diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/alerts/formatted_message.js b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/alerts/formatted_alert.js
similarity index 93%
rename from x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/alerts/formatted_message.js
rename to x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/alerts/formatted_alert.js
index 56fa8084fcb4..5873bac28363 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/alerts/formatted_message.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/alerts/formatted_alert.js
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ import {
   EuiLink,
 } from '@elastic/eui';
 
-export function FormattedMessage({ prefix, suffix, message, metadata, changeUrl }) {
-  const formattedMessage = (() => {
+export function FormattedAlert({ prefix, suffix, message, metadata, changeUrl }) {
+  const formattedAlert = (() => {
     if (metadata && metadata.link) {
       if (metadata.link.startsWith('https')) {
         return (
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export function FormattedMessage({ prefix, suffix, message, metadata, changeUrl
   return (
     <span data-test-subj="alertText">
       { formattedPrefix }
-      { formattedMessage }
+      { formattedAlert }
       { formattedSuffix }
     </span>
   );
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/cluster/overview/alerts_panel.js b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/cluster/overview/alerts_panel.js
index 0b50cf2670cc..6f04cdfcbc08 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/cluster/overview/alerts_panel.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/components/cluster/overview/alerts_panel.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import React from 'react';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'plugins/monitoring/components/alerts/formatted_message';
+import { FormattedAlert } from 'plugins/monitoring/components/alerts/formatted_alert';
 import { mapSeverity } from 'plugins/monitoring/components/alerts/map_severity';
 import { formatTimestampToDuration } from '../../../../common/format_timestamp_to_duration';
 import { CALCULATE_DURATION_SINCE } from '../../../../common/constants';
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export function AlertsPanel({ alerts, changeUrl }) {
         color={severityIcon.color}
         title={severityIcon.title}
       >
-        <FormattedMessage
+        <FormattedAlert
           prefix={item.prefix}
           suffix={item.suffix}
           message={item.message}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/directives/alerts/index.js b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/directives/alerts/index.js
index 89b95d0b57c8..c099fc7d6d02 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/directives/alerts/index.js
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/monitoring/public/directives/alerts/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import { KuiTableRowCell, KuiTableRow } from '@kbn/ui-framework/components';
 import { MonitoringTable } from 'plugins/monitoring/components/table';
 import { CALCULATE_DURATION_SINCE, SORT_DESCENDING } from '../../../common/constants';
 import { Tooltip } from 'plugins/monitoring/components/tooltip';
-import { FormattedMessage } from 'plugins/monitoring/components/alerts/formatted_message';
+import { FormattedAlert } from 'plugins/monitoring/components/alerts/formatted_alert';
 import { mapSeverity } from 'plugins/monitoring/components/alerts/map_severity';
 import { formatTimestampToDuration } from '../../../common/format_timestamp_to_duration';
 import { formatDateTimeLocal } from '../../../common/formatting';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ const alertRowFactory = (scope, kbnUrl) => {
           { resolution.icon } { resolution.text }
         </KuiTableRowCell>
         <KuiTableRowCell tabIndex="0">
-          <FormattedMessage
+          <FormattedAlert
             prefix={props.prefix}
             suffix={props.suffix}
             message={props.message}