diff --git a/sigma/validation.py b/sigma/validation.py
index 65c73e15..7ec7f825 100644
--- a/sigma/validation.py
+++ b/sigma/validation.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from collections import defaultdict
-from typing import DefaultDict, Dict, Iterable, List, Set, Type
+from typing import DefaultDict, Dict, Iterable, Iterator, List, Set, Type
 from uuid import UUID
 from sigma.collection import SigmaCollection
 from sigma.exceptions import SigmaConfigurationError
@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ def finalize(self) -> List[SigmaValidationIssue]:
             for issue in validator.finalize()
         ]
 
-    def validate_rule_collection(self, rule_collection : SigmaCollection) -> List[SigmaValidationIssue]:
+    def validate_rules(self, rules : Iterator[SigmaRule]) -> List[SigmaValidationIssue]:
         """
-        Validate a Sigma rule collection. This method runs all validators on all rules and finalizes
+        Validate Sigma rules. This method runs all validators on all rules and finalizes
         the validators at the end.
 
         :param rule_collection: Rule collection that should be validated.
@@ -132,6 +132,6 @@ def validate_rule_collection(self, rule_collection : SigmaCollection) -> List[Si
         """
         return [
             issue
-            for rule in rule_collection
+            for rule in rules
             for issue in self.validate_rule(rule)
         ] + self.finalize()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_validation.py b/tests/test_validation.py
index 30c413a1..6d309f4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_validation.py
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@
 from sigma.collection import SigmaCollection
 from sigma.validators.metadata import IdentifierExistenceValidator, IdentifierUniquenessValidator, IdentifierExistenceIssue, IdentifierCollisionIssue
 
-def test_sigmavalidator_validate_rule_collection(rule_with_id, rule_without_id, rules_with_id_collision):
+def test_sigmavalidator_validate_rules(rule_with_id, rule_without_id, rules_with_id_collision):
     rules = SigmaCollection([rule_with_id, rule_without_id, *rules_with_id_collision])
     validator = SigmaValidator({ IdentifierExistenceValidator, IdentifierUniquenessValidator })
-    issues = validator.validate_rule_collection(rules)
+    issues = validator.validate_rules(rules)
     assert issues == [
         IdentifierExistenceIssue([rule_without_id]),
         IdentifierCollisionIssue(rules_with_id_collision, UUID("32532a0b-e56c-47c9-bcbb-3d88bd670c37")),
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def test_sigmavalidator_exclusions(rule_with_id, rule_without_id, rules_with_id_
         UUID("32532a0b-e56c-47c9-bcbb-3d88bd670c37"): { IdentifierUniquenessValidator },
     }
     validator = SigmaValidator({ IdentifierExistenceValidator, IdentifierUniquenessValidator }, exclusions)
-    issues = validator.validate_rule_collection(rules)
+    issues = validator.validate_rules(rules)
     assert issues == [
         IdentifierExistenceIssue([rule_without_id]),
     ]