diff --git a/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go b/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go
index cd93bc5c9e..4a5b6bfdd9 100644
--- a/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go
+++ b/app/vmselect/netstorage/netstorage.go
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ func DeleteSeries(qt *querytracer.Tracer, at *auth.Token, sq *storage.SearchQuer
 	}
 	snr := startStorageNodesRequest(qt, true, func(qt *querytracer.Tracer, idx int, sn *storageNode) interface{} {
 		sn.deleteSeriesRequests.Inc()
-		deletedCount, err := sn.deleteMetrics(qt, requestData, deadline)
+		deletedCount, err := sn.deleteSeries(qt, requestData, deadline)
 		if err != nil {
 			sn.deleteSeriesErrors.Inc()
 		}
@@ -1497,17 +1497,17 @@ func (sn *storageNode) registerMetricNames(qt *querytracer.Tracer, mrs []storage
 	return sn.execOnConnWithPossibleRetry(qt, "registerMetricNames_v3", f, deadline)
 }
 
-func (sn *storageNode) deleteMetrics(qt *querytracer.Tracer, requestData []byte, deadline searchutils.Deadline) (int, error) {
+func (sn *storageNode) deleteSeries(qt *querytracer.Tracer, requestData []byte, deadline searchutils.Deadline) (int, error) {
 	var deletedCount int
 	f := func(bc *handshake.BufferedConn) error {
-		n, err := sn.deleteMetricsOnConn(bc, requestData)
+		n, err := sn.deleteSeriesOnConn(bc, requestData)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		deletedCount = n
 		return nil
 	}
-	if err := sn.execOnConnWithPossibleRetry(qt, "deleteMetrics_v5", f, deadline); err != nil {
+	if err := sn.execOnConnWithPossibleRetry(qt, "deleteSeries_v5", f, deadline); err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	return deletedCount, nil
@@ -1784,13 +1784,13 @@ func (sn *storageNode) registerMetricNamesOnConn(bc *handshake.BufferedConn, mrs
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (sn *storageNode) deleteMetricsOnConn(bc *handshake.BufferedConn, requestData []byte) (int, error) {
+func (sn *storageNode) deleteSeriesOnConn(bc *handshake.BufferedConn, requestData []byte) (int, error) {
 	// Send the request to sn
 	if err := writeBytes(bc, requestData); err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot send deleteMetrics request to conn: %w", err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot send deleteSeries request to conn: %w", err)
 	}
 	if err := bc.Flush(); err != nil {
-		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot flush deleteMetrics request to conn: %w", err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("cannot flush deleteSeries request to conn: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	// Read response error.
diff --git a/app/vmstorage/servers/vmselect.go b/app/vmstorage/servers/vmselect.go
index d300880932..c8a64f81e7 100644
--- a/app/vmstorage/servers/vmselect.go
+++ b/app/vmstorage/servers/vmselect.go
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ func (api *vmstorageAPI) TSDBStatus(qt *querytracer.Tracer, accountID, projectID
 	return api.s.GetTSDBStatus(qt, accountID, projectID, tfss, date, focusLabel, topN, maxMetrics, deadline)
 }
 
-func (api *vmstorageAPI) DeleteMetrics(qt *querytracer.Tracer, tfss []*storage.TagFilters, maxMetrics int, deadline uint64) (int, error) {
-	return api.s.DeleteMetrics(qt, tfss)
+func (api *vmstorageAPI) DeleteSeries(qt *querytracer.Tracer, tfss []*storage.TagFilters, maxMetrics int, deadline uint64) (int, error) {
+	return api.s.DeleteSeries(qt, tfss)
 }
 
 func (api *vmstorageAPI) RegisterMetricNames(qt *querytracer.Tracer, mrs []storage.MetricRow) error {
diff --git a/lib/storage/storage.go b/lib/storage/storage.go
index 8a1b492389..7dbc4b6326 100644
--- a/lib/storage/storage.go
+++ b/lib/storage/storage.go
@@ -1346,10 +1346,10 @@ func (s *Storage) prefetchMetricNames(qt *querytracer.Tracer, tsids []TSID, dead
 // ErrDeadlineExceeded is returned when the request times out.
 var ErrDeadlineExceeded = fmt.Errorf("deadline exceeded")
 
-// DeleteMetrics deletes all the metrics matching the given tfss.
+// DeleteSeries deletes all the series matching the given tfss.
 //
 // Returns the number of metrics deleted.
-func (s *Storage) DeleteMetrics(qt *querytracer.Tracer, tfss []*TagFilters) (int, error) {
+func (s *Storage) DeleteSeries(qt *querytracer.Tracer, tfss []*TagFilters) (int, error) {
 	deletedCount, err := s.idb().DeleteTSIDs(qt, tfss)
 	if err != nil {
 		return deletedCount, fmt.Errorf("cannot delete tsids: %w", err)
@@ -1889,7 +1889,7 @@ func (s *Storage) add(rows []rawRow, dstMrs []*MetricRow, mrs []MetricRow, preci
 			// Fast path - the TSID for the given MetricNameRaw has been found in cache and isn't deleted.
 			// There is no need in checking whether r.TSID.MetricID is deleted, since tsidCache doesn't
 			// contain MetricName->TSID entries for deleted time series.
-			// See Storage.DeleteMetrics code for details.
+			// See Storage.DeleteSeries code for details.
 			prevTSID = r.TSID
 			prevMetricNameRaw = mr.MetricNameRaw
 
diff --git a/lib/storage/storage_test.go b/lib/storage/storage_test.go
index f49505bafd..6ef66309e7 100644
--- a/lib/storage/storage_test.go
+++ b/lib/storage/storage_test.go
@@ -531,8 +531,8 @@ func testStorageRandTimestamps(s *Storage) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func TestStorageDeleteMetrics(t *testing.T) {
-	path := "TestStorageDeleteMetrics"
+func TestStorageDeleteSeries(t *testing.T) {
+	path := "TestStorageDeleteSeries"
 	s, err := OpenStorage(path, 0, 0, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("cannot open storage: %s", err)
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ func TestStorageDeleteMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("serial", func(t *testing.T) {
 		for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
-			if err = testStorageDeleteMetrics(s, 0); err != nil {
+			if err = testStorageDeleteSeries(s, 0); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("unexpected error on iteration %d: %s", i, err)
 			}
 
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ func TestStorageDeleteMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 			go func(workerNum int) {
 				var err error
 				for j := 0; j < 2; j++ {
-					err = testStorageDeleteMetrics(s, workerNum)
+					err = testStorageDeleteSeries(s, workerNum)
 					if err != nil {
 						break
 					}
@@ -604,7 +604,7 @@ func TestStorageDeleteMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func testStorageDeleteMetrics(s *Storage, workerNum int) error {
+func testStorageDeleteSeries(s *Storage, workerNum int) error {
 	const rowsPerMetric = 100
 	const metricsCount = 30
 
@@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ func testStorageDeleteMetrics(s *Storage, workerNum int) error {
 		if n := metricBlocksCount(tfs); n == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("expecting non-zero number of metric blocks for tfs=%s", tfs)
 		}
-		deletedCount, err := s.DeleteMetrics(nil, []*TagFilters{tfs})
+		deletedCount, err := s.DeleteSeries(nil, []*TagFilters{tfs})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot delete metrics: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -702,11 +702,11 @@ func testStorageDeleteMetrics(s *Storage, workerNum int) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("expecting non-zero number of deleted metrics on iteration %d", i)
 		}
 		if n := metricBlocksCount(tfs); n != 0 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("expecting zero metric blocks after DeleteMetrics call for tfs=%s; got %d blocks", tfs, n)
+			return fmt.Errorf("expecting zero metric blocks after DeleteSeries call for tfs=%s; got %d blocks", tfs, n)
 		}
 
 		// Try deleting empty tfss
-		deletedCount, err = s.DeleteMetrics(nil, nil)
+		deletedCount, err = s.DeleteSeries(nil, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("cannot delete empty tfss: %w", err)
 		}
diff --git a/lib/vmselectapi/api.go b/lib/vmselectapi/api.go
index 1d2b8d0818..9b78980118 100644
--- a/lib/vmselectapi/api.go
+++ b/lib/vmselectapi/api.go
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ type API interface {
 	// TSDBStatus returns tsdb status for the given sq.
 	TSDBStatus(qt *querytracer.Tracer, accountID, projectID uint32, tfss []*storage.TagFilters, date uint64, focusLabel string, topN, maxMetrics int, deadline uint64) (*storage.TSDBStatus, error)
 
-	// DeleteMetrics deletes metrics matching the given tfss.
-	DeleteMetrics(qt *querytracer.Tracer, tfss []*storage.TagFilters, maxMetrics int, deadline uint64) (int, error)
+	// DeleteSeries deletes series matching the given tfss.
+	DeleteSeries(qt *querytracer.Tracer, tfss []*storage.TagFilters, maxMetrics int, deadline uint64) (int, error)
 
 	// RegisterMetricNames registers the given mrs in the storage.
 	RegisterMetricNames(qt *querytracer.Tracer, mrs []storage.MetricRow) error
diff --git a/lib/vmselectapi/server.go b/lib/vmselectapi/server.go
index 58aa58878d..6d2f3a10be 100644
--- a/lib/vmselectapi/server.go
+++ b/lib/vmselectapi/server.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	indexSearchDuration *metrics.Histogram
 
 	registerMetricNamesRequests *metrics.Counter
-	deleteMetricsRequests       *metrics.Counter
+	deleteSeriesRequests        *metrics.Counter
 	labelNamesRequests          *metrics.Counter
 	labelValuesRequests         *metrics.Counter
 	tagValueSuffixesRequests    *metrics.Counter
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func NewServer(addr string, api API, limits Limits, disableResponseCompression b
 		indexSearchDuration: metrics.NewHistogram(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_index_search_duration_seconds{addr=%q}`, addr)),
 
 		registerMetricNamesRequests: metrics.NewCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_vmselect_rpc_requests_total{action="registerMetricNames",addr=%q}`, addr)),
-		deleteMetricsRequests:       metrics.NewCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_vmselect_rpc_requests_total{action="deleteMetrics",addr=%q}`, addr)),
+		deleteSeriesRequests:        metrics.NewCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_vmselect_rpc_requests_total{action="deleteSeries",addr=%q}`, addr)),
 		labelNamesRequests:          metrics.NewCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_vmselect_rpc_requests_total{action="labelNames",addr=%q}`, addr)),
 		labelValuesRequests:         metrics.NewCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_vmselect_rpc_requests_total{action="labelValues",addr=%q}`, addr)),
 		tagValueSuffixesRequests:    metrics.NewCounter(fmt.Sprintf(`vm_vmselect_rpc_requests_total{action="tagValueSuffixes",addr=%q}`, addr)),
@@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ func (s *Server) processRPC(ctx *vmselectRequestCtx, rpcName string) error {
 		return s.processSeriesCount(ctx)
 	case "tsdbStatus_v5":
 		return s.processTSDBStatus(ctx)
-	case "deleteMetrics_v5":
-		return s.processDeleteMetrics(ctx)
+	case "deleteSeries_v5":
+		return s.processDeleteSeries(ctx)
 	case "registerMetricNames_v3":
 		return s.processRegisterMetricNames(ctx)
 	default:
@@ -537,8 +537,8 @@ func (s *Server) processRegisterMetricNames(ctx *vmselectRequestCtx) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) processDeleteMetrics(ctx *vmselectRequestCtx) error {
-	s.deleteMetricsRequests.Inc()
+func (s *Server) processDeleteSeries(ctx *vmselectRequestCtx) error {
+	s.deleteSeriesRequests.Inc()
 
 	// Read request
 	if err := ctx.readSearchQuery(); err != nil {
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ func (s *Server) processDeleteMetrics(ctx *vmselectRequestCtx) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctx.writeErrorMessage(err)
 	}
-	deletedCount, err := s.api.DeleteMetrics(ctx.qt, tfss, maxMetrics, ctx.deadline)
+	deletedCount, err := s.api.DeleteSeries(ctx.qt, tfss, maxMetrics, ctx.deadline)
 	if err != nil {
 		return ctx.writeErrorMessage(err)
 	}