diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.ts
index 1ed9df8da65dd..ae9a56f00a5c1 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/models/data_recognizer/data_recognizer.ts
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ export class DataRecognizer {
   // takes a module config id, an optional jobPrefix and the request object
   // creates all of the jobs, datafeeds and savedObjects  listed in the module config.
   // if any of the savedObjects already exist, they will not be overwritten.
-  async setupModuleItems(
+  async setup(
     moduleId: string,
     jobPrefix?: string,
     groups?: string[],
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.ts
index ade3d3eca90ea..88d24a1b86b6d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/modules.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ function getModule(context: RequestHandlerContext, moduleId: string) {
   }
 }
 
-function saveModuleItems(
+function setup(
   context: RequestHandlerContext,
   moduleId: string,
   prefix?: string,
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function saveModuleItems(
     context.ml!.mlClient.callAsCurrentUser,
     context.core.savedObjects.client
   );
-  return dr.setupModuleItems(
+  return dr.setup(
     moduleId,
     prefix,
     groups,
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ export function dataRecognizer({ router, mlLicense }: RouteInitialization) {
           estimateModelMemory,
         } = request.body as TypeOf<typeof setupModuleBodySchema>;
 
-        const result = await saveModuleItems(
+        const result = await setup(
           context,
           moduleId,
           prefix,
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/schemas/modules.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/schemas/modules.ts
index 23148c14c734e..e2b58cf2ce8f2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/schemas/modules.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/routes/schemas/modules.ts
@@ -71,19 +71,19 @@ export const setupModuleBodySchema = schema.object({
   estimateModelMemory: schema.maybe(schema.boolean()),
 });
 
-export const getModuleIdParamSchema = (optional = false) => {
-  const stringType = schema.string();
-  return schema.object({
-    /**
-     * ID of the module.
-     */
-    moduleId: optional ? schema.maybe(stringType) : stringType,
-  });
-};
-
-export const optionalModuleIdParamSchema = getModuleIdParamSchema(true);
+export const optionalModuleIdParamSchema = schema.object({
+  /**
+   * ID of the module.
+   */
+  moduleId: schema.maybe(schema.string()),
+});
 
-export const moduleIdParamSchema = getModuleIdParamSchema(false);
+export const moduleIdParamSchema = schema.object({
+  /**
+   * ID of the module.
+   */
+  moduleId: schema.string(),
+});
 
 export const modulesIndexPatternTitleSchema = schema.object({
   /**
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared.ts
index 7b4b2a55c29f1..3fca8ea1ba047 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared.ts
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
 export * from '../common/types/anomalies';
 export * from '../common/types/anomaly_detection_jobs';
 export * from './lib/capabilities/errors';
+export { ModuleSetupPayload } from './shared_services/providers/modules';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared_services/providers/modules.ts b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared_services/providers/modules.ts
index d1666c5c1bf7b..27935fd6fe21d 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared_services/providers/modules.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ml/server/shared_services/providers/modules.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
  */
 
 import { LegacyAPICaller, KibanaRequest, SavedObjectsClientContract } from 'kibana/server';
+import { TypeOf } from '@kbn/config-schema';
 import { DataRecognizer } from '../../models/data_recognizer';
 import { SharedServicesChecks } from '../shared_services';
+import { moduleIdParamSchema, setupModuleBodySchema } from '../../routes/schemas/modules';
+
+export type ModuleSetupPayload = TypeOf<typeof moduleIdParamSchema> &
+  TypeOf<typeof setupModuleBodySchema>;
 
 export interface ModulesProvider {
   modulesProvider(
@@ -17,7 +22,7 @@ export interface ModulesProvider {
     recognize: DataRecognizer['findMatches'];
     getModule: DataRecognizer['getModule'];
     listModules: DataRecognizer['listModules'];
-    setupModuleItems: DataRecognizer['setupModuleItems'];
+    setup(payload: ModuleSetupPayload): ReturnType<DataRecognizer['setup']>;
   };
 }
 
@@ -52,11 +57,24 @@ export function getModulesProvider({
 
           return dr.listModules();
         },
-        async setupModuleItems(...args) {
+        async setup(payload: ModuleSetupPayload) {
           isFullLicense();
           await hasMlCapabilities(['canCreateJob']);
 
-          return dr.setupModuleItems(...args);
+          return dr.setup(
+            payload.moduleId,
+            payload.prefix,
+            payload.groups,
+            payload.indexPatternName,
+            payload.query,
+            payload.useDedicatedIndex,
+            payload.startDatafeed,
+            payload.start,
+            payload.end,
+            payload.jobOverrides,
+            payload.datafeedOverrides,
+            payload.estimateModelMemory
+          );
         },
       };
     },