diff --git a/milli/src/criterion.rs b/milli/src/criterion.rs
index 29c477473..e05829eb4 100644
--- a/milli/src/criterion.rs
+++ b/milli/src/criterion.rs
@@ -59,10 +59,10 @@ impl FromStr for Criterion {
                     Err(UserError::InvalidRankingRuleName { name: text.to_string() })?
                 }
                 Err(UserError::InvalidAscDescSyntax { name }) => {
-                    Err(UserError::InvalidCriterionName { name }.into())
+                    Err(UserError::InvalidRankingRuleName { name }.into())
                 }
                 Err(error) => {
-                    Err(UserError::InvalidCriterionName { name: error.to_string() }.into())
+                    Err(UserError::InvalidRankingRuleName { name: error.to_string() }.into())
                 }
             },
         }
diff --git a/milli/src/error.rs b/milli/src/error.rs
index f4601ea9a..157fe4be9 100644
--- a/milli/src/error.rs
+++ b/milli/src/error.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ pub enum UserError {
     Csv(csv::Error),
     DocumentLimitReached,
     InvalidAscDescSyntax { name: String },
-    InvalidCriterionName { name: String },
     InvalidDocumentId { document_id: Value },
     InvalidFacetsDistribution { invalid_facets_name: HashSet<String> },
     InvalidFilter(pest::error::Error<ParserRule>),
@@ -230,7 +229,6 @@ impl fmt::Display for UserError {
             Self::InvalidAscDescSyntax { name } => {
                 write!(f, "invalid asc/desc syntax for {}", name)
             }
-            Self::InvalidCriterionName { name } => write!(f, "invalid criterion {}", name),
             Self::InvalidGeoField { document_id, object } => write!(
                 f,
                 "the document with the id: {} contains an invalid _geo field: {}",