diff --git a/prover/src/inner/prover.rs b/prover/src/inner/prover.rs
index 695ec5d546..9cfb49f244 100644
--- a/prover/src/inner/prover.rs
+++ b/prover/src/inner/prover.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ use crate::{
 };
 use anyhow::Result;
 use eth_types::l2_types::BlockTrace;
+use snark_verifier_sdk::Snark;
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
 mod mock;
@@ -15,14 +16,14 @@ mod mock;
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct Prover<C: TargetCircuit> {
     // Make it public for testing with inner functions (unnecessary for FFI).
-    pub inner: common::Prover,
+    pub prover_impl: common::Prover,
     phantom: PhantomData<C>,
 }
 
 impl<C: TargetCircuit> From<common::Prover> for Prover<C> {
-    fn from(inner: common::Prover) -> Self {
+    fn from(prover_impl: common::Prover) -> Self {
         Self {
-            inner,
+            prover_impl,
             phantom: PhantomData,
         }
     }
@@ -33,6 +34,14 @@ impl<C: TargetCircuit> Prover<C> {
         common::Prover::from_params_dir(params_dir, &[*INNER_DEGREE]).into()
     }
 
+    pub fn gen_inner_snark(&mut self, id: &str, block_traces: Vec<BlockTrace>) -> Result<Snark> {
+        assert!(!block_traces.is_empty());
+        let rng = gen_rng();
+        let witness_block = chunk_trace_to_witness_block(block_traces)?;
+        self.prover_impl
+            .gen_inner_snark::<C>(id, rng, &witness_block)
+    }
+
     pub fn load_or_gen_inner_proof(
         &mut self,
         name: &str,
@@ -44,17 +53,10 @@ impl<C: TargetCircuit> Prover<C> {
         match output_dir.and_then(|output_dir| Proof::from_json_file(output_dir, &filename).ok()) {
             Some(proof) => Ok(proof),
             None => {
-                assert!(!block_traces.is_empty());
-
-                let rng = gen_rng();
-                let witness_block = chunk_trace_to_witness_block(block_traces)?;
-                let result = self
-                    .inner
-                    .gen_inner_snark::<C>(id, rng, &witness_block)
-                    .map(|snark| {
-                        let raw_vk = serialize_vk(self.inner.pk(id).unwrap().get_vk());
-                        Proof::from_snark(snark, raw_vk)
-                    });
+                let result = self.gen_inner_snark(id, block_traces).map(|snark| {
+                    let raw_vk = serialize_vk(self.prover_impl.pk(id).unwrap().get_vk());
+                    Proof::from_snark(snark, raw_vk)
+                });
 
                 if let (Some(output_dir), Ok(proof)) = (output_dir, &result) {
                     proof.dump(output_dir, &filename)?;