diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/schemas/types/non_empty_nested_entries_array.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/schemas/types/non_empty_nested_entries_array.ts
index 39364383435594..722f5dd600eecf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/schemas/types/non_empty_nested_entries_array.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/schemas/types/non_empty_nested_entries_array.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ import { entriesMatchAny } from './entry_match_any';
 import { entriesMatch } from './entry_match';
 import { entriesExists } from './entry_exists';
 
-export const nestedEntries = t.union([entriesMatch, entriesMatchAny, entriesExists]);
-export const nestedEntriesArray = t.array(nestedEntries);
+export const nestedEntryItem = t.union([entriesMatch, entriesMatchAny, entriesExists]);
+export const nestedEntriesArray = t.array(nestedEntryItem);
 export type NestedEntriesArray = t.TypeOf<typeof nestedEntriesArray>;
 
 /**
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/shared_exports.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/shared_exports.ts
index 312ea2adad9690..4c4ee19d29bcd1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/shared_exports.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lists/common/shared_exports.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export {
   listSchema,
   entry,
   entriesNested,
-  nestedEntries,
+  nestedEntryItem,
   entriesMatch,
   entriesMatchAny,
   entriesExists,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/shared_imports.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/shared_imports.ts
index 6050157d40e0e3..94afbb948bf42f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/shared_imports.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/common/shared_imports.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export {
   listSchema,
   entry,
   entriesNested,
-  nestedEntries,
+  nestedEntryItem,
   entriesMatch,
   entriesMatchAny,
   entriesExists,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.tsx
index 0bcc1c5271fa05..3828f0d3d8dbe8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/public/common/components/exceptions/helpers.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import {
   comment,
   entry,
   entriesNested,
-  nestedEntries,
+  nestedEntryItem,
   createExceptionListItemSchema,
   exceptionListItemSchema,
   UpdateExceptionListItemSchema,
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export const filterExceptionItems = (
       const entries = exception.entries.reduce<BuilderEntry[]>((nestedAcc, singleEntry) => {
         if (singleEntry.type === 'nested') {
           const nestedEntriesArray = singleEntry.entries.filter((singleNestedEntry) => {
-            const [validatedNestedEntry] = validate(singleNestedEntry, nestedEntries);
+            const [validatedNestedEntry] = validate(singleNestedEntry, nestedEntryItem);
 
             if (validatedNestedEntry != null) {
               return true;