diff --git a/docs/source/api_index.rst b/docs/source/api_index.rst
index 5b3c202e..a6715af6 100644
--- a/docs/source/api_index.rst
+++ b/docs/source/api_index.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Input/Output
 
     ValidFile
     ValidHDF5
-    ValidPosesCSV
+    ValidDeepLabCutCSV
     ValidPosesDataset
 
 Sample Data
diff --git a/movement/io/load_poses.py b/movement/io/load_poses.py
index b0aca64c..fd1d280a 100644
--- a/movement/io/load_poses.py
+++ b/movement/io/load_poses.py
@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@
 
 from movement import MovementDataset
 from movement.io.validators import (
+    ValidDeepLabCutCSV,
     ValidFile,
     ValidHDF5,
-    ValidPosesCSV,
     ValidPosesDataset,
 )
 from movement.logging import log_error, log_warning
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ def _load_df_from_dlc_csv(file_path: Path) -> pd.DataFrame:
         DeepLabCut-style DataFrame with multi-index columns.
 
     """
-    file = ValidPosesCSV(file_path)
+    file = ValidDeepLabCutCSV(file_path)
 
     possible_level_names = ["scorer", "individuals", "bodyparts", "coords"]
     with open(file.path) as f:
diff --git a/movement/io/validators.py b/movement/io/validators.py
index b8287d41..38c11cdd 100644
--- a/movement/io/validators.py
+++ b/movement/io/validators.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def file_contains_expected_datasets(self, attribute, value):
 
 
 @define
-class ValidPosesCSV:
+class ValidDeepLabCutCSV:
     """Class for validating DLC-style .csv files.
 
     Parameters
diff --git a/tests/test_unit/test_validators.py b/tests/test_unit/test_validators.py
index 713a4e48..fc44f94f 100644
--- a/tests/test_unit/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/test_unit/test_validators.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 import pytest
 
 from movement.io.validators import (
+    ValidDeepLabCutCSV,
     ValidFile,
     ValidHDF5,
-    ValidPosesCSV,
     ValidPosesDataset,
 )
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ def test_poses_csv_validator_with_invalid_input(
         """Test that invalid CSV files raise the appropriate errors."""
         file_path = request.getfixturevalue(invalid_input)
         with expected_exception:
-            ValidPosesCSV(file_path)
+            ValidDeepLabCutCSV(file_path)
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "invalid_position_array",