diff --git a/bento_wes/backends/__init__.py b/bento_wes/backends/__init__.py
index e6fcbee..e69de29 100644
--- a/bento_wes/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/bento_wes/backends/__init__.py
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-from . import backend_types
-from ._wes_backend import WESBackend
-
-
-__all__ = [
-    "backend_types",
-    "WESBackend",
-]
diff --git a/bento_wes/backends/cromwell_local.py b/bento_wes/backends/cromwell_local.py
index ebf6b0b..13c68ac 100644
--- a/bento_wes/backends/cromwell_local.py
+++ b/bento_wes/backends/cromwell_local.py
@@ -4,11 +4,12 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TypeVar
 
-from bento_wes.backends import WESBackend
-from bento_wes.backends.backend_types import Command
 from bento_wes.models import Run, RunWithDetails
 from bento_wes.workflows import WorkflowType, WES_WORKFLOW_TYPE_WDL
 
+from .backend_types import Command
+from .wes_backend import WESBackend
+
 
 __all__ = [
     "CromwellLocalBackend"
diff --git a/bento_wes/backends/_wes_backend.py b/bento_wes/backends/wes_backend.py
similarity index 100%
rename from bento_wes/backends/_wes_backend.py
rename to bento_wes/backends/wes_backend.py
diff --git a/bento_wes/runner.py b/bento_wes/runner.py
index 0586ed9..9e9a21e 100644
--- a/bento_wes/runner.py
+++ b/bento_wes/runner.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 from flask import current_app
 
 from . import states
-from .backends import WESBackend
 from .backends.cromwell_local import CromwellLocalBackend
+from .backends.wes_backend import WESBackend
 from .celery import celery
 from .db import Database, get_db
 from .events import get_new_event_bus