diff --git a/include/bitcoin/system/arena.hpp b/include/bitcoin/system/arena.hpp
index b71dedcd30..54cd2413d2 100644
--- a/include/bitcoin/system/arena.hpp
+++ b/include/bitcoin/system/arena.hpp
@@ -51,8 +51,9 @@ class arena
         return do_is_equal(other);
     }
 
-    /// Require memory capacity, return current or nullptr (custom interface).
-    virtual void* require(size_t bytes) NOEXCEPT = 0;
+    /// Non-linear allocator is a nop and returns nullptr.
+    /// Reset linear allocator and return starting address (not pmr interface).
+    virtual void* initialize() NOEXCEPT = 0;
 
 private:
     virtual void* do_allocate(size_t bytes, size_t align) THROWS = 0;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ class BC_API default_arena final
 {
 public:
     static arena* get() NOEXCEPT;
-    void* require(size_t bytes) NOEXCEPT override;
+    void* initialize() NOEXCEPT override;
 
 private:
     void* do_allocate(size_t bytes, size_t align) THROWS override;
diff --git a/src/arena.cpp b/src/arena.cpp
index 4e9c9f7a50..89b41d7df5 100644
--- a/src/arena.cpp
+++ b/src/arena.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ bool default_arena::do_is_equal(const arena& other) const NOEXCEPT
     return &other == this;
 }
 
-void* default_arena::require(size_t) NOEXCEPT
+void* default_arena::initialize() NOEXCEPT
 {
     return nullptr;
 }
diff --git a/test/test.hpp b/test/test.hpp
index dbd9e7f7b3..ee10f8a291 100644
--- a/test/test.hpp
+++ b/test/test.hpp
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class reporting_arena
     size_t dec_count{};
     size_t dec_bytes{};
 
-    void* require(size_t) NOEXCEPT override
+    void* initialize() NOEXCEPT override
     {
         return nullptr;
     }
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class mock_arena
     size_t do_deallocate_align{};
     mutable const arena* do_is_equal_address{};
 
-    void* require(size_t) NOEXCEPT override
+    void* initialize() NOEXCEPT override
     {
         return nullptr;
     }