diff --git a/api/server/routes/admin/roles.js b/api/server/routes/admin/roles.js
index 746afd4a35..4dbb11bde7 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/admin/roles.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/admin/roles.js
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ const requireManageRoles = requireCapability(SystemCapabilities.MANAGE_ROLES);
 const handlers = createAdminRolesHandlers({
   listRoles: db.listRoles,
   getRoleByName: db.getRoleByName,
-  createRole: db.createRole,
+  createRoleByName: db.createRoleByName,
   updateRoleByName: db.updateRoleByName,
   updateAccessPermissions: db.updateAccessPermissions,
-  deleteRole: db.deleteRole,
+  deleteRoleByName: db.deleteRoleByName,
   findUser: db.findUser,
   updateUser: db.updateUser,
   listUsersByRole: db.listUsersByRole,
diff --git a/packages/api/src/admin/roles.ts b/packages/api/src/admin/roles.ts
index f7e87133d8..4c3cd632af 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/admin/roles.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/admin/roles.ts
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ interface AdminMember {
 export interface AdminRolesDeps {
   listRoles: () => Promise<IRole[]>;
   getRoleByName: (name: string, fields?: string | string[] | null) => Promise<IRole | null>;
-  createRole: (roleData: Partial<IRole>) => Promise<IRole>;
+  createRoleByName: (roleData: Partial<IRole>) => Promise<IRole>;
   updateRoleByName: (name: string, updates: Partial<IRole>) => Promise<IRole | null>;
   updateAccessPermissions: (
     name: string,
     perms: Record<string, Record<string, boolean>>,
     roleData?: IRole,
   ) => Promise<void>;
-  deleteRole: (name: string) => Promise<IRole | null>;
+  deleteRoleByName: (name: string) => Promise<IRole | null>;
   findUser: (
     criteria: FilterQuery<IUser>,
     fields?: string | string[] | null,
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ export function createAdminRolesHandlers(deps: AdminRolesDeps) {
   const {
     listRoles,
     getRoleByName,
-    createRole,
+    createRoleByName,
     updateRoleByName,
     updateAccessPermissions,
-    deleteRole,
+    deleteRoleByName,
     findUser,
     updateUser,
     listUsersByRole,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ export function createAdminRolesHandlers(deps: AdminRolesDeps) {
       if (!name || typeof name !== 'string' || !name.trim()) {
         return res.status(400).json({ error: 'name is required' });
       }
-      const role = await createRole({
+      const role = await createRoleByName({
         name: name.trim(),
         permissions: permissions || {},
       });
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ export function createAdminRolesHandlers(deps: AdminRolesDeps) {
         return res.status(404).json({ error: 'Role not found' });
       }
 
-      await deleteRole(name);
+      await deleteRoleByName(name);
       return res.status(200).json({ success: true });
     } catch (error) {
       logger.error('[adminRoles] deleteRole error:', error);
diff --git a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/role.ts b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/role.ts
index 955f7b3d35..998170b550 100644
--- a/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/role.ts
+++ b/packages/data-schemas/src/methods/role.ts
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ export function createRoleMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose'), deps: Rol
   }
 
   /** Rejects names that match system roles. */
-  async function createRole(roleData: Partial<IRole>): Promise<IRole> {
+  async function createRoleByName(roleData: Partial<IRole>): Promise<IRole> {
     const { name } = roleData;
     if (!name || typeof name !== 'string' || !name.trim()) {
       throw new Error('Role name is required');
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ export function createRoleMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose'), deps: Rol
   }
 
   /** Guards against deleting system roles. Reassigns affected users back to USER. */
-  async function deleteRole(roleName: string): Promise<IRole | null> {
+  async function deleteRoleByName(roleName: string): Promise<IRole | null> {
     if (SystemRoles[roleName as keyof typeof SystemRoles]) {
       throw new Error(`Cannot delete system role: ${roleName}`);
     }
@@ -399,8 +399,8 @@ export function createRoleMethods(mongoose: typeof import('mongoose'), deps: Rol
     updateRoleByName,
     updateAccessPermissions,
     migrateRoleSchema,
-    createRole,
-    deleteRole,
+    createRoleByName,
+    deleteRoleByName,
     listUsersByRole,
   };
 }