diff --git a/ast/benches/leo_ast.rs b/ast/benches/leo_ast.rs
index a6f1e8dba8..72ab41037c 100644
--- a/ast/benches/leo_ast.rs
+++ b/ast/benches/leo_ast.rs
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with the Leo library. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-use leo_ast::LeoAst;
+use leo_ast::Ast;
 use leo_grammar::Grammar;
 
 use criterion::{criterion_group, criterion_main, Criterion};
 use std::{path::Path, time::Duration};
 
-fn leo_ast<'ast>(ast: &Grammar<'ast>) -> LeoAst {
-    LeoAst::new("leo_tree", &ast)
+fn ast<'ast>(ast: &Grammar<'ast>) -> Ast {
+    Ast::new("leo_tree", &ast)
 }
 
 fn bench_big_if_else(c: &mut Criterion) {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn bench_big_if_else(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let program_string = include_str!("./big_if_else.leo");
     let ast = Grammar::new(&filepath, program_string).unwrap();
 
-    c.bench_function("LeoAst::big_if_else", |b| b.iter(|| leo_ast(&ast)));
+    c.bench_function("Ast::big_if_else", |b| b.iter(|| ast(&ast)));
 }
 
 fn bench_big_ternary(c: &mut Criterion) {
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ fn bench_big_ternary(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let program_string = include_str!("./big_ternary.leo");
     let ast = Grammar::new(&filepath, program_string).unwrap();
 
-    c.bench_function("LeoAst::big_ternary", |b| b.iter(|| leo_ast(&ast)));
+    c.bench_function("Ast::big_ternary", |b| b.iter(|| ast(&ast)));
 }
 
 fn bench_big_circuit(c: &mut Criterion) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fn bench_big_circuit(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let program_string = include_str!("./big_circuit.leo");
     let ast = Grammar::new(&filepath, program_string).unwrap();
 
-    c.bench_function("LeoAst::big_circuit", |b| b.iter(|| leo_ast(&ast)));
+    c.bench_function("Ast::big_circuit", |b| b.iter(|| ast(&ast)));
 }
 
 fn bench_long_expr(c: &mut Criterion) {
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ fn bench_long_expr(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let program_string = include_str!("./long_expr.leo");
     let ast = Grammar::new(&filepath, program_string).unwrap();
 
-    c.bench_function("LeoAst::long_expr", |b| b.iter(|| leo_ast(&ast)));
+    c.bench_function("Ast::long_expr", |b| b.iter(|| ast(&ast)));
 }
 
 fn bench_long_array(c: &mut Criterion) {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ fn bench_long_array(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let program_string = include_str!("./long_array.leo");
     let ast = Grammar::new(&filepath, program_string).unwrap();
 
-    c.bench_function("LeoAst::long_array", |b| b.iter(|| leo_ast(&ast)));
+    c.bench_function("Ast::long_array", |b| b.iter(|| ast(&ast)));
 }
 
 fn bench_many_foos(c: &mut Criterion) {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fn bench_many_foos(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let program_string = include_str!("./many_foos.leo");
     let ast = Grammar::new(&filepath, program_string).unwrap();
 
-    c.bench_function("LeoAst::many_foos", |b| b.iter(|| leo_ast(&ast)));
+    c.bench_function("Ast::many_foos", |b| b.iter(|| ast(&ast)));
 }
 
 fn bench_many_assigns(c: &mut Criterion) {
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ fn bench_many_assigns(c: &mut Criterion) {
     let program_string = include_str!("./many_assigns.leo");
     let ast = Grammar::new(&filepath, program_string).unwrap();
 
-    c.bench_function("LeoAst::many_assigns", |b| b.iter(|| leo_ast(&ast)));
+    c.bench_function("Ast::many_assigns", |b| b.iter(|| ast(&ast)));
 }
 
 criterion_group!(
diff --git a/ast/src/lib.rs b/ast/src/lib.rs
index 787370078f..3a7c6a3234 100644
--- a/ast/src/lib.rs
+++ b/ast/src/lib.rs
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 //! The abstract syntax tree (ast) for a Leo program.
 //!
-//! This module contains the [`LeoAst`] type, a wrapper around the [`Program`] type.
-//! The [`LeoAst`] type is intended to be parsed and modified by different passes
-//! of the Leo compiler. The Leo compiler can generate a set of R1CS constraints from any [`LeoAst`].
+//! This module contains the [`Ast`] type, a wrapper around the [`Program`] type.
+//! The [`Ast`] type is intended to be parsed and modified by different passes
+//! of the Leo compiler. The Leo compiler can generate a set of R1CS constraints from any [`Ast`].
 
 pub mod annotation;
 pub use self::annotation::*;
@@ -63,34 +63,34 @@ use leo_grammar::Grammar;
 
 /// The abstract syntax tree (ast) for a Leo program.
 ///
-/// The [`LeoAst`] type represents a Leo program as a series of recursive data types.
+/// The [`Ast`] type represents a Leo program as a series of recursive data types.
 /// These data types form a tree that begins from a [`Program`] type root.
 ///
-/// A new [`LeoAst`] can be created from a [`Grammar`] generated by the pest parser in the `grammar` module.
+/// A new [`Ast`] can be created from a [`Grammar`] generated by the pest parser in the `grammar` module.
 #[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
-pub struct LeoAst {
+pub struct Ast {
     ast: Program,
 }
 
-impl LeoAst {
-    /// Creates a new syntax tree from a given program name and abstract syntax tree.
+impl Ast {
+    /// Creates a new ast from a given program name and grammar tree.
     pub fn new<'ast>(program_name: &str, ast: &Grammar<'ast>) -> Self {
         Self {
             ast: Program::from(program_name, ast.as_repr()),
         }
     }
 
-    /// Returns a reference to the inner program syntax tree representation.
+    /// Returns a reference to the inner program ast representation.
     pub fn into_repr(self) -> Program {
         self.ast
     }
 
-    /// Serializes the syntax tree into a JSON string.
+    /// Serializes the ast into a JSON string.
     pub fn to_json_string(&self) -> Result<String, serde_json::Error> {
         Ok(serde_json::to_string_pretty(&self.ast)?)
     }
 
-    /// Deserializes the JSON string into a syntax tree.
+    /// Deserializes the JSON string into a ast.
     pub fn from_json_string(json: &str) -> Result<Self, serde_json::Error> {
         let ast: Program = serde_json::from_str(json)?;
         Ok(Self { ast })
diff --git a/ast/src/main.rs b/ast/src/main.rs
index 35db61ec00..ceea3db134 100644
--- a/ast/src/main.rs
+++ b/ast/src/main.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with the Leo library. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-use leo_ast::LeoAst;
+use leo_ast::Ast;
 use leo_grammar::{Grammar, ParserError};
 use std::{env, fs, path::Path};
 
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ fn to_leo_tree(filepath: &Path) -> Result<String, ParserError> {
     let ast = Grammar::new(&program_filepath, &program_string)?;
 
     // Parse the pest ast and constructs a ast.
-    let leo_ast = LeoAst::new("leo_tree", &ast);
+    let leo_ast = Ast::new("leo_tree", &ast);
 
     // Serializes the tree into JSON format.
-    let serialized_leo_ast = LeoAst::to_json_string(&leo_ast)?;
+    let serialized_leo_ast = Ast::to_json_string(&leo_ast)?;
 
     Ok(serialized_leo_ast)
 }
diff --git a/ast/tests/serialization/json.rs b/ast/tests/serialization/json.rs
index 35edba92ae..3234f997a7 100644
--- a/ast/tests/serialization/json.rs
+++ b/ast/tests/serialization/json.rs
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with the Leo library. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-use leo_ast::LeoAst;
+use leo_ast::Ast;
 #[cfg(not(feature = "ci_skip"))]
 use leo_ast::Program;
 use leo_grammar::Grammar;
 
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 
-fn to_ast(program_filepath: &Path) -> LeoAst {
+fn to_ast(program_filepath: &Path) -> Ast {
     // Loads the Leo code as a string from the given file path.
     let program_string = Grammar::load_file(program_filepath).unwrap();
 
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ fn to_ast(program_filepath: &Path) -> LeoAst {
     let ast = Grammar::new(&program_filepath, &program_string).unwrap();
 
     // Parses the pest ast and constructs a Leo ast.
-    LeoAst::new("leo_tree", &ast)
+    Ast::new("leo_tree", &ast)
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg(not(feature = "ci_skip"))]
 fn test_serialize() {
-    // Construct a ast from the given test file.
-    let leo_ast = {
+    // Construct an ast from the given test file.
+    let ast = {
         let mut program_filepath = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
         program_filepath.push("tests/serialization/main.leo");
 
@@ -44,20 +44,19 @@ fn test_serialize() {
     };
 
     // Serializes the ast into JSON format.
-    let serialized_leo_ast: Program =
-        serde_json::from_value(serde_json::to_value(leo_ast.into_repr()).unwrap()).unwrap();
+    let serialized_ast: Program = serde_json::from_value(serde_json::to_value(ast.into_repr()).unwrap()).unwrap();
 
     // Load the expected ast.
     let expected: Program = serde_json::from_str(include_str!("expected_leo_ast.json")).unwrap();
 
-    assert_eq!(expected, serialized_leo_ast);
+    assert_eq!(expected, serialized_ast);
 }
 
 #[test]
 #[cfg(not(feature = "ci_skip"))]
 fn test_deserialize() {
     // Load the expected ast.
-    let expected_leo_ast = {
+    let expected_ast = {
         let mut program_filepath = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
         program_filepath.push("tests/serialization/main.leo");
 
@@ -66,15 +65,15 @@ fn test_deserialize() {
 
     // Construct an ast by deserializing a ast JSON file.
     let serialized_ast = include_str!("expected_leo_ast.json");
-    let leo_ast = LeoAst::from_json_string(serialized_ast).unwrap();
+    let ast = Ast::from_json_string(serialized_ast).unwrap();
 
-    assert_eq!(expected_leo_ast, leo_ast);
+    assert_eq!(expected_ast, ast);
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_serialize_deserialize_serialize() {
-    // Construct a ast from the given test file.
-    let leo_ast = {
+    // Construct an ast from the given test file.
+    let ast = {
         let mut program_filepath = PathBuf::from(env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"));
         program_filepath.push("tests/serialization/main.leo");
 
@@ -82,13 +81,13 @@ fn test_serialize_deserialize_serialize() {
     };
 
     // Serializes the ast into JSON format.
-    let serialized_leo_ast = leo_ast.to_json_string().unwrap();
+    let serialized_ast = ast.to_json_string().unwrap();
 
-    // Deserializes the serialized ast into a LeoAst.
-    let leo_ast = LeoAst::from_json_string(&serialized_leo_ast).unwrap();
+    // Deserializes the serialized ast into an ast.
+    let ast = Ast::from_json_string(&serialized_ast).unwrap();
 
     // Reserializes the ast into JSON format.
-    let reserialized_leo_ast = leo_ast.to_json_string().unwrap();
+    let reserialized_ast = ast.to_json_string().unwrap();
 
-    assert_eq!(serialized_leo_ast, reserialized_leo_ast);
+    assert_eq!(serialized_ast, reserialized_ast);
 }
diff --git a/compiler/src/compiler.rs b/compiler/src/compiler.rs
index ea2cc9ef09..3252be08df 100644
--- a/compiler/src/compiler.rs
+++ b/compiler/src/compiler.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use crate::{
     OutputBytes,
     OutputFile,
 };
-use leo_ast::{Input, LeoAst, MainInput, Program};
+use leo_ast::{Ast, Input, MainInput, Program};
 use leo_grammar::Grammar;
 use leo_imports::ImportParser;
 use leo_input::LeoInputParser;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ impl<F: Field + PrimeField, G: GroupType<F>> Compiler<F, G> {
         })?;
 
         // Construct the core ast from the pest ast.
-        let core_ast = LeoAst::new(&self.package_name, &pest_ast);
+        let core_ast = Ast::new(&self.package_name, &pest_ast);
 
         // Store the main program file.
         self.program = core_ast.into_repr();
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ impl<F: Field + PrimeField, G: GroupType<F>> Compiler<F, G> {
         let package_name = &self.package_name;
 
         // Construct the core ast from the pest ast.
-        let core_ast = LeoAst::new(package_name, &ast);
+        let core_ast = Ast::new(package_name, &ast);
 
         // Store the main program file.
         self.program = core_ast.into_repr();
diff --git a/grammar/src/lib.rs b/grammar/src/lib.rs
index 77224db03e..d374cb51bc 100644
--- a/grammar/src/lib.rs
+++ b/grammar/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 //!
 //! This module contains the [`Grammar`] type, a wrapper around the [`File`] type in this module.
 //! The [`Grammar`] type is the datatype generated by the pest parser using grammar from `leo.pest`.
-//! The [`Grammar`] type is intended to be parsed into a [`LeoAst`]. It should not be parsed by
+//! The [`Grammar`] type is intended to be parsed into a [`Ast`]. It should not be parsed by
 //! any other pass of the compiler.
 
 #[macro_use]
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ use std::{fs, path::Path};
 /// These data types form a tree that begins from a [`File`] type root.
 ///
 /// A new [`Grammar`] type can be created from a `*.leo` file at a [`Path`].
-/// A [`Grammar`] type can be used to create a new [`LeoAst`] type.
+/// A [`Grammar`] type can be used to create a new [`Ast`] type.
 pub struct Grammar<'ast> {
     ast: files::File<'ast>,
 }