diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_debug.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_debug.go
index 2a9115b19..ac4996b7c 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_debug.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_debug.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func printPacks(ctx context.Context, repo *repository.Repository, wr io.Writer)
 	return repo.List(ctx, restic.PackFile, func(id restic.ID, size int64) error {
 		h := restic.Handle{Type: restic.PackFile, Name: id.String()}
 
-		blobs, _, err := pack.List(repo.Key(), restic.ReaderAt(ctx, repo.Backend(), h), size)
+		blobs, _, err := pack.List(repo.Key(), backend.ReaderAt(ctx, repo.Backend(), h), size)
 		if err != nil {
 			Warnf("error for pack %v: %v\n", id.Str(), err)
 			return nil
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ func examinePack(ctx context.Context, repo restic.Repository, id restic.ID) erro
 	Printf("  ========================================\n")
 	Printf("  inspect the pack itself\n")
 
-	blobs, _, err := pack.List(repo.Key(), restic.ReaderAt(ctx, repo.Backend(), h), fi.Size)
+	blobs, _, err := pack.List(repo.Key(), backend.ReaderAt(ctx, repo.Backend(), h), fi.Size)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("pack %v: %v", id.Str(), err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/restic/readerat.go b/internal/backend/readerat.go
similarity index 75%
rename from internal/restic/readerat.go
rename to internal/backend/readerat.go
index 1a781c03f..ff2e40393 100644
--- a/internal/restic/readerat.go
+++ b/internal/backend/readerat.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package restic
+package backend
 
 import (
 	"context"
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
 )
 
 type backendReaderAt struct {
 	ctx context.Context
-	be  Backend
-	h   Handle
+	be  restic.Backend
+	h   restic.Handle
 }
 
 func (brd backendReaderAt) ReadAt(p []byte, offset int64) (n int, err error) {
@@ -21,12 +22,12 @@ func (brd backendReaderAt) ReadAt(p []byte, offset int64) (n int, err error) {
 // ReaderAt returns an io.ReaderAt for a file in the backend. The returned reader
 // should not escape the caller function to avoid unexpected interactions with the
 // embedded context
-func ReaderAt(ctx context.Context, be Backend, h Handle) io.ReaderAt {
+func ReaderAt(ctx context.Context, be restic.Backend, h restic.Handle) io.ReaderAt {
 	return backendReaderAt{ctx: ctx, be: be, h: h}
 }
 
 // ReadAt reads from the backend handle h at the given position.
-func ReadAt(ctx context.Context, be Backend, h Handle, offset int64, p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+func ReadAt(ctx context.Context, be restic.Backend, h restic.Handle, offset int64, p []byte) (n int, err error) {
 	debug.Log("ReadAt(%v) at %v, len %v", h, offset, len(p))
 
 	err = be.Load(ctx, h, len(p), offset, func(rd io.Reader) (ierr error) {
diff --git a/internal/pack/pack_test.go b/internal/pack/pack_test.go
index 7c8250613..3f7077390 100644
--- a/internal/pack/pack_test.go
+++ b/internal/pack/pack_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/mem"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/crypto"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/pack"
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ func TestUnpackReadSeeker(t *testing.T) {
 
 	handle := restic.Handle{Type: restic.PackFile, Name: id.String()}
 	rtest.OK(t, b.Save(context.TODO(), handle, restic.NewByteReader(packData, b.Hasher())))
-	verifyBlobs(t, bufs, k, restic.ReaderAt(context.TODO(), b, handle), packSize)
+	verifyBlobs(t, bufs, k, backend.ReaderAt(context.TODO(), b, handle), packSize)
 }
 
 func TestShortPack(t *testing.T) {
@@ -141,5 +142,5 @@ func TestShortPack(t *testing.T) {
 
 	handle := restic.Handle{Type: restic.PackFile, Name: id.String()}
 	rtest.OK(t, b.Save(context.TODO(), handle, restic.NewByteReader(packData, b.Hasher())))
-	verifyBlobs(t, bufs, k, restic.ReaderAt(context.TODO(), b, handle), packSize)
+	verifyBlobs(t, bufs, k, backend.ReaderAt(context.TODO(), b, handle), packSize)
 }
diff --git a/internal/repository/repository.go b/internal/repository/repository.go
index dc2b86919..ac9537f67 100644
--- a/internal/repository/repository.go
+++ b/internal/repository/repository.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4"
 	"github.com/klauspost/compress/zstd"
 	"github.com/restic/chunker"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/backend/dryrun"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/cache"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/crypto"
@@ -263,7 +264,7 @@ func (r *Repository) LoadBlob(ctx context.Context, t restic.BlobType, id restic.
 			buf = buf[:blob.Length]
 		}
 
-		n, err := restic.ReadAt(ctx, r.be, h, int64(blob.Offset), buf)
+		n, err := backend.ReadAt(ctx, r.be, h, int64(blob.Offset), buf)
 		if err != nil {
 			debug.Log("error loading blob %v: %v", blob, err)
 			lastError = err
@@ -793,7 +794,7 @@ func (r *Repository) List(ctx context.Context, t restic.FileType, fn func(restic
 func (r *Repository) ListPack(ctx context.Context, id restic.ID, size int64) ([]restic.Blob, uint32, error) {
 	h := restic.Handle{Type: restic.PackFile, Name: id.String()}
 
-	return pack.List(r.Key(), restic.ReaderAt(ctx, r.Backend(), h), size)
+	return pack.List(r.Key(), backend.ReaderAt(ctx, r.Backend(), h), size)
 }
 
 // Delete calls backend.Delete() if implemented, and returns an error