diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/service_map.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/service_map.test.ts
index 346403efc46ae..31f439a7aaec9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/service_map.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/service_map.test.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { License } from '../../licensing/common/license';
 import * as serviceMap from './service_map';
 
 describe('service map helpers', () => {
-  describe('isValidPlatinumLicense', () => {
+  describe('isActivePlatinumLicense', () => {
     describe('with an expired license', () => {
       it('returns false', () => {
         const license = new License({
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ describe('service map helpers', () => {
           signature: 'test signature',
         });
 
-        expect(serviceMap.isValidPlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(false);
+        expect(serviceMap.isActivePlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(false);
       });
     });
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe('service map helpers', () => {
           signature: 'test signature',
         });
 
-        expect(serviceMap.isValidPlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(false);
+        expect(serviceMap.isActivePlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(false);
       });
     });
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ describe('service map helpers', () => {
           signature: 'test signature',
         });
 
-        expect(serviceMap.isValidPlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(true);
+        expect(serviceMap.isActivePlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(true);
       });
     });
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('service map helpers', () => {
           signature: 'test signature',
         });
 
-        expect(serviceMap.isValidPlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(true);
+        expect(serviceMap.isActivePlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(true);
       });
     });
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe('service map helpers', () => {
           signature: 'test signature',
         });
 
-        expect(serviceMap.isValidPlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(true);
+        expect(serviceMap.isActivePlatinumLicense(license)).toEqual(true);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/service_map.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/service_map.ts
index 7f46fc685d9ca..1dc4d598cd2ee 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/service_map.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/common/service_map.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface ServiceNodeStats {
   avgErrorRate: number | null;
 }
 
-export function isValidPlatinumLicense(license: ILicense) {
+export function isActivePlatinumLicense(license: ILicense) {
   return license.isActive && license.hasAtLeast('platinum');
 }
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ServiceMap/index.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ServiceMap/index.tsx
index 83fab95bc91c9..cb5a57e9ab9fb 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ServiceMap/index.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/ServiceMap/index.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { EuiFlexGroup, EuiFlexItem } from '@elastic/eui';
 import { useTheme } from '../../../hooks/useTheme';
 import {
   invalidLicenseMessage,
-  isValidPlatinumLicense,
+  isActivePlatinumLicense,
 } from '../../../../common/service_map';
 import { useFetcher } from '../../../hooks/useFetcher';
 import { useLicense } from '../../../hooks/useLicense';
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function ServiceMap({ serviceName }: ServiceMapProps) {
 
   const { data = { elements: [] } } = useFetcher(() => {
     // When we don't have a license or a valid license, don't make the request.
-    if (!license || !isValidPlatinumLicense(license)) {
+    if (!license || !isActivePlatinumLicense(license)) {
       return;
     }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export function ServiceMap({ serviceName }: ServiceMapProps) {
     return null;
   }
 
-  return isValidPlatinumLicense(license) ? (
+  return isActivePlatinumLicense(license) ? (
     <div
       style={{
         height: height - parseInt(theme.eui.gutterTypes.gutterLarge, 10),
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.ts
index 46773b6eb2c37..eba75433a5148 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/lib/helpers/setup_request.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 import moment from 'moment';
-import { isValidPlatinumLicense } from '../../../common/service_map';
+import { isActivePlatinumLicense } from '../../../common/service_map';
 import { UI_SETTINGS } from '../../../../../../src/plugins/data/common';
 import { KibanaRequest } from '../../../../../../src/core/server';
 import { APMConfig } from '../..';
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ export async function setupRequest<TParams extends SetupRequestParams>(
       request,
     }),
     ml:
-      context.plugins.ml && isValidPlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)
+      context.plugins.ml && isActivePlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)
         ? getMlSetup(
             context.plugins.ml,
             context.core.savedObjects.client,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/service_map.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/service_map.ts
index 971e247d98986..8533d54ed6277 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/service_map.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/service_map.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import Boom from 'boom';
 import * as t from 'io-ts';
 import {
   invalidLicenseMessage,
-  isValidPlatinumLicense,
+  isActivePlatinumLicense,
 } from '../../common/service_map';
 import { setupRequest } from '../lib/helpers/setup_request';
 import { getServiceMap } from '../lib/service_map/get_service_map';
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ export const serviceMapRoute = createRoute(() => ({
     if (!context.config['xpack.apm.serviceMapEnabled']) {
       throw Boom.notFound();
     }
-    if (!isValidPlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)) {
+    if (!isActivePlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)) {
       throw Boom.forbidden(invalidLicenseMessage);
     }
     context.licensing.featureUsage.notifyUsage(APM_SERVICE_MAPS_FEATURE_NAME);
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ export const serviceMapServiceNodeRoute = createRoute(() => ({
     if (!context.config['xpack.apm.serviceMapEnabled']) {
       throw Boom.notFound();
     }
-    if (!isValidPlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)) {
+    if (!isActivePlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)) {
       throw Boom.forbidden(invalidLicenseMessage);
     }
     const logger = context.logger;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/settings/anomaly_detection.ts b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/settings/anomaly_detection.ts
index 4463437b61abd..290e81bd29973 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/settings/anomaly_detection.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/server/routes/settings/anomaly_detection.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 import * as t from 'io-ts';
 import Boom from 'boom';
-import { isValidPlatinumLicense } from '../../../common/service_map';
+import { isActivePlatinumLicense } from '../../../common/service_map';
 import { ML_ERRORS } from '../../../common/anomaly_detection';
 import { createRoute } from '../create_route';
 import { getAnomalyDetectionJobs } from '../../lib/anomaly_detection/get_anomaly_detection_jobs';
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const anomalyDetectionJobsRoute = createRoute(() => ({
   handler: async ({ context, request }) => {
     const setup = await setupRequest(context, request);
 
-    if (!isValidPlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)) {
+    if (!isActivePlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)) {
       throw Boom.forbidden(ML_ERRORS.INVALID_LICENSE);
     }
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export const createAnomalyDetectionJobsRoute = createRoute(() => ({
     const { environments } = context.params.body;
     const setup = await setupRequest(context, request);
 
-    if (!isValidPlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)) {
+    if (!isActivePlatinumLicense(context.licensing.license)) {
       throw Boom.forbidden(ML_ERRORS.INVALID_LICENSE);
     }