diff --git a/hugolib/hugo_sites.go b/hugolib/hugo_sites.go
index 6f95dbb12..fdd4e890c 100644
--- a/hugolib/hugo_sites.go
+++ b/hugolib/hugo_sites.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/langs"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/lazy"
 
-	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/i18n"
+	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/langs/i18n"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/resources/page"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/tpl"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/tpl/tplimpl"
diff --git a/i18n/i18n.go b/langs/i18n/i18n.go
similarity index 100%
rename from i18n/i18n.go
rename to langs/i18n/i18n.go
diff --git a/i18n/i18n_test.go b/langs/i18n/i18n_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from i18n/i18n_test.go
rename to langs/i18n/i18n_test.go
diff --git a/i18n/translationProvider.go b/langs/i18n/translationProvider.go
similarity index 100%
rename from i18n/translationProvider.go
rename to langs/i18n/translationProvider.go
diff --git a/tpl/tplimpl/template_funcs_test.go b/tpl/tplimpl/template_funcs_test.go
index c21ef38a6..449d20fd4 100644
--- a/tpl/tplimpl/template_funcs_test.go
+++ b/tpl/tplimpl/template_funcs_test.go
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/config"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/deps"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/hugofs"
-	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/i18n"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/langs"
+	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/langs/i18n"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/tpl"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/tpl/internal"
 	"github.com/gohugoio/hugo/tpl/partials"