diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index af5963764678..b08319ca77f6 100644
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def _configure_named_resource(self, name, compress=False):
                 resources["/_matrix/saml2"] = SAML2Resource(self)
 
             if self.get_config().threepid_behaviour_email == ThreepidBehaviour.LOCAL:
-                from synapse.rest.internal.client.password_reset import (
+                from synapse.rest.synapse.client.password_reset import (
                     PasswordResetSubmitTokenResource,
                 )
 
diff --git a/synapse/rest/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
index 87f927890c5e..40f5c32db2df 100644
--- a/synapse/rest/__init__.py
+++ b/synapse/rest/__init__.py
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-import synapse.rest.admin
 from synapse.http.server import JsonResource
+from synapse.rest import admin
 from synapse.rest.client import versions
 from synapse.rest.client.v1 import (
     directory,
@@ -123,9 +123,7 @@ def register_servlets(client_resource, hs):
         password_policy.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
 
         # moving to /_synapse/admin
-        synapse.rest.admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource(
-            hs, client_resource
-        )
+        admin.register_servlets_for_client_rest_resource(hs, client_resource)
 
         # unstable
         shared_rooms.register_servlets(hs, client_resource)
diff --git a/synapse/rest/internal/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/synapse/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from synapse/rest/internal/__init__.py
rename to synapse/rest/synapse/__init__.py
diff --git a/synapse/rest/internal/client/__init__.py b/synapse/rest/synapse/client/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from synapse/rest/internal/client/__init__.py
rename to synapse/rest/synapse/client/__init__.py
diff --git a/synapse/rest/internal/client/password_reset.py b/synapse/rest/synapse/client/password_reset.py
similarity index 100%
rename from synapse/rest/internal/client/password_reset.py
rename to synapse/rest/synapse/client/password_reset.py
diff --git a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_account.py b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_account.py
index c31db7f983fa..93f899d86133 100644
--- a/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_account.py
+++ b/tests/rest/client/v2_alpha/test_account.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 from synapse.api.errors import Codes
 from synapse.rest.client.v1 import login, room
 from synapse.rest.client.v2_alpha import account, register
-from synapse.rest.internal.client.password_reset import PasswordResetSubmitTokenResource
+from synapse.rest.synapse.client.password_reset import PasswordResetSubmitTokenResource
 
 from tests import unittest
 from tests.unittest import override_config