diff --git a/pkg/client/query/cache/config.go b/pkg/client/query/cache/config.go
index 3881bbf5e..77fae86b3 100644
--- a/pkg/client/query/cache/config.go
+++ b/pkg/client/query/cache/config.go
@@ -67,10 +67,10 @@ func (cfg *queryCacheConfig) Validate() error {
 
 // WithHistoricalMode enables historical caching with the given maxVersionAge
 // configuration; if 0, no historical pruning is performed.
-func WithHistoricalMode(numRetainedVersions int64) QueryCacheOptionFn {
+func WithHistoricalMode(maxVersionAge int64) QueryCacheOptionFn {
 	return func(cfg *queryCacheConfig) {
 		cfg.historical = true
-		cfg.maxVersionAge = numRetainedVersions
+		cfg.maxVersionAge = maxVersionAge
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/client/query/options.go b/pkg/client/query/options.go
index a335a68a3..8e5781d19 100644
--- a/pkg/client/query/options.go
+++ b/pkg/client/query/options.go
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultPruneOlderThan = 100
-	defaultMaxKeys        = 1000
+	defaultMaxVersionAge = 100
+	defaultMaxKeys       = 1000
 )
 
 // paramsQuerierConfig is the configuration for parameter queriers. It is intended
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ type ParamsQuerierOptionFn func(*paramsQuerierConfig)
 func DefaultParamsQuerierConfig() *paramsQuerierConfig {
 	return &paramsQuerierConfig{
 		cacheOpts: []cache.QueryCacheOptionFn{
-			cache.WithHistoricalMode(defaultPruneOlderThan),
+			cache.WithHistoricalMode(defaultMaxVersionAge),
 			cache.WithMaxKeys(defaultMaxKeys),
 			cache.WithEvictionPolicy(cache.FirstInFirstOut),
 		},