabf88a 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-nexthop.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-nexthop.c
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int nexthop_section_verify(NextHop *nh) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_nexthops(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_nexthops(Network *network) {
         NextHop *nh;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-nexthop.h b/src/network/networkd-nexthop.h
index f286f0e61e4..3cdb068efd7 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-nexthop.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-nexthop.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ typedef struct NextHop {
 
 NextHop *nexthop_free(NextHop *nexthop);
 
-void network_verify_nexthops(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_nexthops(Network *network);
 
 int link_set_nexthop(Link *link);
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-radv.c b/src/network/networkd-radv.c
index bf906d517b6..1167f2865f6 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-radv.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-radv.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ static int route_prefix_new_static(Network *network, const char *filename, unsig
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_prefixes(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_prefixes(Network *network) {
         Prefix *prefix;
 
         assert(network);
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void network_verify_prefixes(Network *network) {
                         prefix_free(prefix);
 }
 
-void network_verify_route_prefixes(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_route_prefixes(Network *network) {
         RoutePrefix *prefix;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-radv.h b/src/network/networkd-radv.h
index 52ea2f2a372..fbb93a9accc 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-radv.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-radv.h
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ typedef struct RoutePrefix {
 Prefix *prefix_free(Prefix *prefix);
 RoutePrefix *route_prefix_free(RoutePrefix *prefix);
 
-void network_verify_prefixes(Network *network);
-void network_verify_route_prefixes(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_prefixes(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_route_prefixes(Network *network);
 
 int radv_emit_dns(Link *link);
 int radv_configure(Link *link);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-route.c b/src/network/networkd-route.c
index c8ae8d5bce4..659fecbf2e5 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-route.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-route.c
@@ -2212,7 +2212,7 @@ static int route_section_verify(Route *route, Network *network) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_routes(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_routes(Network *network) {
         Route *route;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-route.h b/src/network/networkd-route.h
index ada1059aadd..3347c7c57b4 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-route.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-route.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int manager_rtnl_process_route(sd_netlink *rtnl, sd_netlink_message *message, Ma
 
 int network_add_ipv4ll_route(Network *network);
 int network_add_default_route_on_device(Network *network);
-void network_verify_routes(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_routes(Network *network);
 
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_gateway);
 CONFIG_PARSER_PROTOTYPE(config_parse_preferred_src);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
index 588c36f306c..de60bd9555c 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.c
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ static int routing_policy_rule_section_verify(RoutingPolicyRule *rule) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_routing_policy_rules(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_routing_policy_rules(Network *network) {
         RoutingPolicyRule *rule;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h
index ac5cbbed0e9..bc1193a1111 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-routing-policy-rule.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ typedef struct RoutingPolicyRule {
 
 RoutingPolicyRule *routing_policy_rule_free(RoutingPolicyRule *rule);
 
-void network_verify_routing_policy_rules(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_routing_policy_rules(Network *network);
 
 int link_set_routing_policy_rules(Link *link);
 
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-sriov.c b/src/network/networkd-sriov.c
index d2a389d95d2..61382a89937 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-sriov.c
+++ b/src/network/networkd-sriov.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ static int sr_iov_section_verify(SRIOV *sr_iov) {
         return 0;
 }
 
-void network_verify_sr_iov(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_sr_iov(Network *network) {
         SRIOV *sr_iov;
 
         assert(network);
diff --git a/src/network/networkd-sriov.h b/src/network/networkd-sriov.h
index acd9f9b7535..8a48545d64b 100644
--- a/src/network/networkd-sriov.h
+++ b/src/network/networkd-sriov.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ typedef struct SRIOV {
 
 SRIOV *sr_iov_free(SRIOV *sr_iov);
 int link_configure_sr_iov(Link *link);
-void network_verify_sr_iov(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_sr_iov(Network *network);
 
 DEFINE_NETWORK_SECTION_FUNCTIONS(SRIOV, sr_iov_free);
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/tc.c b/src/network/tc/tc.c
index 2bb9c8f07f0..974bb8c8220 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/tc.c
+++ b/src/network/tc/tc.c
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static int traffic_control_section_verify(TrafficControl *tc, bool *qdisc_has_ro
         }
 }
 
-void network_verify_traffic_control(Network *network) {
+void network_drop_invalid_traffic_control(Network *network) {
         bool has_root = false, has_clsact = false;
         TrafficControl *tc;
 
diff --git a/src/network/tc/tc.h b/src/network/tc/tc.h
index 7e277f63232..916ad3300aa 100644
--- a/src/network/tc/tc.h
+++ b/src/network/tc/tc.h
@@ -29,4 +29,4 @@ typedef struct TrafficControl {
 
 void traffic_control_free(TrafficControl *tc);
 int link_configure_traffic_control(Link *link);
-void network_verify_traffic_control(Network *network);
+void network_drop_invalid_traffic_control(Network *network);