diff --git a/internal/restic/hardlinks_index.go b/internal/restorer/hardlinks_index.go
similarity index 98%
rename from internal/restic/hardlinks_index.go
rename to internal/restorer/hardlinks_index.go
index 0874f32a4..9cf45975a 100644
--- a/internal/restic/hardlinks_index.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/hardlinks_index.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package restic
+package restorer
 
 import (
 	"sync"
diff --git a/internal/restic/hardlinks_index_test.go b/internal/restorer/hardlinks_index_test.go
similarity index 85%
rename from internal/restic/hardlinks_index_test.go
rename to internal/restorer/hardlinks_index_test.go
index 8040d657f..75a2b83ee 100644
--- a/internal/restic/hardlinks_index_test.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/hardlinks_index_test.go
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-package restic_test
+package restorer_test
 
 import (
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restic"
+	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/restorer"
 	rtest "github.com/restic/restic/internal/test"
 )
 
 // TestHardLinks contains various tests for HardlinkIndex.
 func TestHardLinks(t *testing.T) {
 
-	idx := restic.NewHardlinkIndex()
+	idx := restorer.NewHardlinkIndex()
 
 	idx.Add(1, 2, "inode1-file1-on-device2")
 	idx.Add(2, 3, "inode2-file2-on-device3")
diff --git a/internal/restorer/restorer.go b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
index 5a3f91368..a15a7bb9e 100644
--- a/internal/restorer/restorer.go
+++ b/internal/restorer/restorer.go
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func (res *Restorer) RestoreTo(ctx context.Context, dst string) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	idx := restic.NewHardlinkIndex()
+	idx := NewHardlinkIndex()
 	filerestorer := newFileRestorer(dst, res.repo.Backend().Load, res.repo.Key(), res.repo.Index().Lookup, res.repo.Connections())
 	filerestorer.Error = res.Error