diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/power_shaping.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/power_shaping.go
index 8dda5437d1..6828ec0032 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/power_shaping.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/power_shaping.go
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ func (k Keeper) UpdateMinimumPowerInTopN(ctx sdk.Context, consumerId string, old
 }
 
 // CapValidatorSet caps the provided `validators` if chain with `consumerId` is an Opt In chain with a validator-set cap.
+// If cap is `k`, `CapValidatorSet` returns the first `k` validators from `validators`.
 func (k Keeper) CapValidatorSet(
 	ctx sdk.Context,
 	powerShapingParameters types.PowerShapingParameters,
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ func (k Keeper) SetConsumerPowerShapingParameters(ctx sdk.Context, consumerId st
 
 	store.Set(types.ConsumerIdToPowerShapingParametersKey(consumerId), bz)
 
-	// update allowlist, denylist and priority indexes if needed
+	// update allowlist, denylist and prioritylist indexes if needed
 	if !equalStringSlices(oldParameters.Allowlist, parameters.Allowlist) {
 		k.UpdateAllowlist(ctx, consumerId, parameters.Allowlist)
 	}
@@ -627,9 +628,9 @@ func (k Keeper) UpdatePrioritylist(ctx sdk.Context, consumerId string, priorityl
 	}
 }
 
-// FilterAndSortPriorityList filters the priority list to include only validators that can validate the chain
+// PartitionBasedOnPriorityList filters the priority list to include only validators that can validate the chain
 // and splits the validators into priority and non-priority sets.
-func (k Keeper) FilterAndSortPriorityList(ctx sdk.Context, consumerId string, nextValidators []types.ConsensusValidator) ([]types.ConsensusValidator, []types.ConsensusValidator) {
+func (k Keeper) PartitionBasedOnPriorityList(ctx sdk.Context, consumerId string, nextValidators []types.ConsensusValidator) ([]types.ConsensusValidator, []types.ConsensusValidator) {
 	validatorMap := make(map[string]types.ConsensusValidator)
 	for _, v := range nextValidators {
 		validatorMap[string(v.ProviderConsAddr)] = v
@@ -637,23 +638,14 @@ func (k Keeper) FilterAndSortPriorityList(ctx sdk.Context, consumerId string, ne
 
 	priorityValidators := make([]types.ConsensusValidator, 0)
 	nonPriorityValidators := make([]types.ConsensusValidator, 0)
-	addedAddresses := make(map[string]bool)
 
 	// Form priorityValidators
 	for _, validator := range nextValidators {
 		addr := providertypes.NewProviderConsAddress(validator.ProviderConsAddr)
 		if k.IsPrioritylisted(ctx, consumerId, addr) {
-			if !addedAddresses[string(validator.ProviderConsAddr)] {
-				priorityValidators = append(priorityValidators, validator)
-				addedAddresses[string(validator.ProviderConsAddr)] = true
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Add remaining validators to nonPriorityValidators
-	for _, validator := range nextValidators {
-		address := string(validator.ProviderConsAddr)
-		if !addedAddresses[address] {
+			priorityValidators = append(priorityValidators, validator)
+		} else {
+			// Add remaining validators to nonPriorityValidators
 			nonPriorityValidators = append(nonPriorityValidators, validator)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/power_shaping_test.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/power_shaping_test.go
index 65a890ba25..8ce8746ed6 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/power_shaping_test.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/power_shaping_test.go
@@ -250,7 +250,6 @@ func TestCapValidatorSet(t *testing.T) {
 	providerKeeper, ctx, ctrl, _ := testkeeper.GetProviderKeeperAndCtx(t, testkeeper.NewInMemKeeperParams(t))
 	defer ctrl.Finish()
 
-	// Define validator addresses with clear names
 	valAddrA := "cosmosvalcons1ezyrq65s3gshhx5585w6mpusq3xsj3ayzf4uv6"
 	valAddrB := "cosmosvalcons1nx7n5uh0ztxsynn4sje6eyq2ud6rc6klc96w39"
 	valAddrC := "cosmosvalcons1qmq08eruchr5sf5s3rwz7djpr5a25f7xw4mceq"
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ func TestCapValidatorSet(t *testing.T) {
 	// Initial error check
 	powerShapingParameters, err := providerKeeper.GetConsumerPowerShapingParameters(ctx, CONSUMER_ID)
 	require.Error(t, err)
-	priorityValidators, nonPriorityValidators := providerKeeper.FilterAndSortPriorityList(ctx, CONSUMER_ID, validators)
+	priorityValidators, nonPriorityValidators := providerKeeper.PartitionBasedOnPriorityList(ctx, CONSUMER_ID, validators)
 	consumerValidators := providerKeeper.CapValidatorSet(ctx, powerShapingParameters, append(priorityValidators, nonPriorityValidators...))
 	require.Equal(t, []providertypes.ConsensusValidator{validatorD, validatorC, validatorB, validatorA}, consumerValidators)
 
@@ -354,7 +353,7 @@ func TestCapValidatorSet(t *testing.T) {
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				require.Equal(t, tc.powerShapingParameters, powerShapingParameters)
 			}
-			priorityValidators, nonPriorityValidators := providerKeeper.FilterAndSortPriorityList(ctx, CONSUMER_ID, validators)
+			priorityValidators, nonPriorityValidators := providerKeeper.PartitionBasedOnPriorityList(ctx, CONSUMER_ID, validators)
 			consumerValidators := providerKeeper.CapValidatorSet(ctx, powerShapingParameters, append(priorityValidators, nonPriorityValidators...))
 			require.Equal(t, tc.expectedValidators, consumerValidators)
 		})
diff --git a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/validator_set_update.go b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/validator_set_update.go
index 9df0c96650..265911d5d2 100644
--- a/x/ccv/provider/keeper/validator_set_update.go
+++ b/x/ccv/provider/keeper/validator_set_update.go
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (k Keeper) ComputeNextValidators(
 		return []types.ConsensusValidator{}, err
 	}
 
-	priorityValidators, nonPriorityValidators := k.FilterAndSortPriorityList(ctx, consumerId, nextValidators)
+	priorityValidators, nonPriorityValidators := k.PartitionBasedOnPriorityList(ctx, consumerId, nextValidators)
 
 	nextValidators = k.CapValidatorSet(ctx, powerShapingParameters, append(priorityValidators, nonPriorityValidators...))