diff --git a/index.ts b/index.ts
index 02f14bec..9c54c9a7 100644
--- a/index.ts
+++ b/index.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ import {
     symbolLinked,
 } from './src/globals';
 import { deepMerge, getValueAtPath, initializePathType, setAtPath } from './src/helpers';
-import { runWithRetry } from './src/retry';
 import { tracking } from './src/tracking';
 
 export const internal = {
@@ -90,7 +89,6 @@ export const internal = {
     observableFns,
     optimized,
     peek,
-    runWithRetry,
     safeParse,
     safeStringify,
     set,
diff --git a/src/retry.ts b/src/sync/retry.ts
similarity index 95%
rename from src/retry.ts
rename to src/sync/retry.ts
index 9b14019a..77afe311 100644
--- a/src/retry.ts
+++ b/src/sync/retry.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-import { isPromise } from './is';
-import type { NodeInfo, RetryOptions } from './observableInterfaces';
-import type { OnErrorRetryParams, SyncedGetSetBaseParams } from './sync/syncTypes';
+import { isPromise } from '../is';
+import type { NodeInfo, RetryOptions } from '../observableInterfaces';
+import type { OnErrorRetryParams, SyncedGetSetBaseParams } from './syncTypes';
 
 function calculateRetryDelay(retryOptions: RetryOptions, retryNum: number): number | null {
     const { backoff, delay = 1000, infinite, times = 3, maxDelay = 30000 } = retryOptions;
diff --git a/src/sync/syncObservable.ts b/src/sync/syncObservable.ts
index ccfdcb8e..29cba631 100644
--- a/src/sync/syncObservable.ts
+++ b/src/sync/syncObservable.ts
@@ -46,18 +46,10 @@ import type {
     SyncedOptions,
     SyncedSetParams,
 } from './syncTypes';
+import { runWithRetry } from './retry';
 
-const {
-    clone,
-    deepMerge,
-    getNode,
-    getNodeValue,
-    getValueAtPath,
-    globalState,
-    runWithRetry,
-    symbolLinked,
-    createPreviousHandler,
-} = internal;
+const { clone, deepMerge, getNode, getNodeValue, getValueAtPath, globalState, symbolLinked, createPreviousHandler } =
+    internal;
 
 export const mapSyncPlugins: WeakMap<
     ClassConstructor<ObservablePersistPlugin>,