diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/waterfall/span_flyout/sticky_span_properties.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/waterfall/span_flyout/sticky_span_properties.tsx
index 3067b335f4861..1e8cf5d19e5e0 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/waterfall/span_flyout/sticky_span_properties.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/apm/public/components/app/transaction_details/waterfall_with_summary/waterfall_container/waterfall/span_flyout/sticky_span_properties.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export function StickySpanProperties({ span, transaction }: Props) {
   });
 
   const spanName = span.span.name;
-  const backendName = span.span.destination?.service.resource;
+  const dependencyName = span.span.destination?.service.resource;
 
   const transactionStickyProperties = transaction
     ? [
@@ -98,13 +98,13 @@ export function StickySpanProperties({ span, transaction }: Props) {
       ]
     : [];
 
-  const backendStickyProperties = backendName
+  const dependencyStickyProperties = dependencyName
     ? [
         {
           label: i18n.translate(
-            'xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.backendLabel',
+            'xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.dependencyLabel',
             {
-              defaultMessage: 'Backend',
+              defaultMessage: 'Dependency',
             }
           ),
           fieldName: SPAN_DESTINATION_SERVICE_RESOURCE,
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ export function StickySpanProperties({ span, transaction }: Props) {
             <BackendLink
               query={{
                 ...query,
-                backendName,
+                backendName: dependencyName,
               }}
               subtype={span.span.subtype}
               type={span.span.type}
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export function StickySpanProperties({ span, transaction }: Props) {
       truncated: true,
       width: '25%',
     },
-    ...backendStickyProperties,
+    ...dependencyStickyProperties,
     ...transactionStickyProperties,
   ];
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
index f1015055b8243..a86fe5ccd7a64 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/ja-JP.json
@@ -7114,7 +7114,6 @@
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.resultLabel": "結果",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.serviceLabel": "サービス",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.servicesTitle": "サービス",
-    "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.backendLabel": "バックエンド",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.compositeExampleWarning": "これは連続した類似したスパンのグループのサンプルドキュメントです",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.databaseStatementTitle": "データベースステートメント",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.nameLabel": "名前",
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
index 9db8a18e535a1..160da296fd831 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/translations/translations/zh-CN.json
@@ -6926,7 +6926,6 @@
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.resultLabel": "结果",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.serviceLabel": "服务",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.servicesTitle": "服务",
-    "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.backendLabel": "后端",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.compositeExampleWarning": "这是一组连续、相似跨度的样例文档",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.databaseStatementTitle": "数据库语句",
     "xpack.apm.transactionDetails.spanFlyout.nameLabel": "名称",