diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared_services/providers/system.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared_services/providers/system.ts
index 698ac8e6261e..33a4d854dd3e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared_services/providers/system.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared_services/providers/system.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export interface MlSystemProvider {
   ): {
     mlCapabilities(): Promise<MlCapabilitiesResponse>;
     mlInfo(): Promise<MlInfoResponse>;
-    mlSearch<T>(searchParams: SearchParams): Promise<SearchResponse<T>>;
+    mlAnomalySearch<T>(searchParams: SearchParams): Promise<SearchResponse<T>>;
   };
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export function getMlSystemProvider(
             cloudId,
           };
         },
-        async mlSearch<T>(searchParams: SearchParams): Promise<SearchResponse<T>> {
+        async mlAnomalySearch<T>(searchParams: SearchParams): Promise<SearchResponse<T>> {
           isFullLicense();
           return callAsCurrentUser('search', {
             ...searchParams,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/find_ml_signals.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/find_ml_signals.ts
index 342976f3fd0f..e95b713105fc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/find_ml_signals.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/find_ml_signals.ts
@@ -27,14 +27,14 @@ export const findMlSignals = async ({
   from: string;
   to: string;
 }) => {
-  const { mlSearch } = ml.mlSystemProvider(callCluster, request);
+  const { mlAnomalySearch } = ml.mlSystemProvider(callCluster, request);
   const params = {
     jobIds: [jobId],
     threshold: anomalyThreshold,
     earliestMs: dateMath.parse(from)?.valueOf() ?? 0,
     latestMs: dateMath.parse(to)?.valueOf() ?? 0,
   };
-  const relevantAnomalies = await getAnomalies(params, mlSearch);
+  const relevantAnomalies = await getAnomalies(params, mlAnomalySearch);
 
   return relevantAnomalies;
 };
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts
index 24cb9102915f..8cef4c8ea0e6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/detection_engine/signals/signal_rule_alert_type.ts
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ export const signalRulesAlertType = ({
             ml,
             callCluster: scopedMlCallCluster,
             // This is needed to satisfy the ML Services API, but can be empty as it is
-            // currently unused by the mlSearch function.
+            // currently unused by the mlAnomalySearch function.
             request: ({} as unknown) as KibanaRequest,
             jobId: machineLearningJobId,
             anomalyThreshold,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/authz.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/authz.test.ts
index 93c3a74c7137..93aa6fca8760 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/authz.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/authz.test.ts
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ describe('mlAuthz', () => {
       const mockMlCapabilities = jest.fn();
       mlMock.mlSystemProvider.mockImplementation(() => ({
         mlInfo: jest.fn(),
-        mlSearch: jest.fn(),
+        mlAnomalySearch: jest.fn(),
         mlCapabilities: mockMlCapabilities,
       }));
 
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ describe('mlAuthz', () => {
       const mockMlCapabilities = jest.fn();
       mlMock.mlSystemProvider.mockImplementation(() => ({
         mlInfo: jest.fn(),
-        mlSearch: jest.fn(),
+        mlAnomalySearch: jest.fn(),
         mlCapabilities: mockMlCapabilities,
       }));
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.test.ts
index 35a080f5ade7..63e3f3487e48 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.test.ts
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ describe('getAnomalies', () => {
     };
   });
 
-  it('calls the provided mlSearch function', () => {
-    const mockMlSearch = jest.fn();
-    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlSearch);
+  it('calls the provided mlAnomalySearch function', () => {
+    const mockMlAnomalySearch = jest.fn();
+    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlAnomalySearch);
 
-    expect(mockMlSearch).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(mockMlAnomalySearch).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('passes anomalyThreshold as part of the query', () => {
-    const mockMlSearch = jest.fn();
-    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlSearch);
-    const filters = getFiltersFromMock(mockMlSearch);
+    const mockMlAnomalySearch = jest.fn();
+    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlAnomalySearch);
+    const filters = getFiltersFromMock(mockMlAnomalySearch);
     const criteria = getBoolCriteriaFromFilters(filters);
 
     expect(criteria).toEqual(
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ describe('getAnomalies', () => {
   });
 
   it('passes time range as part of the query', () => {
-    const mockMlSearch = jest.fn();
-    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlSearch);
-    const filters = getFiltersFromMock(mockMlSearch);
+    const mockMlAnomalySearch = jest.fn();
+    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlAnomalySearch);
+    const filters = getFiltersFromMock(mockMlAnomalySearch);
     const criteria = getBoolCriteriaFromFilters(filters);
 
     expect(criteria).toEqual(
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ describe('getAnomalies', () => {
   });
 
   it('passes a single jobId as part of the query', () => {
-    const mockMlSearch = jest.fn();
-    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlSearch);
-    const filters = getFiltersFromMock(mockMlSearch);
+    const mockMlAnomalySearch = jest.fn();
+    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlAnomalySearch);
+    const filters = getFiltersFromMock(mockMlAnomalySearch);
     const criteria = getBoolCriteriaFromFilters(filters);
 
     expect(criteria).toEqual(
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ describe('getAnomalies', () => {
   });
 
   it('passes multiple jobIds as part of the query', () => {
-    const mockMlSearch = jest.fn();
+    const mockMlAnomalySearch = jest.fn();
     searchParams.jobIds = ['jobId1', 'jobId2'];
-    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlSearch);
-    const filters = getFiltersFromMock(mockMlSearch);
+    getAnomalies(searchParams, mockMlAnomalySearch);
+    const filters = getFiltersFromMock(mockMlAnomalySearch);
     const criteria = getBoolCriteriaFromFilters(filters);
 
     expect(criteria).toEqual(
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.ts
index 5ff164a3f778..ad2f1e5a8285 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/siem/server/lib/machine_learning/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { AnomalyRecordDoc as Anomaly } from '../../../../ml/server';
 
 export { Anomaly };
 export type AnomalyResults = SearchResponse<Anomaly>;
-type MlSearch = <T>(searchParams: SearchParams) => Promise<SearchResponse<T>>;
+type MlAnomalySearch = <T>(searchParams: SearchParams) => Promise<SearchResponse<T>>;
 
 export interface AnomaliesSearchParams {
   jobIds: string[];
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ export interface AnomaliesSearchParams {
 
 export const getAnomalies = async (
   params: AnomaliesSearchParams,
-  mlSearch: MlSearch
+  mlAnomalySearch: MlAnomalySearch
 ): Promise<AnomalyResults> => {
   const boolCriteria = buildCriteria(params);
 
-  return mlSearch({
+  return mlAnomalySearch({
     size: params.maxRecords || 100,
     body: {
       query: {