diff --git a/src/dbnode/persist/fs/merger.go b/src/dbnode/persist/fs/merger.go
index c014af9753..a6e78dc496 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/persist/fs/merger.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/persist/fs/merger.go
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func (m *merger) Merge(
 						Type:     persist.SeriesDocumentType,
 						Document: seriesMetadata,
 						// The lifetime of the shard series metadata is longly lived.
-						LifeTime: persist.SeriesMetadataLifeTimeLong,
+						LifeTime: persist.SeriesLifeTimeLong,
 					},
 				})
 			}
diff --git a/src/dbnode/persist/types.go b/src/dbnode/persist/types.go
index 052161d0fc..c01b4aa8ca 100644
--- a/src/dbnode/persist/types.go
+++ b/src/dbnode/persist/types.go
@@ -324,12 +324,12 @@ const (
 type SeriesMetadataLifeTime uint8
 
 const (
-	// SeriesMetadataLifeTimeLong means the underlying memory's life time is long lived and exceeds
+	// SeriesLifeTimeLong means the underlying memory's life time is long lived and exceeds
 	// the execution duration of the series metadata receiver.
-	SeriesMetadataLifeTimeLong SeriesMetadataLifeTime = iota
-	// SeriesMetadataLifeTimeShortLived means that the underlying memory is only valid for the duration
+	SeriesLifeTimeLong SeriesMetadataLifeTime = iota
+	// SeriesLifeTimeShort means that the underlying memory is only valid for the duration
 	// of the OnFlushNewSeries call. Must clone the underlying bytes in order to extend the life time.
-	SeriesMetadataLifeTimeShortLived
+	SeriesLifeTimeShort
 )
 
 // SeriesMetadataType describes the type of series metadata.