diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNode.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNode.java
index 428eeee9fc8..8668a1c68f5 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNode.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/node/DiscoveryNode.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import static org.elasticsearch.common.transport.TransportAddressSerializers.add
  */
 public class DiscoveryNode implements Writeable<DiscoveryNode>, ToXContent {
 
-    public static boolean localNode(Settings settings) {
+    public static boolean isLocalNode(Settings settings) {
         if (Node.NODE_LOCAL_SETTING.exists(settings)) {
             return Node.NODE_LOCAL_SETTING.get(settings);
         }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/network/NetworkModule.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/network/NetworkModule.java
index 4c32abe8156..7c7c16025b9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/network/NetworkModule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/common/network/NetworkModule.java
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ public class NetworkModule extends AbstractModule {
         bind(NamedWriteableRegistry.class).toInstance(namedWriteableRegistry);
 
         transportServiceTypes.bindType(binder(), settings, TRANSPORT_SERVICE_TYPE_KEY, NETTY_TRANSPORT);
-        String defaultTransport = DiscoveryNode.localNode(settings) ? LOCAL_TRANSPORT : NETTY_TRANSPORT;
+        String defaultTransport = DiscoveryNode.isLocalNode(settings) ? LOCAL_TRANSPORT : NETTY_TRANSPORT;
         transportTypes.bindType(binder(), settings, TRANSPORT_TYPE_KEY, defaultTransport);
 
         if (transportClient) {
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/DiscoveryModule.java b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/DiscoveryModule.java
index 4076b880d6f..f70eb46e666 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/DiscoveryModule.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/discovery/DiscoveryModule.java
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ import java.util.function.Function;
 public class DiscoveryModule extends AbstractModule {
 
     public static final Setting<String> DISCOVERY_TYPE_SETTING =
-        new Setting<>("discovery.type", settings -> DiscoveryNode.localNode(settings) ? "local" : "zen", Function.identity(),
+        new Setting<>("discovery.type", settings -> DiscoveryNode.isLocalNode(settings) ? "local" : "zen", Function.identity(),
             Property.NodeScope);
     public static final Setting<String> ZEN_MASTER_SERVICE_TYPE_SETTING =
         new Setting<>("discovery.zen.masterservice.type", "zen", Function.identity(), Property.NodeScope);
diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESSingleNodeTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESSingleNodeTestCase.java
index 73576c9a840..de7a5219445 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESSingleNodeTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ESSingleNodeTestCase.java
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.Version;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.health.ClusterHealthResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.create.CreateIndexRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.get.GetIndexResponse;
-import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.template.put.PutIndexTemplateRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.cache.recycler.PageCacheRecycler;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Requests;
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ public abstract class ESSingleNodeTestCase extends ESTestCase {
             .build();
         Node build = new MockNode(settings, getVersion(), getPlugins());
         build.start();
-        assertThat(DiscoveryNode.localNode(build.settings()), is(true));
+        assertThat(DiscoveryNode.isLocalNode(build.settings()), is(true));
         return build;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java
index f49d51237cf..dca508852a0 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/InternalTestCluster.java
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ public final class InternalTestCluster extends TestCluster {
         if (Strings.hasLength(System.getProperty("es.node.local"))) {
             builder.put(Node.NODE_LOCAL_SETTING.getKey(), System.getProperty("es.node.local"));
         }
-        if (DiscoveryNode.localNode(builder.build())) {
+        if (DiscoveryNode.isLocalNode(builder.build())) {
             return "local";
         } else {
             return "network";