diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/Equals.java b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/Equals.java
index 45210c114b80d..31687233216ce 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/Equals.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/Equals.java
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison;
 
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Expression;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.TypedAttribute;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.Negatable;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.BinaryComparisonProcessor.BinaryComparisonOperation;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.planner.ExpressionTranslator;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.querydsl.query.Query;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.querydsl.query.RangeQuery;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.querydsl.query.TermQuery;
@@ -59,6 +61,9 @@ protected boolean isCommutative() {
 
     @Override
     public Query getQuery(String name, Object value, String format, boolean isDateLiteralComparison, ZoneId zoneId) {
+        if (left() instanceof TypedAttribute typedLeft) {
+            name = ExpressionTranslator.pushableAttributeName(typedLeft);
+        }
         if (isDateLiteralComparison) {
             // dates equality uses a range query because it's the one that has a "format" parameter
             return new RangeQuery(source(), name, value, true, value, true, format, zoneId);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/NotEquals.java b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/NotEquals.java
index 8b2f557e8b923..62b28025be59c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/NotEquals.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/NotEquals.java
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison;
 
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Expression;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.TypedAttribute;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.Negatable;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.BinaryComparisonProcessor.BinaryComparisonOperation;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.planner.ExpressionTranslator;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.querydsl.query.NotQuery;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.querydsl.query.Query;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.querydsl.query.RangeQuery;
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ protected boolean isCommutative() {
 
     @Override
     public Query getQuery(String name, Object value, String format, boolean isDateLiteralComparison, ZoneId zoneId) {
-        Query query;
+        if (left() instanceof TypedAttribute typedLeft) {
+            name = ExpressionTranslator.pushableAttributeName(typedLeft);
+        }
         if (isDateLiteralComparison) {
             // dates equality uses a range query because it's the one that has a "format" parameter
             return new NotQuery(source(), new RangeQuery(source(), name, value, true, value, true, format, zoneId));
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/NullEquals.java b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/NullEquals.java
index 3a9efb404d7ff..75eba452944db 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/NullEquals.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/expression/predicate/operator/comparison/NullEquals.java
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Expression;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.Nullability;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.TypedAttribute;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.BinaryComparisonProcessor.BinaryComparisonOperation;
+import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.planner.ExpressionTranslator;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.querydsl.query.Query;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.querydsl.query.RangeQuery;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.querydsl.query.TermQuery;
@@ -58,6 +60,9 @@ protected boolean isCommutative() {
 
     @Override
     public Query getQuery(String name, Object value, String format, boolean isDateLiteralComparison, ZoneId zoneId) {
+        if (left() instanceof TypedAttribute typedLeft) {
+            name = ExpressionTranslator.pushableAttributeName(typedLeft);
+        }
         if (isDateLiteralComparison) {
             // dates equality uses a range query because it's the one that has a "format" parameter
             return new RangeQuery(source(), name, value, true, value, true, format, zoneId);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/planner/ExpressionTranslators.java b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/planner/ExpressionTranslators.java
index eba835df3a863..38a536e3b3d41 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/planner/ExpressionTranslators.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/ql/planner/ExpressionTranslators.java
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.BinaryComparison;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.Equals;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.In;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.NotEquals;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.operator.comparison.NullEquals;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.regex.Like;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.regex.RLike;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.ql.expression.predicate.regex.RegexMatch;
@@ -280,7 +278,6 @@ public static Query doTranslate(BinaryComparison bc, TranslatorHandler handler)
 
         static Query translate(BinaryComparison bc, TranslatorHandler handler) {
             TypedAttribute attribute = checkIsPushableAttribute(bc.left());
-            Source source = bc.source();
             String name = handler.nameOf(attribute);
             Object value = valueOf(bc.right());
             String format = null;
@@ -320,14 +317,8 @@ static Query translate(BinaryComparison bc, TranslatorHandler handler) {
             if (DataTypes.isDateTime(attribute.dataType())) {
                 zoneId = bc.zoneId();
             }
-            if (bc instanceof Equals || bc instanceof NullEquals || bc instanceof NotEquals) {
-                name = pushableAttributeName(attribute);
-            }
 
             return bc.getQuery(name, value, format, isDateLiteralComparison, zoneId);
-
-            // throw new QlIllegalArgumentException("Don't know how to translate binary comparison [{}] in [{}]", bc.right().nodeString(),
-            // bc);
         }
     }