diff --git a/pylib/anki/BUILD.bazel b/pylib/anki/BUILD.bazel
index cb9304ea4..a77cd5102 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pylib/anki/BUILD.bazel
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ load("@bazel_skylib//rules:copy_file.bzl", "copy_file")
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_library")
 load("@py_deps//:requirements.bzl", "requirement")
 load("@rules_python//experimental/python:wheel.bzl", "py_package", "py_wheel")
-load("@bazel_skylib//lib:selects.bzl", "selects")
 load("//:defs.bzl", "anki_version")
 load("//pylib:orjson.bzl", "orjson_if_available")
 
@@ -19,29 +18,6 @@ genrule(
     tools = ["//pylib/tools:genhooks"],
 )
 
-copy_file(
-    name = "rsbridge_unix",
-    src = "//pylib/rsbridge",
-    out = "_rsbridge.so",
-)
-
-copy_file(
-    name = "rsbridge_win",
-    src = "//pylib/rsbridge",
-    out = "_rsbridge.pyd",
-)
-
-alias(
-    name = "rsbridge",
-    actual = selects.with_or({
-        (
-            "@io_bazel_rules_rust//rust/platform:x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
-        ): ":rsbridge_win",
-        "//conditions:default": ":rsbridge_unix",
-    }),
-    visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
-)
-
 _py_srcs = glob(
     ["**/*.py"],
     exclude = [
@@ -56,7 +32,6 @@ py_library(
         "py.typed",
         ":buildinfo",
         ":hooks_gen",
-        ":rsbridge",
         "//pylib/anki/_backend",
     ],
     imports = [
@@ -122,6 +97,5 @@ filegroup(
     srcs = _py_srcs,
     visibility = [
         "//pylib:__subpackages__",
-        "//qt/po:__pkg__",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/pylib/anki/_backend/BUILD.bazel b/pylib/anki/_backend/BUILD.bazel
index 02391c8e7..c2667acf5 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/_backend/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/pylib/anki/_backend/BUILD.bazel
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 load("@rules_python//python:defs.bzl", "py_binary")
 load("@py_deps//:requirements.bzl", "requirement")
 load("//pylib:protobuf.bzl", "py_proto_library_typed")
+load("@bazel_skylib//rules:copy_file.bzl", "copy_file")
+load("@bazel_skylib//lib:selects.bzl", "selects")
 
 py_proto_library_typed(
     name = "backend_pb2",
@@ -38,13 +40,51 @@ genrule(
     tools = ["genbackend"],
 )
 
+copy_file(
+    name = "rsbridge_unix",
+    src = "//pylib/rsbridge",
+    out = "rsbridge.so",
+)
+
+copy_file(
+    name = "rsbridge_win",
+    src = "//pylib/rsbridge",
+    out = "rsbridge.pyd",
+)
+
+alias(
+    name = "rsbridge",
+    actual = selects.with_or({
+        (
+            "@io_bazel_rules_rust//rust/platform:x86_64-pc-windows-msvc",
+        ): ":rsbridge_win",
+        "//conditions:default": ":rsbridge_unix",
+    }),
+)
+
+_py_srcs = [
+    "genbackend.py",
+    "__init__.py",
+]
+
+# for format check
+filegroup(
+    name = "py_source_files",
+    srcs = _py_srcs,
+    visibility = [
+        "//pylib:__subpackages__",
+    ],
+)
+
 filegroup(
     name = "_backend",
     srcs = [
         "__init__.py",
+        "rsbridge.pyi",
         ":backend_pb2",
         ":fluent_pb2",
         ":rsbackend_gen",
+        ":rsbridge",
     ],
     visibility = ["//pylib:__subpackages__"],
 )
diff --git a/pylib/anki/_backend/__init__.py b/pylib/anki/_backend/__init__.py
index 9ed58cece..df323f84d 100644
--- a/pylib/anki/_backend/__init__.py
+++ b/pylib/anki/_backend/__init__.py
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ import os
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Dict, List, Optional, Sequence, Union
 
-import anki._backend.backend_pb2 as pb
-import anki._rsbridge
 import anki.buildinfo
+from . import backend_pb2 as pb
+from . import rsbridge
 from anki import hooks
 from anki._backend.generated import RustBackendGenerated
 from anki.dbproxy import Row as DBRow
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ from anki.utils import from_json_bytes, to_json_bytes
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from anki.lang import FormatTimeSpanContextValue, TRValue
 
-assert anki._rsbridge.buildhash() == anki.buildinfo.buildhash
+assert rsbridge.buildhash() == anki.buildinfo.buildhash
 
 # FIXME: rather than adding new items here, items intended to be consumed
 # by external libraries (eg aqt) should be exported in the module that
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class RustBackend(RustBackendGenerated):
             preferred_langs=langs,
             server=server,
         )
-        self._backend = anki._rsbridge.open_backend(init_msg.SerializeToString())
+        self._backend = rsbridge.open_backend(init_msg.SerializeToString())
 
     def db_query(
         self, sql: str, args: Sequence[ValueForDB], first_row_only: bool
diff --git a/pylib/anki/_rsbridge.pyi b/pylib/anki/_backend/rsbridge.pyi
similarity index 100%
rename from pylib/anki/_rsbridge.pyi
rename to pylib/anki/_backend/rsbridge.pyi
diff --git a/pylib/mypy.ini b/pylib/mypy.ini
index 22e206dee..7324ddfbc 100644
--- a/pylib/mypy.ini
+++ b/pylib/mypy.ini
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 [mypy-bs4]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
-[mypy-anki._rsbridge]
+[mypy-anki._backend.rsbridge]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 [mypy-stringcase]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
diff --git a/pylib/rsbridge/lib.rs b/pylib/rsbridge/lib.rs
index e2a69bbb5..ceeff9738 100644
--- a/pylib/rsbridge/lib.rs
+++ b/pylib/rsbridge/lib.rs
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ use std::convert::TryFrom;
 // Regular backend
 //////////////////////////////////
 
-#[pyclass(module = "_rsbridge")]
+#[pyclass(module = "rsbridge")]
 struct Backend {
     backend: RustBackend,
 }
 
-create_exception!(_rsbridge, BackendError, PyException);
+create_exception!(rsbridge, BackendError, PyException);
 
 #[pyfunction]
 fn buildhash() -> &'static str {
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ impl Backend {
 //////////////////////////////////
 
 #[pymodule]
-fn _rsbridge(_py: Python, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
+fn rsbridge(_py: Python, m: &PyModule) -> PyResult<()> {
     m.add_class::<Backend>()?;
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(buildhash)).unwrap();
     m.add_wrapped(wrap_pyfunction!(open_backend)).unwrap();
diff --git a/qt/aqt/forms/BUILD.bazel b/qt/aqt/forms/BUILD.bazel
index 9c86f7f05..968c77693 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/forms/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/qt/aqt/forms/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ compile_all(
     group = "forms",
     visibility = [
         "//qt/aqt:__pkg__",
-        "//qt/po:__pkg__",
     ],
 )