diff --git a/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_delete_directives_model_type_controller.cc b/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_delete_directives_model_type_controller.cc
index 5a97bef79c9..f5db11f3227 100644
--- a/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_delete_directives_model_type_controller.cc
+++ b/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_delete_directives_model_type_controller.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ BraveHistoryDeleteDirectivesModelTypeController::
 BraveHistoryDeleteDirectivesModelTypeController::
     ~BraveHistoryDeleteDirectivesModelTypeController() = default;
 
-syncer::DataTypeController::PreconditionState
+syncer::ModelTypeController::PreconditionState
 BraveHistoryDeleteDirectivesModelTypeController::GetPreconditionState() const {
   DCHECK(CalledOnValidThread());
   return PreconditionState::kPreconditionsMet;
diff --git a/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_delete_directives_model_type_controller.h b/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_delete_directives_model_type_controller.h
index a2b8e6f97e4..c9a93aacc80 100644
--- a/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_delete_directives_model_type_controller.h
+++ b/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_delete_directives_model_type_controller.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class BraveHistoryDeleteDirectivesModelTypeController
 
   ~BraveHistoryDeleteDirectivesModelTypeController() override;
 
-  // DataTypeController overrides.
+  // ModelTypeController overrides.
   PreconditionState GetPreconditionState() const override;
 };
 
diff --git a/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_model_type_controller.cc b/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_model_type_controller.cc
index 0a980c4fe7f..2564da48734 100644
--- a/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_model_type_controller.cc
+++ b/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_model_type_controller.cc
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ BraveHistoryModelTypeController::BraveHistoryModelTypeController(
 
 BraveHistoryModelTypeController::~BraveHistoryModelTypeController() = default;
 
-syncer::DataTypeController::PreconditionState
+syncer::ModelTypeController::PreconditionState
 BraveHistoryModelTypeController::GetPreconditionState() const {
   return PreconditionState::kPreconditionsMet;
 }
diff --git a/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_model_type_controller.h b/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_model_type_controller.h
index cc585c00c9f..1858dd4bd71 100644
--- a/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_model_type_controller.h
+++ b/components/history/core/browser/sync/brave_history_model_type_controller.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class BraveHistoryModelTypeController : public HistoryModelTypeController {
 
   ~BraveHistoryModelTypeController() override;
 
-  // syncer::DataTypeController implementation.
+  // syncer::ModelTypeController implementation.
   PreconditionState GetPreconditionState() const override;
 };
 
diff --git a/components/sync/service/brave_sync_service_impl_unittest.cc b/components/sync/service/brave_sync_service_impl_unittest.cc
index d6829a0d9d8..3ee3dd313a3 100644
--- a/components/sync/service/brave_sync_service_impl_unittest.cc
+++ b/components/sync/service/brave_sync_service_impl_unittest.cc
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class BraveSyncServiceImplTest : public testing::Test {
 
   void CreateSyncService(
       ModelTypeSet registered_types = ModelTypeSet({BOOKMARKS})) {
-    DataTypeController::TypeVector controllers;
+    ModelTypeController::TypeVector controllers;
     for (ModelType type : registered_types) {
       controllers.push_back(std::make_unique<FakeDataTypeController>(type));
     }
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ TEST_F(BraveSyncServiceImplTest, HistoryPreconditions) {
   auto history_precondition_state =
       history_model_type_controller->GetPreconditionState();
   EXPECT_EQ(history_precondition_state,
-            DataTypeController::PreconditionState::kPreconditionsMet);
+            ModelTypeController::PreconditionState::kPreconditionsMet);
 
   auto test_model_type_store_service =
       std::make_unique<TestModelTypeStoreService>();
@@ -568,7 +568,7 @@ TEST_F(BraveSyncServiceImplTest, HistoryPreconditions) {
   auto history_delete_directives_precondition_state =
       history_delete_directives_model_type_controller->GetPreconditionState();
   EXPECT_EQ(history_delete_directives_precondition_state,
-            DataTypeController::PreconditionState::kPreconditionsMet);
+            ModelTypeController::PreconditionState::kPreconditionsMet);
 
   OSCryptMocker::TearDown();
 }