diff --git a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/BinningPolicy.h b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/BinningPolicy.h
index d4da8db8d627f..508c45786e68f 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/include/Framework/BinningPolicy.h
+++ b/Framework/Core/include/Framework/BinningPolicy.h
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@ struct ColumnBinningPolicy : BinningPolicyBase<sizeof...(Ts)> {
   using persistent_columns_t = framework::selected_pack<o2::soa::is_persistent_t, Ts...>;
 };
 
-template <typename... Ts>
-using BinningPolicy = ColumnBinningPolicy<Ts...>;
-
 template <typename C>
 struct NoBinningPolicy {
   // Just take the bin number from the column data
diff --git a/Framework/Core/test/benchmark_EventMixing.cxx b/Framework/Core/test/benchmark_EventMixing.cxx
index ddf6dbc20bdde..71f8d6ab2e0c7 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/test/benchmark_EventMixing.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/test/benchmark_EventMixing.cxx
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ static void BM_EventMixingTraditional(benchmark::State& state)
 
   std::vector<double> xBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, -0.064, -0.062, -0.060, 0.066, 0.068, 0.070, 0.072};
   std::vector<double> yBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, -0.320, -0.301, -0.300, 0.330, 0.340, 0.350, 0.360};
-  using BinningType = BinningPolicy<o2::aod::collision::PosX, o2::aod::collision::PosY>;
+  using BinningType = ColumnBinningPolicy<o2::aod::collision::PosX, o2::aod::collision::PosY>;
   BinningType binningOnPositions{{xBins, yBins}, true}; // true is for 'ignore overflows' (true by default)
 
   TableBuilder colBuilder, trackBuilder;
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static void BM_EventMixingCombinations(benchmark::State& state)
 
   std::vector<double> xBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, -0.064, -0.062, -0.060, 0.066, 0.068, 0.070, 0.072};
   std::vector<double> yBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, -0.320, -0.301, -0.300, 0.330, 0.340, 0.350, 0.360};
-  using BinningType = BinningPolicy<o2::aod::collision::PosX, o2::aod::collision::PosY>;
+  using BinningType = ColumnBinningPolicy<o2::aod::collision::PosX, o2::aod::collision::PosY>;
   BinningType binningOnPositions{{xBins, yBins}, true}; // true is for 'ignore overflows' (true by default)
 
   TableBuilder colBuilder, trackBuilder;
diff --git a/Framework/Core/test/test_ASoAHelpers.cxx b/Framework/Core/test/test_ASoAHelpers.cxx
index 1e4c963c44011..936f38ce248ad 100644
--- a/Framework/Core/test/test_ASoAHelpers.cxx
+++ b/Framework/Core/test/test_ASoAHelpers.cxx
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CombinationsGeneratorConstruction)
   std::vector<double> yBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 101};
   std::vector<double> zBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, -7.0, -5.0, -3.0, -1.0, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0};
 
-  BinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ> pairBinning{{yBins, zBins}, false};
+  ColumnBinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ> pairBinning{{yBins, zBins}, false};
 
   CombinationsGenerator<CombinationsStrictlyUpperIndexPolicy<TestA, TestA>>::CombinationsIterator combIt(CombinationsStrictlyUpperIndexPolicy(testsA, testsA));
   BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(static_cast<test::X>(std::get<0>(*(combIt))).getIterator().mCurrentPos, nullptr);
@@ -293,8 +293,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CombinationsGeneratorConstruction)
 
   auto combBlock = combinations(CombinationsBlockStrictlyUpperSameIndexPolicy(pairBinning, 2, -1, testsA, testsA));
 
-  static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(combBlock.begin()), CombinationsGenerator<CombinationsBlockStrictlyUpperSameIndexPolicy<BinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ>, int32_t, TestA, TestA>>::CombinationsIterator>, "Wrong iterator type");
-  static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(*(combBlock.begin())), CombinationsBlockStrictlyUpperSameIndexPolicy<BinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ>, int32_t, TestA, TestA>::CombinationType&>, "Wrong combination type");
+  static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(combBlock.begin()), CombinationsGenerator<CombinationsBlockStrictlyUpperSameIndexPolicy<ColumnBinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ>, int32_t, TestA, TestA>>::CombinationsIterator>, "Wrong iterator type");
+  static_assert(std::is_same_v<decltype(*(combBlock.begin())), CombinationsBlockStrictlyUpperSameIndexPolicy<ColumnBinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ>, int32_t, TestA, TestA>::CombinationType&>, "Wrong combination type");
 
   auto beginBlockCombination = *(combBlock.begin());
   BOOST_REQUIRE_NE(static_cast<test::X>(std::get<0>(beginBlockCombination)).getIterator().mCurrentPos, nullptr);
@@ -948,8 +948,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(BlockCombinations)
   std::vector<double> yBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 101};
   std::vector<double> zBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, -7.0, -5.0, -3.0, -1.0, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0};
 
-  BinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ> pairBinning{{yBins, zBins}, false};
-  BinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ> pairBinningNoOverflows{{yBins, zBins}, true};
+  ColumnBinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ> pairBinning{{yBins, zBins}, false};
+  ColumnBinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ> pairBinningNoOverflows{{yBins, zBins}, true};
 
   // 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 have overflows in testA
   std::vector<std::tuple<int32_t, int32_t>> expectedFullPairsNoOverflows{
@@ -1168,8 +1168,8 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(BlockCombinations)
   // [3, 5] [0, 4], [7], [1, 6], [2], [8, 9]
   // Assuming bins intervals: [ , )
   std::vector<double> xBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, 0, 7, 10};
-  BinningPolicy<test::X, test::Y, test::FloatZ> tripleBinning{{xBins, yBins, zBins}, false};
-  BinningPolicy<test::X, test::Y, test::FloatZ> tripleBinningNoOverflows{{xBins, yBins, zBins}, true};
+  ColumnBinningPolicy<test::X, test::Y, test::FloatZ> tripleBinning{{xBins, yBins, zBins}, false};
+  ColumnBinningPolicy<test::X, test::Y, test::FloatZ> tripleBinningNoOverflows{{xBins, yBins, zBins}, true};
 
   // 2, 3, 5, 8, 9 have overflows in testA
   std::vector<std::tuple<int32_t, int32_t>> expectedFullPairsTripleBinningNoOverflows{
@@ -1276,7 +1276,7 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(CombinationsHelpers)
   std::vector<double> yBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, 0, 5, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 101};
   std::vector<double> zBins{VARIABLE_WIDTH, -7.0, -5.0, -3.0, -1.0, 1.0, 3.0, 5.0, 7.0};
 
-  BinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ> pairBinning{{yBins, zBins}, false};
+  ColumnBinningPolicy<test::Y, test::FloatZ> pairBinning{{yBins, zBins}, false};
 
   std::vector<std::tuple<int32_t, int32_t>> expectedStrictlyUpperPairs{
     {0, 4}, {0, 7}, {4, 7}, {1, 6}, {3, 5}, {2, 8}, {2, 9}, {8, 9}};