diff --git a/src/V3Ast.h b/src/V3Ast.h
index ab8baf611..45f6e9ae6 100644
--- a/src/V3Ast.h
+++ b/src/V3Ast.h
@@ -131,6 +131,10 @@ public:
         static const char* const names[] = {"RD", "WR"};
         return names[m_e];
     }
+    const char* arrow() const {
+        static const char* const names[] = {"[RV] <-", "[LV] =>"};
+        return names[m_e];
+    }
     inline VAccess()
         : m_e{READ} {}
     // cppcheck-suppress noExplicitConstructor
diff --git a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
index f6c61dcc0..b5dc6d2b2 100644
--- a/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
+++ b/src/V3AstNodes.cpp
@@ -1453,12 +1453,8 @@ void AstVarScope::dump(std::ostream& str) const {
 void AstNodeVarRef::dump(std::ostream& str) const { this->AstNodeMath::dump(str); }
 void AstVarXRef::dump(std::ostream& str) const {
     this->AstNodeVarRef::dump(str);
-    if (packagep()) { str << " pkg=" << nodeAddr(packagep()); }
-    if (access().isWrite()) {
-        str << " [LV] => ";
-    } else {
-        str << " [RV] <- ";
-    }
+    if (packagep()) str << " pkg=" << nodeAddr(packagep());
+    str << " " << access().arrow() << " ";
     str << ".=" << dotted() << " ";
     if (inlinedDots() != "") str << " inline.=" << inlinedDots() << " - ";
     if (varScopep()) {
@@ -1471,12 +1467,8 @@ void AstVarXRef::dump(std::ostream& str) const {
 }
 void AstVarRef::dump(std::ostream& str) const {
     this->AstNodeVarRef::dump(str);
-    if (packagep()) { str << " pkg=" << nodeAddr(packagep()); }
-    if (access().isWrite()) {
-        str << " [LV] => ";
-    } else {
-        str << " [RV] <- ";
-    }
+    if (packagep()) str << " pkg=" << nodeAddr(packagep());
+    str << " " << access().arrow() << " ";
     if (varScopep()) {
         varScopep()->dump(str);
     } else if (varp()) {
diff --git a/src/V3Const.cpp b/src/V3Const.cpp
index ed0e10b04..cc05c126c 100644
--- a/src/V3Const.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Const.cpp
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ private:
         // It was an expression, then got constified.  In reality, the WordSel
         // must be wrapped in a Cond, that will be false.
         return (VN_IS(nodep->rhsp(), Const) && VN_IS(nodep->fromp(), NodeVarRef)
-                && !VN_CAST_CONST(nodep->fromp(), NodeVarRef)->access().isWrite()
+                && VN_CAST_CONST(nodep->fromp(), NodeVarRef)->access().isReadOnly()
                 && (static_cast<int>(VN_CAST_CONST(nodep->rhsp(), Const)->toUInt())
                     >= VN_CAST(nodep->fromp(), NodeVarRef)->varp()->widthWords()));
     }
diff --git a/src/V3Gate.cpp b/src/V3Gate.cpp
index 92fb406f8..e5a1ae68a 100644
--- a/src/V3Gate.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Gate.cpp
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ private:
                 vvertexp->setIsClock();
                 // For SYNCASYNCNET
                 varscp->user2(true);
-            } else if (m_activep && m_activep->hasClocked() && !nodep->access().isWrite()) {
+            } else if (m_activep && m_activep->hasClocked() && nodep->access().isReadOnly()) {
                 if (varscp->user2()) {
                     if (!vvertexp->rstAsyncNodep()) vvertexp->rstAsyncNodep(nodep);
                 } else {
diff --git a/src/V3Tristate.cpp b/src/V3Tristate.cpp
index 1bcf41c3f..dad10cffc 100644
--- a/src/V3Tristate.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Tristate.cpp
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ class TristateVisitor : public TristateBaseVisitor {
                 UINFO(9, "     Ref-to-lvalue " << nodep << endl);
                 m_tgraph.didProcess(nodep);
                 mapInsertLhsVarRef(nodep);
-            } else if (!nodep->access().isWrite()
+            } else if (nodep->access().isReadOnly()
                        // Not already processed, nor varref from visit(AstPin) creation
                        && !nodep->user1p()
                        // Reference to another tristate variable
diff --git a/src/V3Unroll.cpp b/src/V3Unroll.cpp
index a94de57ac..38fb4e602 100644
--- a/src/V3Unroll.cpp
+++ b/src/V3Unroll.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ private:
         }
 
         if (m_varModeReplace && nodep->varp() == m_forVarp && nodep->varScopep() == m_forVscp
-            && !nodep->access().isWrite()) {
+            && nodep->access().isReadOnly()) {
             AstNode* newconstp = m_varValuep->cloneTree(false);
             nodep->replaceWith(newconstp);
             pushDeletep(nodep);