diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/backend_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/backend_types.go
index 8ea958bfa1d..c6665bae953 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/backend_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/backend_types.go
@@ -123,12 +123,12 @@ type UnixSocket struct {
 //
 // +notImplementedHide
 type BackendSpec struct {
-	// BackendEndpoints defines the endpoints to be used when connecting to the backend.
+	// Endpoints defines the endpoints to be used when connecting to the backend.
 	//
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MinItems=1
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:MaxItems=4
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:XValidation:rule="self.all(f, has(f.fqdn)) || !self.exists(f, has(f.fqdn))",message="fqdn addresses cannot be mixed with other address types"
-	BackendEndpoints []BackendEndpoint `json:"endpoints,omitempty"`
+	Endpoints []BackendEndpoint `json:"endpoints,omitempty"`
 
 	// AppProtocols defines the application protocols to be supported when connecting to the backend.
 	//
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index f1338b90b28..3c046e25386 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -311,8 +311,8 @@ func (in *BackendRef) DeepCopy() *BackendRef {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *BackendSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *BackendSpec) {
 	*out = *in
-	if in.BackendEndpoints != nil {
-		in, out := &in.BackendEndpoints, &out.BackendEndpoints
+	if in.Endpoints != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Endpoints, &out.Endpoints
 		*out = make([]BackendEndpoint, len(*in))
 		for i := range *in {
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
diff --git a/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_backends.yaml b/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_backends.yaml
index 360bcfbddb1..68c1324ed82 100644
--- a/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_backends.yaml
+++ b/charts/gateway-helm/crds/generated/gateway.envoyproxy.io_backends.yaml
@@ -65,8 +65,8 @@ spec:
                   type: string
                 type: array
               endpoints:
-                description: BackendEndpoints defines the endpoints to be used when
-                  connecting to the backend.
+                description: Endpoints defines the endpoints to be used when connecting
+                  to the backend.
                 items:
                   description: |-
                     BackendEndpoint describes a backend endpoint, which can be either a fully-qualified domain name, IPv4 address or unix domain socket
diff --git a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
index 3b83c297406..f94e5a61aea 100644
--- a/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
+++ b/site/content/en/latest/api/extension_types.md
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 
 | Field | Type | Required | Description |
 | ---   | ---  | ---      | ---         |
-| `endpoints` | _[BackendEndpoint](#backendendpoint) array_ |  true  | BackendEndpoints defines the endpoints to be used when connecting to the backend. |
+| `endpoints` | _[BackendEndpoint](#backendendpoint) array_ |  true  | Endpoints defines the endpoints to be used when connecting to the backend. |
 | `appProtocols` | _[AppProtocolType](#appprotocoltype) array_ |  false  | AppProtocols defines the application protocols to be supported when connecting to the backend. |
 
 
diff --git a/test/cel-validation/backend_test.go b/test/cel-validation/backend_test.go
index 791692e9482..b9c0b7853af 100644
--- a/test/cel-validation/backend_test.go
+++ b/test/cel-validation/backend_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			mutate: func(backend *egv1a1.Backend) {
 				backend.Spec = egv1a1.BackendSpec{
 					AppProtocols: []egv1a1.AppProtocolType{egv1a1.AppProtocolTypeH2C},
-					BackendEndpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
+					Endpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
 						{
 							Unix: &egv1a1.UnixSocket{
 								Path: "/path/to/service.sock",
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			mutate: func(backend *egv1a1.Backend) {
 				backend.Spec = egv1a1.BackendSpec{
 					AppProtocols: []egv1a1.AppProtocolType{egv1a1.AppProtocolTypeH2C},
-					BackendEndpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
+					Endpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
 						{
 							FQDN: &egv1a1.FQDNEndpoint{
 								Address: "example.com",
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			mutate: func(backend *egv1a1.Backend) {
 				backend.Spec = egv1a1.BackendSpec{
 					AppProtocols: []egv1a1.AppProtocolType{"HTTP7"},
-					BackendEndpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
+					Endpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
 						{
 							FQDN: &egv1a1.FQDNEndpoint{
 								Address: "example.com",
@@ -102,8 +102,8 @@ func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			desc: "No address",
 			mutate: func(backend *egv1a1.Backend) {
 				backend.Spec = egv1a1.BackendSpec{
-					AppProtocols:     []egv1a1.AppProtocolType{egv1a1.AppProtocolTypeH2C},
-					BackendEndpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{{}},
+					AppProtocols: []egv1a1.AppProtocolType{egv1a1.AppProtocolTypeH2C},
+					Endpoints:    []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{{}},
 				}
 			},
 			wantErrors: []string{"spec.endpoints[0]: Invalid value: \"object\": one of fqdn, ipv4 or unix must be specified"},
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			mutate: func(backend *egv1a1.Backend) {
 				backend.Spec = egv1a1.BackendSpec{
 					AppProtocols: []egv1a1.AppProtocolType{egv1a1.AppProtocolTypeH2C},
-					BackendEndpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
+					Endpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
 						{
 							FQDN: &egv1a1.FQDNEndpoint{
 								Address: "example.com",
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			mutate: func(backend *egv1a1.Backend) {
 				backend.Spec = egv1a1.BackendSpec{
 					AppProtocols: []egv1a1.AppProtocolType{egv1a1.AppProtocolTypeH2C},
-					BackendEndpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
+					Endpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
 						{
 							FQDN: &egv1a1.FQDNEndpoint{
 								Address: "example.com",
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			mutate: func(backend *egv1a1.Backend) {
 				backend.Spec = egv1a1.BackendSpec{
 					AppProtocols: []egv1a1.AppProtocolType{egv1a1.AppProtocolTypeH2C},
-					BackendEndpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
+					Endpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
 						{
 							FQDN: &egv1a1.FQDNEndpoint{
 								Address: "host name",
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestBackend(t *testing.T) {
 			mutate: func(backend *egv1a1.Backend) {
 				backend.Spec = egv1a1.BackendSpec{
 					AppProtocols: []egv1a1.AppProtocolType{egv1a1.AppProtocolTypeH2C},
-					BackendEndpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
+					Endpoints: []egv1a1.BackendEndpoint{
 						{
 							IPv4: &egv1a1.IPv4Endpoint{
 								Address: "300.0.0.0",