diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.test.ts
index 5ee195f8c775..771bde85626d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.test.ts
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ describe('UrlFormat', () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe('whitelist', () => {
-    test('should assume a relative url if the value is not in the whitelist without a base path', () => {
+  describe('allow-list', () => {
+    test('should assume a relative url if the value is not in the allow-list without a base path', () => {
       const parsedUrl = {
         origin: 'http://kibana',
         basePath: '',
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe('UrlFormat', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    test('should assume a relative url if the value is not in the whitelist with a basepath', () => {
+    test('should assume a relative url if the value is not in the allow-list with a basepath', () => {
       const parsedUrl = {
         origin: 'http://kibana',
         basePath: '/xyz',
diff --git a/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.ts b/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.ts
index e487bcfe0b01..81890e372839 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/common/field_formats/converters/url.ts
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ export class UrlFormat extends FieldFormat {
 
         return this.generateImgHtml(url, imageLabel);
       default:
-        const inWhitelist = allowedUrlSchemes.some((scheme) => url.indexOf(scheme) === 0);
-        if (!inWhitelist && !parsedUrl) {
+        const allowed = allowedUrlSchemes.some((scheme) => url.indexOf(scheme) === 0);
+        if (!allowed && !parsedUrl) {
           return url;
         }
 
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ export class UrlFormat extends FieldFormat {
          * UNSUPPORTED
          *  - app/kibana
          */
-        if (!inWhitelist) {
+        if (!allowed) {
           // Handles urls like: `#/discover`
           if (url[0] === '#') {
             prefix = `${origin}${pathname}`;