diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Instance/Instance.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Instance/Instance.h
index 31dfb7b8b4..68bc395012 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Instance/Instance.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/Instance/Instance.h
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         using EntityAliasOptionalReference = AZStd::optional<AZStd::reference_wrapper<EntityAlias>>;
         using InstanceOptionalReference = AZStd::optional<AZStd::reference_wrapper<Instance>>;
         using InstanceOptionalConstReference = AZStd::optional<AZStd::reference_wrapper<const Instance>>;
-        using InstancePtrOptionalReference = AZStd::optional<AZStd::reference_wrapper<AZStd::unique_ptr<Instance>>>;
 
         using InstanceSet = AZStd::unordered_set<Instance*>;
         using InstanceSetConstReference = AZStd::optional<AZStd::reference_wrapper<const InstanceSet>>;
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
index 653b7d4878..7ec0ddf8ad 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.cpp
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             return AZ::Success();
         }
 
-        PrefabOperationResult PrefabPublicHandler::DetachPrefabFromParent(const AZ::EntityId& entityId)
+        PrefabOperationResult PrefabPublicHandler::DetachPrefab(const AZ::EntityId& entityId)
         {
             if (!entityId.IsValid())
             {
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.h
index f1c32ee35c..f3b3b242dd 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicHandler.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             PrefabOperationResult DeleteEntitiesAndAllDescendantsInInstance(const EntityIdList& entityIds) override;
             PrefabOperationResult DuplicateEntitiesInInstance(const EntityIdList& entityIds) override;
 
-            PrefabOperationResult DetachPrefabFromParent(const AZ::EntityId& entityId) override;
+            PrefabOperationResult DetachPrefab(const AZ::EntityId& entityId) override;
 
         private:
             PrefabOperationResult DeleteFromInstance(const EntityIdList& entityIds, bool deleteDescendants);
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h
index f12bc359f2..ec13a852ee 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/Prefab/PrefabPublicInterface.h
@@ -152,12 +152,15 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
             virtual PrefabOperationResult DuplicateEntitiesInInstance(const EntityIdList& entityIds) = 0;
 
             /**
-              * Detaches target container entity's owning instance from its parent instance.
+              * If the entity id is a container entity id, detaches the prefab instance corresponding to it. This includes converting
+              * the container entity into a regular entity and putting it under the parent prefab, removing the link between this
+              * instance and the parent, removing links between this instance and it's nested instances, adding entities directly 
+              * owned by this instance under the parent instance.
               * Bails if the entity is not a container entity or belongs to the level prefab instance.
-              * @param entityId The container entity whose instance to detach.
+              * @param entityId The container entity id of the instance to detach.
               * @return An outcome object; on failure, it comes with an error message detailing the cause of the error.
               */
-            virtual PrefabOperationResult DetachPrefabFromParent(const AZ::EntityId& entityId) = 0;
+            virtual PrefabOperationResult DetachPrefab(const AZ::EntityId& entityId) = 0;
         };
 
     } // namespace Prefab
diff --git a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabIntegrationManager.cpp b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabIntegrationManager.cpp
index 45499a4071..b7feb1a8c1 100644
--- a/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabIntegrationManager.cpp
+++ b/Code/Framework/AzToolsFramework/AzToolsFramework/UI/Prefab/PrefabIntegrationManager.cpp
@@ -413,7 +413,7 @@ namespace AzToolsFramework
         void PrefabIntegrationManager::ContextMenu_DetachPrefab(AZ::EntityId containerEntity)
         {
             PrefabOperationResult detachPrefabResult =
-                s_prefabPublicInterface->DetachPrefabFromParent(containerEntity);
+                s_prefabPublicInterface->DetachPrefab(containerEntity);
 
             if (!detachPrefabResult.IsSuccess())
             {