diff --git a/platform/lang-api/api-dump-unreviewed.txt b/platform/lang-api/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
index 627833e2ca6d..8f98dc0d2274 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
+++ b/platform/lang-api/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
@@ -2041,8 +2041,8 @@ c:com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.ContributorSearchResult$Builder
 - setHasMore(Z):V
 com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.EssentialContributor
 - s:checkEssential(com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.SearchEverywhereContributor):Z
-- s:checkEssentialWithoutMl(com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.SearchEverywhereContributor):Z
-- isEssential():Z
+- s:checkEssentialByDefault(com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.SearchEverywhereContributor):Z
+- isEssentialByDefault():Z
 c:com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.ExtendedInfo
 - <init>():V
 - <init>(kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1,kotlin.jvm.functions.Function1):V
diff --git a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/EssentialContributor.java b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/EssentialContributor.java
index 1951c0e87799..f90896e6f732 100644
--- a/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/EssentialContributor.java
+++ b/platform/lang-api/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/EssentialContributor.java
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
  */
 public interface EssentialContributor {
 
-  default boolean isEssential() {
+  default boolean isEssentialByDefault() {
     return true;
   }
 
-  static boolean checkEssentialWithoutMl(SearchEverywhereContributor<?> contributor) {
-    return (contributor instanceof EssentialContributor ic) && ic.isEssential();
+  static boolean checkEssentialByDefault(SearchEverywhereContributor<?> contributor) {
+    return (contributor instanceof EssentialContributor ic) && ic.isEssentialByDefault();
   }
 
   static boolean checkEssential(SearchEverywhereContributor<?> contributor) {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public interface EssentialContributor {
       return isEssentialByMl;
     }
     else {
-      return checkEssentialWithoutMl(contributor);
+      return checkEssentialByDefault(contributor);
     }
   }
   /**
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/api-dump-unreviewed.txt b/platform/lang-impl/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
index b2359ae57133..cb52b73de644 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
@@ -8363,7 +8363,7 @@ f:com.intellij.ide.actions.searcheverywhere.PSIPresentationBgRendererWrapper
 - getSupportedScopes():java.util.List
 - isDumbAware():Z
 - isEmptyPatternSupported():Z
-- isEssential():Z
+- isEssentialByDefault():Z
 - isMultiSelectionSupported():Z
 - isShownInSeparateTab():Z
 - isSlow():Z
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/PSIPresentationBgRendererWrapper.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/PSIPresentationBgRendererWrapper.java
index 80a7eb66ce24..18d15703bdec 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/PSIPresentationBgRendererWrapper.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/PSIPresentationBgRendererWrapper.java
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ public final class PSIPresentationBgRendererWrapper implements WeightedSearchEve
   }
 
   @Override
-  public boolean isEssential() {
-    return EssentialContributor.checkEssentialWithoutMl(myDelegate);
+  public boolean isEssentialByDefault() {
+    return EssentialContributor.checkEssentialByDefault(myDelegate);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/WaitForContributorsListenerWrapper.java b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/WaitForContributorsListenerWrapper.java
index 889f503f21e1..82f054b1f420 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/WaitForContributorsListenerWrapper.java
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/WaitForContributorsListenerWrapper.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public final class WaitForContributorsListenerWrapper implements SearchListener,
   private void initializeDefaultEssentialContributors(Collection<? extends SearchEverywhereContributor<?>> contributors) {
     if (defaultEssentialContributorsCache.isEmpty()) {
       Map<? extends SearchEverywhereContributor<?>, Boolean> fallbackContributors = contributors.stream()
-        .filter(EssentialContributor::checkEssentialWithoutMl)
+        .filter(EssentialContributor::checkEssentialByDefault)
         .collect(Collectors.toMap(Function.identity(), c -> false));
       defaultEssentialContributorsCache.putAll(fallbackContributors);
     }
diff --git a/platform/lang-impl/testSources/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/SETestUtil.kt b/platform/lang-impl/testSources/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/SETestUtil.kt
index fd7e0688838c..3b6d00686d29 100644
--- a/platform/lang-impl/testSources/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/SETestUtil.kt
+++ b/platform/lang-impl/testSources/com/intellij/ide/actions/searcheverywhere/SETestUtil.kt
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import com.intellij.util.Processor
 import javax.swing.JPanel
 import javax.swing.ListCellRenderer
 
-fun createDumbContributor(id: String, showTab: Boolean = false, essential: Boolean = false): SearchEverywhereContributor<Unit> =
+fun createDumbContributor(id: String, showTab: Boolean = false, essentialByDefault: Boolean = false): SearchEverywhereContributor<Unit> =
   object : SearchEverywhereContributor<Unit>, EssentialContributor {
     override fun getSearchProviderId(): String = id
     override fun getGroupName(): String = id
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ fun createDumbContributor(id: String, showTab: Boolean = false, essential: Boole
     override fun processSelectedItem(selected: Unit, modifiers: Int, searchText: String): Boolean = false
     override fun fetchElements(pattern: String, progressIndicator: ProgressIndicator, consumer: Processor<in Unit>) {}
 
-    override fun isEssential(): Boolean = essential
+    override fun isEssentialByDefault(): Boolean = essentialByDefault
 
     override fun toString(): String = id
   }
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