diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/api.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/api.py
index 234358d3a0..e33c9252b9 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/api.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/api.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ from lms.djangoapps.course_blocks.transformers.hidden_content import HiddenConte
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.content.block_structure.transformers import BlockStructureTransformers
 
 from .transformers.blocks_api import BlocksAPITransformer
-from .transformers.milestones import MilestonesTransformer
+from .transformers.milestones import MilestonesAndSpecialExamsTransformer
 from .serializers import BlockSerializer, BlockDictSerializer
 
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def get_blocks(
         include_special_exams = True
     if user is not None:
         transformers += COURSE_BLOCK_ACCESS_TRANSFORMERS
-        transformers += [MilestonesTransformer(include_special_exams), HiddenContentTransformer()]
+        transformers += [MilestonesAndSpecialExamsTransformer(include_special_exams), HiddenContentTransformer()]
     transformers += [
         BlocksAPITransformer(
             block_counts,
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/__init__.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/__init__.py
index 9d34d0a743..36ee5e6bc1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/__init__.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from lms.djangoapps.course_blocks.transformers.visibility import VisibilityTrans
 from .student_view import StudentViewTransformer
 from .block_counts import BlockCountsTransformer
 from .navigation import BlockNavigationTransformer
-from .milestones import MilestonesTransformer
+from .milestones import MilestonesAndSpecialExamsTransformer
 
 
 class SupportedFieldType(object):
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ SUPPORTED_FIELDS = [
     # 'student_view_multi_device'
     SupportedFieldType(StudentViewTransformer.STUDENT_VIEW_MULTI_DEVICE, StudentViewTransformer),
 
-    SupportedFieldType('special_exam_info', MilestonesTransformer),
+    SupportedFieldType('special_exam_info', MilestonesAndSpecialExamsTransformer),
 
     # set the block_field_name to None so the entire data for the transformer is serialized
     SupportedFieldType(None, BlockCountsTransformer, BlockCountsTransformer.BLOCK_COUNTS),
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/milestones.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/milestones.py
index a0483e6ec9..d0b33efe51 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/milestones.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/milestones.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from util import milestones_helpers
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-class MilestonesTransformer(BlockStructureTransformer):
+class MilestonesAndSpecialExamsTransformer(BlockStructureTransformer):
     """
     A transformer that handles both milestones and special (timed) exams.
 
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ class MilestonesTransformer(BlockStructureTransformer):
             usage_info.user.id
         ))
 
+    # TODO: As part of a cleanup effort, this transformer should be split into
+    # MilestonesTransformer and SpecialExamsTransformer, which are completely independent.
     def add_special_exam_info(self, block_key, block_structure, usage_info):
         """
         For special exams, add the special exam information to the course blocks.
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/tests/test_milestones.py b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/tests/test_milestones.py
index 9955b5a4d0..5652aae3f1 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/tests/test_milestones.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/course_api/blocks/transformers/tests/test_milestones.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from openedx.core.lib.gating import api as gating_api
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.content.block_structure.transformers import BlockStructureTransformers
 from student.tests.factories import CourseEnrollmentFactory
 
-from ..milestones import MilestonesTransformer
+from ..milestones import MilestonesAndSpecialExamsTransformer
 from ...api import get_course_blocks
 
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ class MilestonesTransformerTestCase(CourseStructureTestCase, MilestonesTestCaseM
     """
     Test behavior of ProctoredExamTransformer
     """
-    TRANSFORMER_CLASS_TO_TEST = MilestonesTransformer
+    TRANSFORMER_CLASS_TO_TEST = MilestonesAndSpecialExamsTransformer
 
     def setUp(self):
         """
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 3d6713cef1..8b1c6c0bf6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ setup(
             "visibility = lms.djangoapps.course_blocks.transformers.visibility:VisibilityTransformer",
             "hidden_content = lms.djangoapps.course_blocks.transformers.hidden_content:HiddenContentTransformer",
             "course_blocks_api = lms.djangoapps.course_api.blocks.transformers.blocks_api:BlocksAPITransformer",
-            "milestones = lms.djangoapps.course_api.blocks.transformers.milestones:MilestonesTransformer",
+            "milestones = lms.djangoapps.course_api.blocks.transformers.milestones:MilestonesAndSpecialExamsTransformer",
             "grades = lms.djangoapps.grades.transformer:GradesTransformer",
         ],
     }