diff --git a/api/operator/v1beta1/vmagent_types.go b/api/operator/v1beta1/vmagent_types.go
index 88af173a4..e07bdb7b8 100644
--- a/api/operator/v1beta1/vmagent_types.go
+++ b/api/operator/v1beta1/vmagent_types.go
@@ -803,13 +803,13 @@ func (cr *VMAgent) HasAnyRelabellingConfigs() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
-// HasAnyStreamAggrConfigs checks if vmagent has any defined aggregation rules
-func (cr *VMAgent) HasAnyStreamAggrConfigs() bool {
-	if cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig.HasStreamAggrConfig() {
+// HasAnyStreamAggrRule checks if vmagent has any defined aggregation rules
+func (cr *VMAgent) HasAnyStreamAggrRule() bool {
+	if cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig.HasAnyRule() {
 		return true
 	}
 	for _, rw := range cr.Spec.RemoteWrite {
-		if rw.StreamAggrConfig.HasStreamAggrConfig() {
+		if rw.StreamAggrConfig.HasAnyRule() {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/api/operator/v1beta1/vmextra_types.go b/api/operator/v1beta1/vmextra_types.go
index 6d631fcf6..25e493e01 100644
--- a/api/operator/v1beta1/vmextra_types.go
+++ b/api/operator/v1beta1/vmextra_types.go
@@ -600,12 +600,8 @@ type StreamAggrRule struct {
 	OutputRelabelConfigs []RelabelConfig `json:"output_relabel_configs,omitempty" yaml:"output_relabel_configs,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// HasStreamAggr returns true if stream aggregation is enabled for this remoteWrite
-// func (rw *VMAgentRemoteWriteSpec) HasStreamAggr() bool {
-// 	return rw.StreamAggrConfig != nil
-// }
-
-func (config *StreamAggrConfig) HasStreamAggrConfig() bool {
+// HasAnyRule returns true if there is at least one aggregation rule
+func (config *StreamAggrConfig) HasAnyRule() bool {
 	if config != nil && (len(config.Rules) > 0 || config.RuleConfigMap != nil) {
 		return true
 	}
diff --git a/api/operator/v1beta1/vmsingle_types.go b/api/operator/v1beta1/vmsingle_types.go
index 7adb56f02..a1071cffe 100644
--- a/api/operator/v1beta1/vmsingle_types.go
+++ b/api/operator/v1beta1/vmsingle_types.go
@@ -212,9 +212,9 @@ type VMSingleSpec struct {
 	Paused bool `json:"paused,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// HasStreamAggrConfig checks if streamAggrConfig present
-func (cr *VMSingle) HasStreamAggrConfig() bool {
-	return cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig.HasStreamAggrConfig()
+// HasAnyStreamAggrRule checks if vmsingle has any defined aggregation rules
+func (cr *VMSingle) HasAnyStreamAggrRule() bool {
+	return cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig.HasAnyRule()
 }
 
 // UnmarshalJSON implements json.Unmarshaler interface
diff --git a/internal/controller/operator/factory/vmagent/vmagent.go b/internal/controller/operator/factory/vmagent/vmagent.go
index bd53d8531..4431c3c63 100644
--- a/internal/controller/operator/factory/vmagent/vmagent.go
+++ b/internal/controller/operator/factory/vmagent/vmagent.go
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func makeSpecForVMAgent(cr *vmv1beta1.VMAgent, c *config.BaseOperatorConf, ssCac
 				MountPath: vmAgentConfDir,
 			})
 	}
-	if cr.HasAnyStreamAggrConfigs() {
+	if cr.HasAnyStreamAggrRule() {
 		volumes = append(volumes, corev1.Volume{
 			Name: "stream-aggr-conf",
 			VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
@@ -513,7 +513,7 @@ func makeSpecForVMAgent(cr *vmv1beta1.VMAgent, c *config.BaseOperatorConf, ssCac
 	}
 
 	if cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig != nil {
-		if cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig.HasStreamAggrConfig() {
+		if cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig.HasAnyRule() {
 			args = append(args, "-streamAggr.config="+path.Join(vmv1beta1.StreamAggrConfigDir, globalAggregationConfigName))
 		}
 		if cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig.KeepInput {
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ func makeSpecForVMAgent(cr *vmv1beta1.VMAgent, c *config.BaseOperatorConf, ssCac
 	var operatorContainers []corev1.Container
 	var ic []corev1.Container
 	// conditional add config reloader container
-	if !cr.Spec.IngestOnlyMode || cr.HasAnyRelabellingConfigs() || cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig.HasStreamAggrConfig() {
+	if !cr.Spec.IngestOnlyMode || cr.HasAnyRelabellingConfigs() || cr.HasAnyStreamAggrRule() {
 		configReloader := buildConfigReloaderContainer(cr, c)
 		operatorContainers = append(operatorContainers, configReloader)
 		if !cr.Spec.IngestOnlyMode {
@@ -804,7 +804,7 @@ func buildVMAgentStreamAggrConfig(ctx context.Context, cr *vmv1beta1.VMAgent, rc
 // CreateOrUpdateVMAgentStreamAggrConfig builds stream aggregation configs for vmagent at separate configmap, serialized as yaml
 func CreateOrUpdateVMAgentStreamAggrConfig(ctx context.Context, cr *vmv1beta1.VMAgent, rclient client.Client) error {
 	// fast path
-	if !cr.HasAnyStreamAggrConfigs() {
+	if !cr.HasAnyStreamAggrRule() {
 		return nil
 	}
 	streamAggrCM, err := buildVMAgentStreamAggrConfig(ctx, cr, rclient)
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ func buildRemoteWrites(cr *vmv1beta1.VMAgent, ssCache *scrapesSecretsCache) []st
 		var keepInputVal, dropInputVal, ignoreOldSamples bool
 		var ignoreFirstIntervalsVal int
 		if rws.StreamAggrConfig != nil {
-			if rws.StreamAggrConfig.HasStreamAggrConfig() {
+			if rws.StreamAggrConfig.HasAnyRule() {
 				streamAggrConfig.isNotNull = true
 				streamConfVal = path.Join(vmv1beta1.StreamAggrConfigDir, rws.AsConfigMapKey(i, "stream-aggr-conf"))
 			}
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@ func buildConfigReloaderContainer(cr *vmv1beta1.VMAgent, c *config.BaseOperatorC
 				MountPath: vmv1beta1.RelabelingConfigDir,
 			})
 	}
-	if cr.Spec.StreamAggrConfig.HasStreamAggrConfig() {
+	if cr.HasAnyStreamAggrRule() {
 		configReloadVolumeMounts = append(configReloadVolumeMounts,
 			corev1.VolumeMount{
 				Name:      "stream-aggr-conf",
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ func buildConfigReloaderArgs(cr *vmv1beta1.VMAgent, c *config.BaseOperatorConf)
 			args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--config-file=%s", path.Join(vmAgentConfDir, vmagentGzippedFilename)))
 		}
 	}
-	if cr.HasAnyStreamAggrConfigs() {
+	if cr.HasAnyStreamAggrRule() {
 		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--%s=%s", dirsArg, vmv1beta1.StreamAggrConfigDir))
 	}
 	if cr.HasAnyRelabellingConfigs() {
diff --git a/internal/controller/operator/factory/vmsingle/vmsingle.go b/internal/controller/operator/factory/vmsingle/vmsingle.go
index 037362bb1..3b49d6f64 100644
--- a/internal/controller/operator/factory/vmsingle/vmsingle.go
+++ b/internal/controller/operator/factory/vmsingle/vmsingle.go
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ func makeSpecForVMSingle(ctx context.Context, cr *vmv1beta1.VMSingle, c *config.
 		})
 	}
 
-	if cr.HasStreamAggrConfig() {
+	if cr.HasAnyStreamAggrRule() {
 		volumes = append(volumes, corev1.Volume{
 			Name: k8stools.SanitizeVolumeName("stream-aggr-conf"),
 			VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ func buildVMSingleStreamAggrConfig(ctx context.Context, cr *vmv1beta1.VMSingle,
 
 // CreateOrUpdateVMSingleStreamAggrConfig builds stream aggregation configs for vmsingle at separate configmap, serialized as yaml
 func CreateOrUpdateVMSingleStreamAggrConfig(ctx context.Context, cr *vmv1beta1.VMSingle, rclient client.Client) error {
-	if !cr.HasStreamAggrConfig() {
+	if !cr.HasAnyStreamAggrRule() {
 		return nil
 	}
 	streamAggrCM, err := buildVMSingleStreamAggrConfig(ctx, cr, rclient)