diff --git a/mypyc/codegen/emitmodule.py b/mypyc/codegen/emitmodule.py
index 747bb9e6099b..347c285afbc9 100644
--- a/mypyc/codegen/emitmodule.py
+++ b/mypyc/codegen/emitmodule.py
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 from mypyc.ir.class_ir import ClassIR
 from mypyc.ir.module_ir import ModuleIR, ModuleIRs, deserialize_modules
 from mypyc.options import CompilerOptions
-from mypyc.uninit import insert_uninit_checks
-from mypyc.refcount import insert_ref_count_opcodes
-from mypyc.exceptions import insert_exception_handling
+from mypyc.transform.uninit import insert_uninit_checks
+from mypyc.transform.refcount import insert_ref_count_opcodes
+from mypyc.transform.exceptions import insert_exception_handling
 from mypyc.namegen import NameGenerator, exported_name
 from mypyc.errors import Errors
 
diff --git a/mypyc/test/test_analysis.py b/mypyc/test/test_analysis.py
index a1394409b768..02b20839f428 100644
--- a/mypyc/test/test_analysis.py
+++ b/mypyc/test/test_analysis.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from mypyc.common import TOP_LEVEL_NAME
 from mypyc import analysis
-from mypyc import exceptions
+from mypyc.transform import exceptions
 from mypyc.ir.func_ir import format_func
 from mypyc.test.testutil import (
     ICODE_GEN_BUILTINS, use_custom_builtins, MypycDataSuite, build_ir_for_single_file,
diff --git a/mypyc/test/test_exceptions.py b/mypyc/test/test_exceptions.py
index 412459e52446..ecc914a1165b 100644
--- a/mypyc/test/test_exceptions.py
+++ b/mypyc/test/test_exceptions.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 
 from mypyc.common import TOP_LEVEL_NAME
 from mypyc.ir.func_ir import format_func
-from mypyc.uninit import insert_uninit_checks
-from mypyc.exceptions import insert_exception_handling
-from mypyc.refcount import insert_ref_count_opcodes
+from mypyc.transform.uninit import insert_uninit_checks
+from mypyc.transform.exceptions import insert_exception_handling
+from mypyc.transform.refcount import insert_ref_count_opcodes
 from mypyc.test.testutil import (
     ICODE_GEN_BUILTINS, use_custom_builtins, MypycDataSuite, build_ir_for_single_file,
     assert_test_output, remove_comment_lines
diff --git a/mypyc/test/test_refcount.py b/mypyc/test/test_refcount.py
index c532d0522c48..7897ebf9d044 100644
--- a/mypyc/test/test_refcount.py
+++ b/mypyc/test/test_refcount.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 from mypyc.common import TOP_LEVEL_NAME
 from mypyc.ir.func_ir import format_func
-from mypyc.refcount import insert_ref_count_opcodes
+from mypyc.transform.refcount import insert_ref_count_opcodes
 from mypyc.test.testutil import (
     ICODE_GEN_BUILTINS, use_custom_builtins, MypycDataSuite, build_ir_for_single_file,
     assert_test_output, remove_comment_lines
diff --git a/mypyc/transform/__init__.py b/mypyc/transform/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/mypyc/exceptions.py b/mypyc/transform/exceptions.py
similarity index 100%
rename from mypyc/exceptions.py
rename to mypyc/transform/exceptions.py
diff --git a/mypyc/refcount.py b/mypyc/transform/refcount.py
similarity index 100%
rename from mypyc/refcount.py
rename to mypyc/transform/refcount.py
diff --git a/mypyc/uninit.py b/mypyc/transform/uninit.py
similarity index 100%
rename from mypyc/uninit.py
rename to mypyc/transform/uninit.py