diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/metadatastore.go b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/internalstore.go
similarity index 86%
rename from pkg/storage/unified/resource/metadatastore.go
rename to pkg/storage/unified/resource/internalstore.go
index 785fd0b75b0..31bd27f2294 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/metadatastore.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/internalstore.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const (
 	metadataSection = "unified/metadata"
 )
 
-type metadataStore struct {
+type internalStore struct {
 	kv KV
 }
 
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ type Metadata struct {
 	LastImportTime time.Time `json:"lastImportTime"`
 }
 
-func newMetadataStore(kv KV) *metadataStore {
-	return &metadataStore{
+func newInternalStore(kv KV) *internalStore {
+	return &internalStore{
 		kv: kv,
 	}
 }
 
-func (d *metadataStore) Get(ctx context.Context, key MetadataKey) (Metadata, error) {
+func (d *internalStore) Get(ctx context.Context, key MetadataKey) (Metadata, error) {
 	if err := key.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return Metadata{}, fmt.Errorf("invalid metadata key: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (d *metadataStore) Get(ctx context.Context, key MetadataKey) (Metadata, err
 	return d.get(ctx, key.String())
 }
 
-func (d *metadataStore) get(ctx context.Context, key string) (Metadata, error) {
+func (d *internalStore) get(ctx context.Context, key string) (Metadata, error) {
 	reader, err := d.kv.Get(ctx, metadataSection, key)
 	if err != nil {
 		return Metadata{}, err
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ func (d *metadataStore) get(ctx context.Context, key string) (Metadata, error) {
 	return metadata, nil
 }
 
-func (d *metadataStore) GetAll(ctx context.Context) iter.Seq2[Metadata, error] {
+func (d *internalStore) GetAll(ctx context.Context) iter.Seq2[Metadata, error] {
 	opts := ListOptions{
 		Sort:     SortOrderAsc,
 		StartKey: "",
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ func (d *metadataStore) GetAll(ctx context.Context) iter.Seq2[Metadata, error] {
 	}
 }
 
-func (d *metadataStore) Save(ctx context.Context, metadata Metadata) error {
+func (d *internalStore) Save(ctx context.Context, metadata Metadata) error {
 	metadataKey := MetadataKey{
 		Namespace: metadata.Namespace,
 		Group:     metadata.Group,
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/metadatastore_test.go b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/internalstore_test.go
similarity index 90%
rename from pkg/storage/unified/resource/metadatastore_test.go
rename to pkg/storage/unified/resource/internalstore_test.go
index 347c1b34102..400c1d86bb7 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/metadatastore_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/internalstore_test.go
@@ -10,22 +10,22 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
-func setupTestMetadataStore(t *testing.T) *metadataStore {
+func setupTestInternalStore(t *testing.T) *internalStore {
 	db := setupTestBadgerDB(t)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		err := db.Close()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	})
 	kv := NewBadgerKV(db)
-	return newMetadataStore(kv)
+	return newInternalStore(kv)
 }
 
-func TestNewMetadataStore(t *testing.T) {
-	store := setupTestMetadataStore(t)
+func TestNewInternalStore(t *testing.T) {
+	store := setupTestInternalStore(t)
 	assert.NotNil(t, store.kv)
 }
 
-func TestMetadataStore_MetadataKey_String(t *testing.T) {
+func TestInternalStore_MetadataKey_String(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name        string
 		metadataKey MetadataKey
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestMetadataStore_MetadataKey_String(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestMetadataStore_MetadataKey_Validate(t *testing.T) {
+func TestInternalStore_MetadataKey_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name  string
 		key   MetadataKey
@@ -116,10 +116,10 @@ func TestMetadataStore_MetadataKey_Validate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestMetadataStore(t *testing.T) {
+func TestInternalStore(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("Save and Get", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := context.Background()
-		store := setupTestMetadataStore(t)
+		store := setupTestInternalStore(t)
 		metadata := Metadata{
 			Namespace:      "default",
 			Group:          "apps",
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestMetadataStore(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Run("GetAll", func(t *testing.T) {
 		ctx := context.Background()
-		store := setupTestMetadataStore(t)
+		store := setupTestInternalStore(t)
 		metadatas := []Metadata{
 			{
 				Namespace:      "stacks-1",
diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/storage_backend.go b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/storage_backend.go
index 0f9a4daab3d..9c64a773c94 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/resource/storage_backend.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/resource/storage_backend.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type kvStorageBackend struct {
 	bulkLock                     *BulkLock
 	dataStore                    *dataStore
 	eventStore                   *eventStore
-	metadataStore                *metadataStore
+	internalStore                *internalStore
 	notifier                     *notifier
 	builder                      DocumentBuilder
 	log                          logging.Logger
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func NewKVStorageBackend(opts KVBackendOptions) (StorageBackend, error) {
 		bulkLock:                     NewBulkLock(),
 		dataStore:                    newDataStore(kv),
 		eventStore:                   eventStore,
-		metadataStore:                newMetadataStore(kv),
+		internalStore:                newInternalStore(kv),
 		notifier:                     newNotifier(eventStore, notifierOptions{}),
 		snowflake:                    s,
 		builder:                      StandardDocumentBuilder(), // For now we use the standard document builder.
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ func (k *kvStorageBackend) GetResourceStats(ctx context.Context, nsr NamespacedR
 
 func (k *kvStorageBackend) GetResourceLastImportTimes(ctx context.Context) iter.Seq2[ResourceLastImportTime, error] {
 	return func(yield func(ResourceLastImportTime, error) bool) {
-		for metadata, err := range k.metadataStore.GetAll(ctx) {
+		for metadata, err := range k.internalStore.GetAll(ctx) {
 			if err != nil {
 				yield(ResourceLastImportTime{}, err)
 				return
@@ -1264,7 +1264,7 @@ func (k *kvStorageBackend) GetResourceLastImportTimes(ctx context.Context) iter.
 }
 
 func (k *kvStorageBackend) updateLastImportTime(ctx context.Context, key *resourcepb.ResourceKey, now time.Time) error {
-	metadata, err := k.metadataStore.Get(ctx, MetadataKey{
+	metadata, err := k.internalStore.Get(ctx, MetadataKey{
 		Namespace: key.Namespace,
 		Group:     key.Group,
 		Resource:  key.Resource,
@@ -1284,7 +1284,7 @@ func (k *kvStorageBackend) updateLastImportTime(ctx context.Context, key *resour
 	}
 
 	metadata.LastImportTime = now.UTC()
-	return k.metadataStore.Save(ctx, metadata)
+	return k.internalStore.Save(ctx, metadata)
 }
 
 func (k *kvStorageBackend) ProcessBulk(ctx context.Context, setting BulkSettings, iter BulkRequestIterator) *resourcepb.BulkResponse {