diff --git a/cmd/all-in-one/main.go b/cmd/all-in-one/main.go
index d19332b2614..a051573e5a6 100644
--- a/cmd/all-in-one/main.go
+++ b/cmd/all-in-one/main.go
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func createMetricsQueryService(
 	logger *zap.Logger,
 	metricsReaderMetricsFactory metrics.Factory,
 ) (querysvc.MetricsQueryService, error) {
-	if err := metricsReaderFactory.InitializeMetricsFactory(logger); err != nil {
+	if err := metricsReaderFactory.Initialize(logger); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to init metrics reader factory: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/server_test.go b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/server_test.go
index 55845bd46a8..c5107c4339d 100644
--- a/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/server_test.go
+++ b/cmd/jaeger/internal/extension/jaegerquery/server_test.go
@@ -56,13 +56,6 @@ func (ff fakeFactory) CreateSpanWriter() (spanstore.Writer, error) {
 	return &spanstoremocks.Writer{}, nil
 }
 
-func (ff fakeFactory) CreateMetricsReader() (metricsstore.Reader, error) {
-	if ff.name == "need-span-writer-error" {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("test-error")
-	}
-	return &metricsstoremocks.Reader{}, nil
-}
-
 func (ff fakeFactory) Initialize(metrics.Factory, *zap.Logger) error {
 	if ff.name == "need-initialize-error" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("test-error")
@@ -70,13 +63,25 @@ func (ff fakeFactory) Initialize(metrics.Factory, *zap.Logger) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (ff fakeFactory) InitializeMetricsFactory(*zap.Logger) error {
-	if ff.name == "need-initialize-error" {
+type fakeMetricsFactory struct {
+	name string
+}
+
+// Initialize implements storage.MetricsFactory.
+func (fmf fakeMetricsFactory) Initialize(*zap.Logger) error {
+	if fmf.name == "need-initialize-error" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("test-error")
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (fmf fakeMetricsFactory) CreateMetricsReader() (metricsstore.Reader, error) {
+	if fmf.name == "need-span-writer-error" {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("test-error")
+	}
+	return &metricsstoremocks.Reader{}, nil
+}
+
 type fakeStorageExt struct{}
 
 var _ jaegerstorage.Extension = (*fakeStorageExt)(nil)
@@ -92,7 +97,7 @@ func (fakeStorageExt) MetricsFactory(name string) (storage.MetricsFactory, bool)
 	if name == "need-factory-error" {
 		return nil, false
 	}
-	return fakeFactory{name: name}, true
+	return fakeMetricsFactory{name: name}, true
 }
 
 func (fakeStorageExt) Start(context.Context, component.Host) error {
diff --git a/cmd/query/main.go b/cmd/query/main.go
index 249fc15cdb5..36c54c63197 100644
--- a/cmd/query/main.go
+++ b/cmd/query/main.go
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func createMetricsQueryService(
 	logger *zap.Logger,
 	metricsReaderMetricsFactory metrics.Factory,
 ) (querysvc.MetricsQueryService, error) {
-	if err := metricsReaderFactory.InitializeMetricsFactory(logger); err != nil {
+	if err := metricsReaderFactory.Initialize(logger); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to init metrics reader factory: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/plugin/metrics/disabled/factory.go b/plugin/metrics/disabled/factory.go
index 88aaeb30a44..48ca5de3e2f 100644
--- a/plugin/metrics/disabled/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/metrics/disabled/factory.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (*Factory) AddFlags(_ *flag.FlagSet) {}
 func (*Factory) InitFromViper(_ *viper.Viper, _ *zap.Logger) {}
 
 // Initialize implements storage.MetricsFactory.
-func (*Factory) InitializeMetricsFactory(_ *zap.Logger) error {
+func (*Factory) Initialize(_ *zap.Logger) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/plugin/metrics/disabled/factory_test.go b/plugin/metrics/disabled/factory_test.go
index f38252e3268..3504edbd723 100644
--- a/plugin/metrics/disabled/factory_test.go
+++ b/plugin/metrics/disabled/factory_test.go
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ var _ storage.MetricsFactory = new(Factory)
 
 func TestPrometheusFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	f := NewFactory()
-	require.NoError(t, f.InitializeMetricsFactory(zap.NewNop()))
+	require.NoError(t, f.Initialize(zap.NewNop()))
 
-	err := f.InitializeMetricsFactory(nil)
+	err := f.Initialize(nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	f.AddFlags(nil)
diff --git a/plugin/metrics/factory.go b/plugin/metrics/factory.go
index 764edd16907..48b54bc7866 100644
--- a/plugin/metrics/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/metrics/factory.go
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ func (*Factory) getFactoryOfType(factoryType string) (storage.MetricsFactory, er
 }
 
 // Initialize implements storage.MetricsFactory.
-func (f *Factory) InitializeMetricsFactory(logger *zap.Logger) error {
+func (f *Factory) Initialize(logger *zap.Logger) error {
 	for _, factory := range f.factories {
-		factory.InitializeMetricsFactory(logger)
+		factory.Initialize(logger)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/plugin/metrics/factory_test.go b/plugin/metrics/factory_test.go
index b0134802e46..0cacf652612 100644
--- a/plugin/metrics/factory_test.go
+++ b/plugin/metrics/factory_test.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestCreateMetricsReader(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, f)
 
-	require.NoError(t, f.InitializeMetricsFactory(zap.NewNop()))
+	require.NoError(t, f.Initialize(zap.NewNop()))
 
 	reader, err := f.CreateMetricsReader()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/plugin/metrics/prometheus/factory.go b/plugin/metrics/prometheus/factory.go
index 62206969d0b..3ac09b963b9 100644
--- a/plugin/metrics/prometheus/factory.go
+++ b/plugin/metrics/prometheus/factory.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (f *Factory) InitFromViper(v *viper.Viper, logger *zap.Logger) {
 }
 
 // Initialize implements storage.MetricsFactory.
-func (f *Factory) InitializeMetricsFactory(logger *zap.Logger) error {
+func (f *Factory) Initialize(logger *zap.Logger) error {
 	f.logger = logger
 	return nil
 }
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func NewFactoryWithConfig(
 	f.options = &Options{
 		Configuration: cfg,
 	}
-	err := f.InitializeMetricsFactory(logger)
+	err := f.Initialize(logger)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/plugin/metrics/prometheus/factory_test.go b/plugin/metrics/prometheus/factory_test.go
index c63b77151d1..bd49eca32d5 100644
--- a/plugin/metrics/prometheus/factory_test.go
+++ b/plugin/metrics/prometheus/factory_test.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ var _ storage.MetricsFactory = new(Factory)
 
 func TestPrometheusFactory(t *testing.T) {
 	f := NewFactory()
-	require.NoError(t, f.InitializeMetricsFactory(zap.NewNop()))
+	require.NoError(t, f.Initialize(zap.NewNop()))
 	assert.NotNil(t, f.logger)
 
 	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "localhost:")
diff --git a/storage/factory.go b/storage/factory.go
index b7c7fa6e759..61ef31f969b 100644
--- a/storage/factory.go
+++ b/storage/factory.go
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ var (
 type MetricsFactory interface {
 	// Initialize performs internal initialization of the factory, such as opening connections to the backend store.
 	// It is called after all configuration of the factory itself has been done.
-	InitializeMetricsFactory(logger *zap.Logger) error // Tests will fail as MetricsFactory and Factory Interface require Initialize but with different param's
+	Initialize(logger *zap.Logger) error // Tests will fail as MetricsFactory and Factory Interface require Initialize but with different param's
 
 	// CreateMetricsReader creates a metricsstore.Reader.
 	CreateMetricsReader() (metricsstore.Reader, error)
diff --git a/storage/mocks/MetricsFactory.go b/storage/mocks/MetricsFactory.go
index b27d2c91631..4d5d5823450 100644
--- a/storage/mocks/MetricsFactory.go
+++ b/storage/mocks/MetricsFactory.go
@@ -49,12 +49,12 @@ func (_m *MetricsFactory) CreateMetricsReader() (metricsstore.Reader, error) {
 	return r0, r1
 }
 
-// InitializeMetricsFactory provides a mock function with given fields: logger
-func (_m *MetricsFactory) InitializeMetricsFactory(logger *zap.Logger) error {
+// Initialize provides a mock function with given fields: logger
+func (_m *MetricsFactory) Initialize(logger *zap.Logger) error {
 	ret := _m.Called(logger)
 
 	if len(ret) == 0 {
-		panic("no return value specified for InitializeMetricsFactory")
+		panic("no return value specified for Initialize")
 	}
 
 	var r0 error