diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/internal/ServiceHelper.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/ServiceHelper.java
similarity index 98%
rename from vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/internal/ServiceHelper.java
rename to vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/ServiceHelper.java
index e5bf2ab6adc..4251607694d 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/internal/ServiceHelper.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/ServiceHelper.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0 OR Apache-2.0
  */
 
-package io.vertx.core.internal;
+package io.vertx.core.impl;
 
 import java.util.*;
 
diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/VertxBootstrapImpl.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/VertxBootstrapImpl.java
index 17afbdbd276..9770ef70a7c 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/VertxBootstrapImpl.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/VertxBootstrapImpl.java
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 import io.vertx.core.impl.transports.EpollTransport;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.transports.JDKTransport;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.transports.KQueueTransport;
-import io.vertx.core.internal.ServiceHelper;
 import io.vertx.core.internal.VertxBootstrap;
 import io.vertx.core.spi.context.executor.EventExecutorProvider;
 import io.vertx.core.spi.file.FileResolver;
diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/verticle/VerticleManager.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/verticle/VerticleManager.java
index 887540669d3..389bdea0bb5 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/verticle/VerticleManager.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/impl/verticle/VerticleManager.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 import io.vertx.core.*;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.deployment.Deployment;
-import io.vertx.core.internal.ServiceHelper;
+import io.vertx.core.impl.ServiceHelper;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.*;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.deployment.DeploymentContext;
 import io.vertx.core.impl.deployment.DeploymentManager;
diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/spi/Utils.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/spi/Utils.java
index 54a05a892ce..6cd86a757a3 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/spi/Utils.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/io/vertx/core/spi/Utils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package io.vertx.core.spi;
 
-import io.vertx.core.internal.ServiceHelper;
+import io.vertx.core.impl.ServiceHelper;
 import io.vertx.core.json.jackson.JacksonFactory;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
diff --git a/vertx-core/src/main/java/module-info.java b/vertx-core/src/main/java/module-info.java
index 45f58c61515..9f62703d990 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/main/java/module-info.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
 
   // Testing
 
-  exports io.vertx.core.impl to io.vertx.core.tests;
   exports io.vertx.core.impl.cpu to io.vertx.core.tests;
   exports io.vertx.core.impl.future to io.vertx.core.tests;
   exports io.vertx.core.impl.utils to io.vertx.core.tests;
@@ -115,5 +114,6 @@
   exports io.vertx.core.spi.cluster.impl.selector to io.vertx.core.tests;
   exports io.vertx.core.impl.verticle to io.vertx.core.tests;
   exports io.vertx.core.impl.deployment to io.vertx.core.tests;
+  exports io.vertx.core.impl;
 
 }
diff --git a/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/it/servicehelper/ServiceHelperTest.java b/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/it/servicehelper/ServiceHelperTest.java
index 8e1cbb44917..c5ed816613d 100644
--- a/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/it/servicehelper/ServiceHelperTest.java
+++ b/vertx-core/src/test/java/io/vertx/it/servicehelper/ServiceHelperTest.java
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 package io.vertx.it.servicehelper;
 
-import io.vertx.core.internal.ServiceHelper;
+import io.vertx.core.impl.ServiceHelper;
 import io.vertx.test.core.TestUtils;
 import org.junit.Test;