diff --git a/src/box/applier.cc b/src/box/applier.cc
index 02486acaeb5decac91b2d25f265e5fbc9ad79991..dbb4d05f9691ee222873fe48617f32842403e370 100644
--- a/src/box/applier.cc
+++ b/src/box/applier.cc
@@ -213,11 +213,11 @@ applier_connect(struct applier *applier)
 	diag_clear(&fiber()->diag);
 
 	/*
-	 * Tarantool >= 1.7.7: send an IPROTO_REQUEST_VOTE message
-	 * to fetch the master's vclock before proceeding to "join".
+	 * Tarantool >= 1.10.1: send an IPROTO_VOTE request to
+	 * fetch the master's ballot before proceeding to "join".
 	 * It will be used for leader election on bootstrap.
 	 */
-	if (applier->version_id >= version_id(1, 7, 7)) {
+	if (applier->version_id >= version_id(1, 10, 1)) {
 		xrow_encode_vote(&row);
 		coio_write_xrow(coio, &row);
 		coio_read_xrow(coio, ibuf, &row);
diff --git a/src/box/applier.h b/src/box/applier.h
index fbf1685e78ae0d7b8adab5d82abc3eb2dc6795eb..5a9c40fc84ed1c2d6f4ce4ac48270a55d48581dd 100644
--- a/src/box/applier.h
+++ b/src/box/applier.h
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ struct applier {
 	struct uri uri;
 	/** Remote version encoded as a number, see version_id() macro */
 	uint32_t version_id;
-	/** Remote status at time of connect. */
+	/** Remote ballot at the time of connect. */
 	struct ballot ballot;
 	/** Remote address */
 	union {
diff --git a/src/box/iproto.cc b/src/box/iproto.cc
index 04b66ee14f5579a8579a1e6cc6a7a112fe840be7..4eb6c9826393f862f700197c4f18d0a1dc397a3d 100644
--- a/src/box/iproto.cc
+++ b/src/box/iproto.cc
@@ -1158,7 +1158,7 @@ iproto_msg_decode(struct iproto_msg *msg, const char **pos, const char *reqend,
 		cmsg_init(&msg->base, subscribe_route);
 		*stop_input = true;
 		break;
-	case IPROTO_REQUEST_VOTE:               /* deprecated. */
+	case IPROTO_VOTE_DEPRECATED:
 	case IPROTO_VOTE:
 		cmsg_init(&msg->base, misc_route);
 		break;
@@ -1538,11 +1538,11 @@ tx_process_misc(struct cmsg *m)
 			iproto_reply_ok_xc(out, msg->header.sync,
 					   ::schema_version);
 			break;
-		case IPROTO_REQUEST_VOTE:
-			iproto_reply_request_vote_xc(out, msg->header.sync,
-						     ::schema_version,
-						     &replicaset.vclock,
-						     cfg_geti("read_only"));
+		case IPROTO_VOTE_DEPRECATED:
+			iproto_reply_vote_deprecated_xc(out, msg->header.sync,
+							::schema_version,
+							&replicaset.vclock,
+							cfg_geti("read_only"));
 			break;
 		case IPROTO_VOTE:
 			box_process_vote(&ballot);
diff --git a/src/box/iproto_constants.c b/src/box/iproto_constants.c
index 3cd91cc4d1e9c4786baec531ac0ba8a3d4476838..3e25204e9af7e5748e37ef2b13b3510a6ee8e985 100644
--- a/src/box/iproto_constants.c
+++ b/src/box/iproto_constants.c
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ const char *iproto_key_strs[IPROTO_KEY_MAX] = {
 	"expression",       /* 0x27 */
 	"operations",       /* 0x28 */
 	"server is ro",     /* 0x29 */
-	"status",           /* 0x2a */
+	"ballot",           /* 0x2a */
 	NULL,               /* 0x2b */
 	NULL,               /* 0x2c */
 	NULL,               /* 0x2d */
diff --git a/src/box/iproto_constants.h b/src/box/iproto_constants.h
index a4f0f3b01e565611dce04521176bda751615f0cc..108ae00ef9a098f45fcc532ecebfd5efc88f590a 100644
--- a/src/box/iproto_constants.h
+++ b/src/box/iproto_constants.h
@@ -161,12 +161,9 @@ enum iproto_type {
 	IPROTO_JOIN = 65,
 	/** Replication SUBSCRIBE command */
 	IPROTO_SUBSCRIBE = 66,
-	/**
-	 * Vote request command for master election
-	 * DEPRECATED: use IPROTO_VOTE instead
-	 */
-	IPROTO_REQUEST_VOTE = 67,
-	/** Instance status request command */
+	/** DEPRECATED: use IPROTO_VOTE instead */
+	IPROTO_VOTE_DEPRECATED = 67,
+	/** Vote request command for master election */
 	IPROTO_VOTE = 68,
 
 	/** Vinyl run info stored in .index file */
diff --git a/src/box/xrow.c b/src/box/xrow.c
index 499379bcf7f98e0d8b0f0976bf1cdde282608536..bd85d6bd4a1708422f370a9564d733350ae17793 100644
--- a/src/box/xrow.c
+++ b/src/box/xrow.c
@@ -311,9 +311,10 @@ iproto_reply_ok(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync, uint32_t schema_version)
 }
 
 int
-iproto_reply_request_vote(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync,
-			  uint32_t schema_version, const struct vclock *vclock,
-			  bool read_only)
+iproto_reply_vote_deprecated(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync,
+			     uint32_t schema_version,
+			     const struct vclock *vclock,
+			     bool read_only)
 {
 	size_t max_size = IPROTO_HEADER_LEN + mp_sizeof_map(2) +
 		mp_sizeof_uint(UINT32_MAX) + mp_sizeof_vclock(vclock) +
@@ -904,7 +905,7 @@ xrow_decode_ballot(struct xrow_header *row, struct ballot *ballot)
 	if (mp_check(&tmp, end) != 0 || mp_typeof(*data) != MP_MAP)
 		goto err;
 
-	/* Find STATUS key. */
+	/* Find BALLOT key. */
 	uint32_t map_size = mp_decode_map(&data);
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < map_size; i++) {
 		if (mp_typeof(*data) != MP_UINT) {
@@ -918,7 +919,7 @@ xrow_decode_ballot(struct xrow_header *row, struct ballot *ballot)
 	if (data == end)
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Decode STATUS map. */
+	/* Decode BALLOT map. */
 	map_size = mp_decode_map(&data);
 	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < map_size; i++) {
 		if (mp_typeof(*data) != MP_UINT) {
diff --git a/src/box/xrow.h b/src/box/xrow.h
index 4653aff2df070de4d8104ddede0814205b48c2d5..01a9544ea2a468a00af54d081cfe64aaaba8cb62 100644
--- a/src/box/xrow.h
+++ b/src/box/xrow.h
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ xrow_encode_auth(struct xrow_header *row, const char *salt, size_t salt_len,
 		 const char *login, size_t login_len, const char *password,
 		 size_t password_len);
 
-/** Instance status. */
+/** Reply to IPROTO_VOTE request. */
 struct ballot {
 	/** Set if the instance is running in read-only mode. */
 	bool is_ro;
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ struct ballot {
 /**
  * Decode ballot response to IPROTO_VOTE from MessagePack.
  * @param row Row to decode.
- * @param[out] status
+ * @param[out] ballot Where to store the decoded ballot.
  */
 int
 xrow_decode_ballot(struct xrow_header *row, struct ballot *ballot);
@@ -388,8 +388,8 @@ int
 iproto_reply_ok(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync, uint32_t schema_version);
 
 /**
- * Encode iproto header with IPROTO_OK response code. DEPRECATED.
- * and vclock in the body.
+ * Encode iproto header with IPROTO_OK response code and vclock
+ * in the body. This function is DEPRECATED.
  * @param out Encode to.
  * @param sync Request sync.
  * @param schema_version.
@@ -400,14 +400,14 @@ iproto_reply_ok(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync, uint32_t schema_version);
  * @retval -1 Memory error.
  */
 int
-iproto_reply_request_vote(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync,
-			 uint32_t schema_version, const struct vclock *vclock,
-			 bool read_only);
+iproto_reply_vote_deprecated(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync,
+			     uint32_t schema_version,
+			     const struct vclock *vclock, bool read_only);
 
 /**
- * Encode a reply to an instance status request.
+ * Encode a reply to an IPROTO_VOTE request.
  * @param out Buffer to write to.
- * @param status Instance status to encode.
+ * @param ballot Ballot to encode.
  * @param sync Request sync.
  * @param schema_version Actual schema version.
  *
@@ -672,23 +672,23 @@ iproto_reply_ok_xc(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync, uint32_t schema_version)
 		diag_raise();
 }
 
-/** @copydoc iproto_reply_request_vote. */
+/** @copydoc iproto_reply_vote_deprecated. */
 static inline void
-iproto_reply_request_vote_xc(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync,
-			     uint32_t schema_version,
-			     const struct vclock *vclock, bool read_only)
+iproto_reply_vote_deprecated_xc(struct obuf *out, uint64_t sync,
+				uint32_t schema_version,
+				const struct vclock *vclock, bool read_only)
 {
-	if (iproto_reply_request_vote(out, sync, schema_version,
-				      vclock, read_only) != 0)
+	if (iproto_reply_vote_deprecated(out, sync, schema_version,
+					 vclock, read_only) != 0)
 		diag_raise();
 }
 
-/** @copydoc iproto_reply_status. */
+/** @copydoc iproto_reply_vote. */
 static inline void
-iproto_reply_vote_xc(struct obuf *out, const struct ballot *status,
+iproto_reply_vote_xc(struct obuf *out, const struct ballot *ballot,
 		       uint64_t sync, uint32_t schema_version)
 {
-	if (iproto_reply_vote(out, status, sync, schema_version) != 0)
+	if (iproto_reply_vote(out, ballot, sync, schema_version) != 0)
 		diag_raise();
 }