diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/saved_objects.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/saved_objects.ts
index ae559f455ac03..12e554cf185c8 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/saved_objects.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/saved_objects.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
-import * as serverTypes from './will_move_to_server';
+import * as serverTypes from './server_types';
 
 /**
  * Information about the migrations that have been applied to this SavedObject.
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/will_move_to_server.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/server_types.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/will_move_to_server.ts
rename to packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/server_types.ts
index 802a0fe7e9d84..8b0ae5c819952 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/will_move_to_server.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-common/src/server_types.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,14 @@
  * Side Public License, v 1.
  */
 
+/**
+ * Note: this file contains types that are intended for use by server-side code
+ * only. Once the Saved Objects client is removed from browser code we will
+ * remove these types as well.
+ *
+ * See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/149098.
+ */
+
 import type { SavedObjectsMigrationVersion, SavedObjectError } from './saved_objects';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server/index.ts b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server/index.ts
index b65cbef68dc18..f99a813d01b7d 100644
--- a/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/saved-objects/core-saved-objects-server/index.ts
@@ -95,4 +95,4 @@ export type {
   SavedObjectAttribute,
   SavedObjectAttributeSingle,
   SavedObjectReference,
-} from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-common/src/will_move_to_server';
+} from '@kbn/core-saved-objects-common/src/server_types';