diff --git a/nexus/src/external_api/http_entrypoints.rs b/nexus/src/external_api/http_entrypoints.rs
index 0efc877e98..b007cc6217 100644
--- a/nexus/src/external_api/http_entrypoints.rs
+++ b/nexus/src/external_api/http_entrypoints.rs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ pub(crate) fn external_api() -> NexusApiDescription {
         api.register(rack_view)?;
         api.register(sled_list)?;
         api.register(sled_view)?;
-        api.register(sled_set_provision_state)?;
+        api.register(sled_set_provision_policy)?;
         api.register(sled_instance_list)?;
         api.register(sled_physical_disk_list)?;
         api.register(physical_disk_list)?;
@@ -5166,13 +5166,13 @@ async fn sled_view(
     apictx.external_latencies.instrument_dropshot_handler(&rqctx, handler).await
 }
 
-/// Set sled provision state
+/// Set sled provision policy
 #[endpoint {
     method = PUT,
-    path = "/v1/system/hardware/sleds/{sled_id}/provision-state",
+    path = "/v1/system/hardware/sleds/{sled_id}/provision-policy",
     tags = ["system/hardware"],
 }]
-async fn sled_set_provision_state(
+async fn sled_set_provision_policy(
     rqctx: RequestContext<Arc<ServerContext>>,
     path_params: Path<params::SledPath>,
     new_provision_state: TypedBody<params::SledProvisionPolicyParams>,
diff --git a/nexus/tests/integration_tests/endpoints.rs b/nexus/tests/integration_tests/endpoints.rs
index 93cc9d1db9..81f2a02b31 100644
--- a/nexus/tests/integration_tests/endpoints.rs
+++ b/nexus/tests/integration_tests/endpoints.rs
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ use nexus_types::external_api::params;
 use nexus_types::external_api::shared;
 use nexus_types::external_api::shared::IpRange;
 use nexus_types::external_api::shared::Ipv4Range;
+use nexus_types::external_api::views::SledProvisionPolicy;
 use omicron_common::api::external::AddressLotKind;
 use omicron_common::api::external::ByteCount;
 use omicron_common::api::external::IdentityMetadataCreateParams;
@@ -45,14 +46,12 @@ pub const HARDWARE_UNINITIALIZED_SLEDS: &'static str =
     "/v1/system/hardware/sleds-uninitialized";
 pub static HARDWARE_SLED_URL: Lazy<String> =
     Lazy::new(|| format!("/v1/system/hardware/sleds/{}", SLED_AGENT_UUID));
-pub static HARDWARE_SLED_PROVISION_STATE_URL: Lazy<String> = Lazy::new(|| {
-    format!("/v1/system/hardware/sleds/{}/provision-state", SLED_AGENT_UUID)
+pub static HARDWARE_SLED_PROVISION_POLICY_URL: Lazy<String> = Lazy::new(|| {
+    format!("/v1/system/hardware/sleds/{}/provision-policy", SLED_AGENT_UUID)
 });
-pub static DEMO_SLED_PROVISION_STATE: Lazy<params::SledProvisionPolicyParams> =
-    Lazy::new(|| {
-        params::SledProvisionPolicyParams {
-            state: nexus_types::external_api::views::SledProvisionPolicy::NonProvisionable,
-        }
+pub static DEMO_SLED_PROVISION_POLICY: Lazy<params::SledProvisionPolicyParams> =
+    Lazy::new(|| params::SledProvisionPolicyParams {
+        state: SledProvisionPolicy::NonProvisionable,
     });
 
 pub static HARDWARE_SWITCH_URL: Lazy<String> =
@@ -1911,11 +1910,11 @@ pub static VERIFY_ENDPOINTS: Lazy<Vec<VerifyEndpoint>> = Lazy::new(|| {
         },
 
         VerifyEndpoint {
-            url: &HARDWARE_SLED_PROVISION_STATE_URL,
+            url: &HARDWARE_SLED_PROVISION_POLICY_URL,
             visibility: Visibility::Protected,
             unprivileged_access: UnprivilegedAccess::None,
             allowed_methods: vec![AllowedMethod::Put(
-                serde_json::to_value(&*DEMO_SLED_PROVISION_STATE).unwrap()
+                serde_json::to_value(&*DEMO_SLED_PROVISION_POLICY).unwrap()
             )],
         },
 
diff --git a/nexus/tests/output/nexus_tags.txt b/nexus/tests/output/nexus_tags.txt
index 7ed73fd30a..adb36a24af 100644
--- a/nexus/tests/output/nexus_tags.txt
+++ b/nexus/tests/output/nexus_tags.txt
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ sled_instance_list                       GET      /v1/system/hardware/sleds/{sle
 sled_list                                GET      /v1/system/hardware/sleds
 sled_list_uninitialized                  GET      /v1/system/hardware/sleds-uninitialized
 sled_physical_disk_list                  GET      /v1/system/hardware/sleds/{sled_id}/disks
-sled_set_provision_state                 PUT      /v1/system/hardware/sleds/{sled_id}/provision-state
+sled_set_provision_policy                PUT      /v1/system/hardware/sleds/{sled_id}/provision-policy
 sled_view                                GET      /v1/system/hardware/sleds/{sled_id}
 switch_list                              GET      /v1/system/hardware/switches
 switch_view                              GET      /v1/system/hardware/switches/{switch_id}
diff --git a/nexus/types/src/external_api/params.rs b/nexus/types/src/external_api/params.rs
index e8caefe1bc..07eeb9b679 100644
--- a/nexus/types/src/external_api/params.rs
+++ b/nexus/types/src/external_api/params.rs
@@ -96,14 +96,14 @@ pub struct SledSelector {
     pub sled: Uuid,
 }
 
-/// Parameters for `sled_set_provision_state`.
+/// Parameters for `sled_set_provision_policy`.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema, PartialEq)]
 pub struct SledProvisionPolicyParams {
     /// The provision state.
     pub state: super::views::SledProvisionPolicy,
 }
 
-/// Response to `sled_set_provision_state`.
+/// Response to `sled_set_provision_policy`.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize, JsonSchema, PartialEq)]
 pub struct SledProvisionPolicyResponse {
     /// The old provision state.
diff --git a/openapi/nexus.json b/openapi/nexus.json
index 8f0fd997ca..cc8edec51d 100644
--- a/openapi/nexus.json
+++ b/openapi/nexus.json
@@ -4221,13 +4221,13 @@
         }
       }
     },
-    "/v1/system/hardware/sleds/{sled_id}/provision-state": {
+    "/v1/system/hardware/sleds/{sled_id}/provision-policy": {
       "put": {
         "tags": [
           "system/hardware"
         ],
-        "summary": "Set sled provision state",
-        "operationId": "sled_set_provision_state",
+        "summary": "Set sled provision policy",
+        "operationId": "sled_set_provision_policy",
         "parameters": [
           {
             "in": "path",
@@ -15044,7 +15044,7 @@
         ]
       },
       "SledProvisionPolicyParams": {
-        "description": "Parameters for `sled_set_provision_state`.",
+        "description": "Parameters for `sled_set_provision_policy`.",
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
           "state": {
@@ -15061,7 +15061,7 @@
         ]
       },
       "SledProvisionPolicyResponse": {
-        "description": "Response to `sled_set_provision_state`.",
+        "description": "Response to `sled_set_provision_policy`.",
         "type": "object",
         "properties": {
           "new_state": {