diff --git a/storage/local/chunk/chunk.go b/storage/local/chunk/chunk.go
index 0e330e8e0..d48973660 100644
--- a/storage/local/chunk/chunk.go
+++ b/storage/local/chunk/chunk.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var errChunkBoundsExceeded = errors.New("attempted access outside of chunk bound
 
 // EvictRequest is a request to evict a chunk from memory.
 type EvictRequest struct {
-	CD    *Desc
+	Desc  *Desc
 	Evict bool
 }
 
@@ -45,19 +45,19 @@ type EvictRequest struct {
 type Encoding byte
 
 // String implements flag.Value.
-func (ce Encoding) String() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%d", ce)
+func (e Encoding) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d", e)
 }
 
 // Set implements flag.Value.
-func (ce *Encoding) Set(s string) error {
+func (e *Encoding) Set(s string) error {
 	switch s {
 	case "0":
-		*ce = Delta
+		*e = Delta
 	case "1":
-		*ce = DoubleDelta
+		*e = DoubleDelta
 	case "2":
-		*ce = Varbit
+		*e = Varbit
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("invalid chunk encoding: %s", s)
 	}
@@ -87,18 +87,18 @@ const (
 // methods involve no locking. They may only be called if the caller has pinned
 // the chunk (to guarantee the chunk is not evicted concurrently). Also, the
 // caller must make sure nobody else will call these methods concurrently,
-// either by holding the sole reference to the ChunkDesc (usually during loading
-// or creation) or by locking the fingerprint of the series the ChunkDesc
+// either by holding the sole reference to the Desc (usually during loading
+// or creation) or by locking the fingerprint of the series the Desc
 // belongs to. The affected methods are: Add, MaybePopulateLastTime, SetChunk.
 //
 // Finally, there are the special cases FirstTime and LastTime. LastTime requires
 // to have locked the fingerprint of the series but the chunk does not need to
-// be pinned. That's because the ChunkLastTime field in ChunkDesc gets populated
+// be pinned. That's because the ChunkLastTime field in Desc gets populated
 // upon completion of the chunk (when it is still pinned, and which happens
 // while the series's fingerprint is locked). Once that has happened, calling
 // LastTime does not require the chunk to be loaded anymore. Before that has
-// happened, the chunk is pinned anyway. The ChunkFirstTime field in ChunkDesc
-// is populated upon creation of a ChunkDesc, so it is alway safe to call
+// happened, the chunk is pinned anyway. The ChunkFirstTime field in Desc
+// is populated upon creation of a Desc, so it is alway safe to call
 // FirstTime. The FirstTime method is arguably not needed and only there for
 // consistency with LastTime.
 type Desc struct {
@@ -109,18 +109,18 @@ type Desc struct {
 	ChunkLastTime  model.Time // Populated on closing of the chunk, model.Earliest if unset.
 
 	// EvictListElement is nil if the chunk is not in the evict list.
-	// EvictListElement is _not_ protected by the ChunkDesc mutex.
+	// EvictListElement is _not_ protected by the Desc mutex.
 	// It must only be touched by the evict list handler in MemorySeriesStorage.
 	EvictListElement *list.Element
 }
 
 // NewDesc creates a new Desc pointing to the provided chunk. The provided chunk
 // is assumed to be not persisted yet. Therefore, the refCount of the new
-// ChunkDesc is 1 (preventing eviction prior to persisting).
+// Desc is 1 (preventing eviction prior to persisting).
 func NewDesc(c Chunk, firstTime model.Time) *Desc {
-	ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(CreateAndPin).Inc()
+	Ops.WithLabelValues(CreateAndPin).Inc()
 	atomic.AddInt64(&NumMemChunks, 1)
-	NumMemChunkDescs.Inc()
+	NumMemDescs.Inc()
 	return &Desc{
 		C:              c,
 		rCnt:           1,
@@ -132,68 +132,68 @@ func NewDesc(c Chunk, firstTime model.Time) *Desc {
 // Add adds a sample pair to the underlying chunk. For safe concurrent access,
 // The chunk must be pinned, and the caller must have locked the fingerprint of
 // the series.
-func (cd *Desc) Add(s model.SamplePair) ([]Chunk, error) {
-	return cd.C.Add(s)
+func (d *Desc) Add(s model.SamplePair) ([]Chunk, error) {
+	return d.C.Add(s)
 }
 
 // Pin increments the refCount by one. Upon increment from 0 to 1, this
-// ChunkDesc is removed from the evict list. To enable the latter, the
+// Desc is removed from the evict list. To enable the latter, the
 // evictRequests channel has to be provided. This method can be called
 // concurrently at any time.
-func (cd *Desc) Pin(evictRequests chan<- EvictRequest) {
-	cd.Lock()
-	defer cd.Unlock()
+func (d *Desc) Pin(evictRequests chan<- EvictRequest) {
+	d.Lock()
+	defer d.Unlock()
 
-	if cd.rCnt == 0 {
+	if d.rCnt == 0 {
 		// Remove ourselves from the evict list.
-		evictRequests <- EvictRequest{cd, false}
+		evictRequests <- EvictRequest{d, false}
 	}
-	cd.rCnt++
+	d.rCnt++
 }
 
 // Unpin decrements the refCount by one. Upon decrement from 1 to 0, this
-// ChunkDesc is added to the evict list. To enable the latter, the evictRequests
+// Desc is added to the evict list. To enable the latter, the evictRequests
 // channel has to be provided. This method can be called concurrently at any
 // time.
-func (cd *Desc) Unpin(evictRequests chan<- EvictRequest) {
-	cd.Lock()
-	defer cd.Unlock()
+func (d *Desc) Unpin(evictRequests chan<- EvictRequest) {
+	d.Lock()
+	defer d.Unlock()
 
-	if cd.rCnt == 0 {
+	if d.rCnt == 0 {
 		panic("cannot unpin already unpinned chunk")
 	}
-	cd.rCnt--
-	if cd.rCnt == 0 {
+	d.rCnt--
+	if d.rCnt == 0 {
 		// Add ourselves to the back of the evict list.
-		evictRequests <- EvictRequest{cd, true}
+		evictRequests <- EvictRequest{d, true}
 	}
 }
 
 // RefCount returns the number of pins. This method can be called concurrently
 // at any time.
-func (cd *Desc) RefCount() int {
-	cd.Lock()
-	defer cd.Unlock()
+func (d *Desc) RefCount() int {
+	d.Lock()
+	defer d.Unlock()
 
-	return cd.rCnt
+	return d.rCnt
 }
 
 // FirstTime returns the timestamp of the first sample in the chunk. This method
 // can be called concurrently at any time. It only returns the immutable
-// cd.ChunkFirstTime without any locking. Arguably, this method is
+// d.ChunkFirstTime without any locking. Arguably, this method is
 // useless. However, it provides consistency with the LastTime method.
-func (cd *Desc) FirstTime() model.Time {
-	return cd.ChunkFirstTime
+func (d *Desc) FirstTime() model.Time {
+	return d.ChunkFirstTime
 }
 
 // LastTime returns the timestamp of the last sample in the chunk. For safe
 // concurrent access, this method requires the fingerprint of the time series to
 // be locked.
-func (cd *Desc) LastTime() (model.Time, error) {
-	if cd.ChunkLastTime != model.Earliest || cd.C == nil {
-		return cd.ChunkLastTime, nil
+func (d *Desc) LastTime() (model.Time, error) {
+	if d.ChunkLastTime != model.Earliest || d.C == nil {
+		return d.ChunkLastTime, nil
 	}
-	return cd.C.NewIterator().LastTimestamp()
+	return d.C.NewIterator().LastTimestamp()
 }
 
 // MaybePopulateLastTime populates the ChunkLastTime from the underlying chunk
@@ -201,57 +201,57 @@ func (cd *Desc) LastTime() (model.Time, error) {
 // last sample to a chunk or after closing a head chunk due to age. For safe
 // concurrent access, the chunk must be pinned, and the caller must have locked
 // the fingerprint of the series.
-func (cd *Desc) MaybePopulateLastTime() error {
-	if cd.ChunkLastTime == model.Earliest && cd.C != nil {
-		t, err := cd.C.NewIterator().LastTimestamp()
+func (d *Desc) MaybePopulateLastTime() error {
+	if d.ChunkLastTime == model.Earliest && d.C != nil {
+		t, err := d.C.NewIterator().LastTimestamp()
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		cd.ChunkLastTime = t
+		d.ChunkLastTime = t
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
 // IsEvicted returns whether the chunk is evicted. For safe concurrent access,
 // the caller must have locked the fingerprint of the series.
-func (cd *Desc) IsEvicted() bool {
+func (d *Desc) IsEvicted() bool {
 	// Locking required here because we do not want the caller to force
 	// pinning the chunk first, so it could be evicted while this method is
 	// called.
-	cd.Lock()
-	defer cd.Unlock()
+	d.Lock()
+	defer d.Unlock()
 
-	return cd.C == nil
+	return d.C == nil
 }
 
 // SetChunk sets the underlying chunk. The caller must have locked the
 // fingerprint of the series and must have "pre-pinned" the chunk (i.e. first
 // call Pin and then set the chunk).
-func (cd *Desc) SetChunk(c Chunk) {
-	if cd.C != nil {
+func (d *Desc) SetChunk(c Chunk) {
+	if d.C != nil {
 		panic("chunk already set")
 	}
-	cd.C = c
+	d.C = c
 }
 
 // MaybeEvict evicts the chunk if the refCount is 0. It returns whether the chunk
 // is now evicted, which includes the case that the chunk was evicted even
 // before this method was called. It can be called concurrently at any time.
-func (cd *Desc) MaybeEvict() bool {
-	cd.Lock()
-	defer cd.Unlock()
+func (d *Desc) MaybeEvict() bool {
+	d.Lock()
+	defer d.Unlock()
 
-	if cd.C == nil {
+	if d.C == nil {
 		return true
 	}
-	if cd.rCnt != 0 {
+	if d.rCnt != 0 {
 		return false
 	}
-	if cd.ChunkLastTime == model.Earliest {
+	if d.ChunkLastTime == model.Earliest {
 		// This must never happen.
 		panic("ChunkLastTime not populated for evicted chunk")
 	}
-	cd.C = nil
+	d.C = nil
 	return true
 }
 
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func RangeValues(it Iterator, in metric.Interval) ([]model.SamplePair, error) {
 // chunk, adds the provided sample to it, and returns a chunk slice containing
 // the provided old chunk followed by the new overflow chunk.
 func addToOverflowChunk(c Chunk, s model.SamplePair) ([]Chunk, error) {
-	overflowChunks, err := NewChunk().Add(s)
+	overflowChunks, err := New().Add(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ func addToOverflowChunk(c Chunk, s model.SamplePair) ([]Chunk, error) {
 // provided sample. It returns the new chunks (transcoded plus overflow) with
 // the new sample at the end.
 func transcodeAndAdd(dst Chunk, src Chunk, s model.SamplePair) ([]Chunk, error) {
-	ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(Transcode).Inc()
+	Ops.WithLabelValues(Transcode).Inc()
 
 	var (
 		head            = dst
@@ -365,18 +365,18 @@ func transcodeAndAdd(dst Chunk, src Chunk, s model.SamplePair) ([]Chunk, error)
 	return append(body, NewChunks...), nil
 }
 
-// NewChunk creates a new chunk according to the encoding set by the
+// New creates a new chunk according to the encoding set by the
 // DefaultEncoding flag.
-func NewChunk() Chunk {
-	chunk, err := NewChunkForEncoding(DefaultEncoding)
+func New() Chunk {
+	chunk, err := NewForEncoding(DefaultEncoding)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 	return chunk
 }
 
-// NewChunkForEncoding allows configuring what chunk type you want
-func NewChunkForEncoding(encoding Encoding) (Chunk, error) {
+// NewForEncoding allows configuring what chunk type you want
+func NewForEncoding(encoding Encoding) (Chunk, error) {
 	switch encoding {
 	case Delta:
 		return newDeltaEncodedChunk(d1, d0, true, ChunkLen), nil
diff --git a/storage/local/chunk/instrumentation.go b/storage/local/chunk/instrumentation.go
index 50b44a9db..2a67fb5bd 100644
--- a/storage/local/chunk/instrumentation.go
+++ b/storage/local/chunk/instrumentation.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import "github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 // be close to where they are used. However, the metrics below are set all over
 // the place, so we go for a separate instrumentation file in this case.
 var (
-	ChunkOps = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+	Ops = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
 		prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: subsystem,
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var (
 		},
 		[]string{OpTypeLabel},
 	)
-	ChunkDescOps = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
+	DescOps = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
 		prometheus.CounterOpts{
 			Namespace: namespace,
 			Subsystem: subsystem,
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ var (
 		},
 		[]string{OpTypeLabel},
 	)
-	NumMemChunkDescs = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+	NumMemDescs = prometheus.NewGauge(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
 		Namespace: namespace,
 		Subsystem: subsystem,
 		Name:      "memory_chunkdescs",
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ const (
 	// Op-types for ChunkOps.
 
 	// CreateAndPin is the label value for create-and-pin chunk ops.
-	CreateAndPin = "create" // A ChunkDesc creation with refCount=1.
+	CreateAndPin = "create" // A Desc creation with refCount=1.
 	// PersistAndUnpin is the label value for persist chunk ops.
 	PersistAndUnpin = "persist"
 	// Pin is the label value for pin chunk ops (excludes pin on creation).
@@ -78,9 +78,9 @@ const (
 )
 
 func init() {
-	prometheus.MustRegister(ChunkOps)
-	prometheus.MustRegister(ChunkDescOps)
-	prometheus.MustRegister(NumMemChunkDescs)
+	prometheus.MustRegister(Ops)
+	prometheus.MustRegister(DescOps)
+	prometheus.MustRegister(NumMemDescs)
 }
 
 var (
diff --git a/storage/local/crashrecovery.go b/storage/local/crashrecovery.go
index 2ea617b50..db3cf6eaa 100644
--- a/storage/local/crashrecovery.go
+++ b/storage/local/crashrecovery.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (p *persistence) recoverFromCrash(fingerprintToSeries map[model.Fingerprint
 					make([]*chunk.Desc, 0, len(s.chunkDescs)-s.persistWatermark),
 					s.chunkDescs[s.persistWatermark:]...,
 				)
-				chunk.NumMemChunkDescs.Sub(float64(s.persistWatermark))
+				chunk.NumMemDescs.Sub(float64(s.persistWatermark))
 				s.persistWatermark = 0
 				s.chunkDescsOffset = 0
 			}
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (p *persistence) sanitizeSeries(
 
 		// First, throw away the chunkDescs without chunks.
 		s.chunkDescs = s.chunkDescs[s.persistWatermark:]
-		chunk.NumMemChunkDescs.Sub(float64(s.persistWatermark))
+		chunk.NumMemDescs.Sub(float64(s.persistWatermark))
 		cds, err := p.loadChunkDescs(fp, 0)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Errorf(
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func (p *persistence) sanitizeSeries(
 				"Recovered metric %v, fingerprint %v: all %d chunks recovered from series file.",
 				s.metric, fp, chunksInFile,
 			)
-			chunk.NumMemChunkDescs.Sub(float64(len(s.chunkDescs)))
+			chunk.NumMemDescs.Sub(float64(len(s.chunkDescs)))
 			atomic.AddInt64(&chunk.NumMemChunks, int64(-len(s.chunkDescs)))
 			s.chunkDescs = cds
 			s.headChunkClosed = true
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ func (p *persistence) sanitizeSeries(
 			"Recovered metric %v, fingerprint %v: recovered %d chunks from series file, recovered %d chunks from checkpoint.",
 			s.metric, fp, chunksInFile, len(s.chunkDescs)-keepIdx,
 		)
-		chunk.NumMemChunkDescs.Sub(float64(keepIdx))
+		chunk.NumMemDescs.Sub(float64(keepIdx))
 		atomic.AddInt64(&chunk.NumMemChunks, int64(-keepIdx))
 		if keepIdx == len(s.chunkDescs) {
 			// No chunks from series file left, head chunk is evicted, so declare it closed.
diff --git a/storage/local/heads.go b/storage/local/heads.go
index 53f5527c2..14a317592 100644
--- a/storage/local/heads.go
+++ b/storage/local/heads.go
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func (hs *headsScanner) scan() bool {
 				ChunkFirstTime: model.Time(firstTime),
 				ChunkLastTime:  model.Time(lastTime),
 			}
-			chunk.NumMemChunkDescs.Inc()
+			chunk.NumMemDescs.Inc()
 		} else {
 			// Non-persisted chunk.
 			// If there are non-persisted chunks at all, we consider
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (hs *headsScanner) scan() bool {
 			if encoding, hs.err = hs.r.ReadByte(); hs.err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
-			if ch, hs.err = chunk.NewChunkForEncoding(chunk.Encoding(encoding)); hs.err != nil {
+			if ch, hs.err = chunk.NewForEncoding(chunk.Encoding(encoding)); hs.err != nil {
 				return false
 			}
 			if hs.err = ch.Unmarshal(hs.r); hs.err != nil {
diff --git a/storage/local/persistence.go b/storage/local/persistence.go
index 3bc1eb131..b871cdc70 100644
--- a/storage/local/persistence.go
+++ b/storage/local/persistence.go
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ func (p *persistence) loadChunks(fp model.Fingerprint, indexes []int, indexOffse
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		for c := 0; c < batchSize; c++ {
-			chunk, err := chunk.NewChunkForEncoding(chunk.Encoding(buf[c*chunkLenWithHeader+chunkHeaderTypeOffset]))
+			chunk, err := chunk.NewForEncoding(chunk.Encoding(buf[c*chunkLenWithHeader+chunkHeaderTypeOffset]))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ func (p *persistence) loadChunks(fp model.Fingerprint, indexes []int, indexOffse
 			chunks = append(chunks, chunk)
 		}
 	}
-	chunk.ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Load).Add(float64(len(chunks)))
+	chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Load).Add(float64(len(chunks)))
 	atomic.AddInt64(&chunk.NumMemChunks, int64(len(chunks)))
 	return chunks, nil
 }
@@ -496,8 +496,8 @@ func (p *persistence) loadChunkDescs(fp model.Fingerprint, offsetFromEnd int) ([
 			ChunkLastTime:  model.Time(binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(chunkTimesBuf[8:])),
 		}
 	}
-	chunk.ChunkDescOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Load).Add(float64(len(cds)))
-	chunk.NumMemChunkDescs.Add(float64(len(cds)))
+	chunk.DescOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Load).Add(float64(len(cds)))
+	chunk.NumMemDescs.Add(float64(len(cds)))
 	return cds, nil
 }
 
@@ -880,7 +880,7 @@ func (p *persistence) dropAndPersistChunks(
 	firstTimeNotDropped = model.Time(
 		binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(headerBuf[chunkHeaderFirstTimeOffset:]),
 	)
-	chunk.ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Drop).Add(float64(numDropped))
+	chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Drop).Add(float64(numDropped))
 	_, err = f.Seek(-chunkHeaderLen, os.SEEK_CUR)
 	if err != nil {
 		return
@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@ func (p *persistence) deleteSeriesFile(fp model.Fingerprint) (int, error) {
 	if err := os.Remove(fname); err != nil {
 		return -1, err
 	}
-	chunk.ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Drop).Add(float64(numChunks))
+	chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Drop).Add(float64(numChunks))
 	return numChunks, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/storage/local/persistence_test.go b/storage/local/persistence_test.go
index 9a76cbbec..82cb18a2c 100644
--- a/storage/local/persistence_test.go
+++ b/storage/local/persistence_test.go
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func buildTestChunks(t *testing.T, encoding chunk.Encoding) map[model.Fingerprin
 	for _, fp := range fps {
 		fpToChunks[fp] = make([]chunk.Chunk, 0, 10)
 		for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-			ch, err := chunk.NewChunkForEncoding(encoding)
+			ch, err := chunk.NewForEncoding(encoding)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@ func testCheckpointAndLoadSeriesMapAndHeads(t *testing.T, encoding chunk.Encodin
 		for i, cd := range loadedS4.chunkDescs {
 			if cd.ChunkFirstTime != cd.C.FirstTime() {
 				t.Errorf(
-					"ChunkDesc[%d]: ChunkFirstTime not consistent with chunk, want %d, got %d",
+					"chunk.Desc[%d]: ChunkFirstTime not consistent with chunk, want %d, got %d",
 					i, cd.C.FirstTime(), cd.ChunkFirstTime,
 				)
 			}
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func testCheckpointAndLoadSeriesMapAndHeads(t *testing.T, encoding chunk.Encodin
 			}
 			if cd.ChunkLastTime != lastTime {
 				t.Errorf(
-					"ChunkDesc[%d]: ChunkLastTime not consistent with chunk, want %d, got %d",
+					"chunk.Desc[%d]: ChunkLastTime not consistent with chunk, want %d, got %d",
 					i, lastTime, cd.ChunkLastTime,
 				)
 			}
@@ -616,13 +616,13 @@ func testCheckpointAndLoadSeriesMapAndHeads(t *testing.T, encoding chunk.Encodin
 			if i < 3 {
 				// Evicted chunks.
 				if cd.ChunkFirstTime == model.Earliest {
-					t.Errorf("ChunkDesc[%d]: ChunkLastTime not set", i)
+					t.Errorf("chunk.Desc[%d]: ChunkLastTime not set", i)
 				}
 				continue
 			}
 			if cd.ChunkFirstTime != cd.C.FirstTime() {
 				t.Errorf(
-					"ChunkDesc[%d]: ChunkFirstTime not consistent with chunk, want %d, got %d",
+					"chunk.Desc[%d]: ChunkFirstTime not consistent with chunk, want %d, got %d",
 					i, cd.C.FirstTime(), cd.ChunkFirstTime,
 				)
 			}
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ func testCheckpointAndLoadSeriesMapAndHeads(t *testing.T, encoding chunk.Encodin
 			}
 			if cd.ChunkLastTime != lastTime {
 				t.Errorf(
-					"ChunkDesc[%d]: ChunkLastTime not consistent with chunk, want %d, got %d",
+					"chunk.Desc[%d]: ChunkLastTime not consistent with chunk, want %d, got %d",
 					i, cd.ChunkLastTime, lastTime,
 				)
 			}
diff --git a/storage/local/series.go b/storage/local/series.go
index 75545830d..3f733787a 100644
--- a/storage/local/series.go
+++ b/storage/local/series.go
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	// chunkDescEvictionFactor is a factor used for ChunkDesc eviction (as opposed
+	// chunkDescEvictionFactor is a factor used for chunk.Desc eviction (as opposed
 	// to evictions of chunks, see method evictOlderThan. A chunk takes about 20x
-	// more memory than a ChunkDesc. With a chunkDescEvictionFactor of 10, not more
+	// more memory than a chunk.Desc. With a chunkDescEvictionFactor of 10, not more
 	// than a third of the total memory taken by a series will be used for
 	// chunkDescs.
 	chunkDescEvictionFactor = 10
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ type memorySeries struct {
 	metric model.Metric
 	// Sorted by start time, overlapping chunk ranges are forbidden.
 	chunkDescs []*chunk.Desc
-	// The index (within chunkDescs above) of the first ChunkDesc that
+	// The index (within chunkDescs above) of the first chunk.Desc that
 	// points to a non-persisted chunk. If all chunks are persisted, then
 	// persistWatermark == len(chunkDescs).
 	persistWatermark int
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ type memorySeries struct {
 	// The chunkDescs in memory might not have all the chunkDescs for the
 	// chunks that are persisted to disk. The missing chunkDescs are all
 	// contiguous and at the tail end. chunkDescsOffset is the index of the
-	// chunk on disk that corresponds to the first ChunkDesc in memory. If
+	// chunk on disk that corresponds to the first chunk.Desc in memory. If
 	// it is 0, the chunkDescs are all loaded. A value of -1 denotes a
 	// special case: There are chunks on disk, but the offset to the
 	// chunkDescs in memory is unknown. Also, in this special case, there is
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func newMemorySeries(m model.Metric, chunkDescs []*chunk.Desc, modTime time.Time
 // The caller must have locked the fingerprint of the series.
 func (s *memorySeries) Add(v model.SamplePair) (int, error) {
 	if len(s.chunkDescs) == 0 || s.headChunkClosed {
-		newHead := chunk.NewDesc(chunk.NewChunk(), v.Timestamp)
+		newHead := chunk.NewDesc(chunk.New(), v.Timestamp)
 		s.chunkDescs = append(s.chunkDescs, newHead)
 		s.headChunkClosed = false
 	} else if s.headChunkUsedByIterator && s.head().RefCount() > 1 {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ func (s *memorySeries) Add(v model.SamplePair) (int, error) {
 		// around and keep the head chunk pinned. We needed to track
 		// pins by version of the head chunk, which is probably not
 		// worth the effort.
-		chunk.ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Clone).Inc()
+		chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Clone).Inc()
 		// No locking needed here because a non-persisted head chunk can
 		// not get evicted concurrently.
 		s.head().C = s.head().C.Clone()
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ func (s *memorySeries) evictChunkDescs(iOldestNotEvicted int) {
 		lenEvicted := len(s.chunkDescs) - lenToKeep
 		s.chunkDescsOffset += lenEvicted
 		s.persistWatermark -= lenEvicted
-		chunk.ChunkDescOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Evict).Add(float64(lenEvicted))
-		chunk.NumMemChunkDescs.Sub(float64(lenEvicted))
+		chunk.DescOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Evict).Add(float64(lenEvicted))
+		chunk.NumMemDescs.Sub(float64(lenEvicted))
 		s.chunkDescs = append(
 			make([]*chunk.Desc, 0, lenToKeep),
 			s.chunkDescs[lenEvicted:]...,
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ func (s *memorySeries) dropChunks(t model.Time) error {
 	if s.chunkDescsOffset != -1 {
 		s.chunkDescsOffset += keepIdx
 	}
-	chunk.NumMemChunkDescs.Sub(float64(keepIdx))
+	chunk.NumMemDescs.Sub(float64(keepIdx))
 	s.dirty = true
 	return nil
 }
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ func (s *memorySeries) preloadChunks(
 			loadIndexes = append(loadIndexes, idx)
 		}
 	}
-	chunk.ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Pin).Add(float64(len(pinnedChunkDescs)))
+	chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Pin).Add(float64(len(pinnedChunkDescs)))
 
 	if len(loadIndexes) > 0 {
 		if s.chunkDescsOffset == -1 {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (s *memorySeries) preloadChunks(
 			for _, cd := range pinnedChunkDescs {
 				cd.Unpin(mss.evictRequests)
 			}
-			chunk.ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Unpin).Add(float64(len(pinnedChunkDescs)))
+			chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Unpin).Add(float64(len(pinnedChunkDescs)))
 			return nopIter, err
 		}
 		for i, c := range chunks {
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ func (it *memorySeriesIterator) Close() {
 	for _, cd := range it.pinnedChunkDescs {
 		cd.Unpin(it.evictRequests)
 	}
-	chunk.ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.Unpin).Add(float64(len(it.pinnedChunkDescs)))
+	chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.Unpin).Add(float64(len(it.pinnedChunkDescs)))
 }
 
 // singleSampleSeriesIterator implements Series Iterator. It is a "shortcut
diff --git a/storage/local/storage.go b/storage/local/storage.go
index 10b825adb..4f38325a4 100644
--- a/storage/local/storage.go
+++ b/storage/local/storage.go
@@ -932,16 +932,16 @@ func (s *MemorySeriesStorage) handleEvictList() {
 		select {
 		case req := <-s.evictRequests:
 			if req.Evict {
-				req.CD.EvictListElement = s.evictList.PushBack(req.CD)
+				req.Desc.EvictListElement = s.evictList.PushBack(req.Desc)
 				count++
 				if count > s.maxMemoryChunks/1000 {
 					s.maybeEvict()
 					count = 0
 				}
 			} else {
-				if req.CD.EvictListElement != nil {
-					s.evictList.Remove(req.CD.EvictListElement)
-					req.CD.EvictListElement = nil
+				if req.Desc.EvictListElement != nil {
+					s.evictList.Remove(req.Desc.EvictListElement)
+					req.Desc.EvictListElement = nil
 				}
 			}
 		case <-ticker.C:
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ func (s *MemorySeriesStorage) writeMemorySeries(
 			cd.Unpin(s.evictRequests)
 		}
 		s.incNumChunksToPersist(-len(cds))
-		chunk.ChunkOps.WithLabelValues(chunk.PersistAndUnpin).Add(float64(len(cds)))
+		chunk.Ops.WithLabelValues(chunk.PersistAndUnpin).Add(float64(len(cds)))
 		series.modTime = s.persistence.seriesFileModTime(fp)
 	}()
 
diff --git a/storage/local/storage_test.go b/storage/local/storage_test.go
index 9507da342..361144f70 100644
--- a/storage/local/storage_test.go
+++ b/storage/local/storage_test.go
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ func testEvictAndLoadChunkDescs(t *testing.T, encoding chunk.Encoding) {
 	s.maintainMemorySeries(fp, 0)
 	// Give the evict goroutine an opportunity to run.
 	time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
-	// Maintain series again to trigger ChunkDesc eviction
+	// Maintain series again to trigger chunk.Desc eviction.
 	s.maintainMemorySeries(fp, 0)
 
 	if oldLen <= len(series.chunkDescs) {
@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ func testEvictAndLoadChunkDescs(t *testing.T, encoding chunk.Encoding) {
 	s.maintainMemorySeries(fp, 100000)
 
 	if len(series.chunkDescs) != 1 {
-		t.Errorf("Expected exactly one ChunkDesc left, got %d.", len(series.chunkDescs))
+		t.Errorf("Expected exactly one chunk.Desc left, got %d.", len(series.chunkDescs))
 	}
 }