diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_barcodes.py b/src/documents/tests/test_barcodes.py
index 08a1aeeb4..bf255d6ba 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_barcodes.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_barcodes.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test import override_settings
 
-from documents.plugins.base import StopConsumeTaskError
 from documents.tests.utils import DirectoriesMixin
 from documents.tests.utils import DocumentConsumeDelayMixin
 from documents.tests.utils import DummyProgressManager
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ from paperless.data_models import DocumentMetadataOverrides
 from paperless.data_models import DocumentSource
 from paperless.models import Document
 from paperless.models import Tag
+from paperless.plugins.base import StopConsumeTaskError
 
 try:
     import zxingcpp  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py b/src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py
index 29e95689c..1ac295c38 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_consumer.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from django.test import override_settings
 from django.utils import timezone
 from guardian.core import ObjectPermissionChecker
 
-from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from documents.tests.utils import DirectoriesMixin
 from documents.tests.utils import FileSystemAssertsMixin
 from documents.tests.utils import GetConsumerMixin
@@ -32,6 +31,7 @@ from paperless.models import StoragePath
 from paperless.models import Tag
 from paperless.parsers import DocumentParser
 from paperless.parsers import ParseError
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from paperless.tasks import sanity_check
 from paperless_mail.models import MailRule
 from paperless_mail.parsers import MailDocumentParser
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/utils.py b/src/documents/tests/utils.py
index cfcea7c30..581a553b3 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/utils.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/utils.py
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ from django.db.migrations.executor import MigrationExecutor
 from django.test import TransactionTestCase
 from django.test import override_settings
 
-from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from paperless.consumer import ConsumerPlugin
 from paperless.data_models import ConsumableDocument
 from paperless.data_models import DocumentMetadataOverrides
 from paperless.data_models import DocumentSource
 from paperless.parsers import ParseError
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 
 
 def setup_directories():
diff --git a/src/paperless/barcodes.py b/src/paperless/barcodes.py
index 9e2bb3df8..152d2ec79 100644
--- a/src/paperless/barcodes.py
+++ b/src/paperless/barcodes.py
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ from pikepdf import Page
 from pikepdf import PasswordError
 from pikepdf import Pdf
 
-from documents.plugins.base import ConsumeTaskPlugin
-from documents.plugins.base import StopConsumeTaskError
-from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from paperless.converters import convert_from_tiff_to_pdf
 from paperless.data_models import ConsumableDocument
 from paperless.models import Tag
+from paperless.plugins.base import ConsumeTaskPlugin
+from paperless.plugins.base import StopConsumeTaskError
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from paperless.utils import copy_basic_file_stats
 from paperless.utils import copy_file_with_basic_stats
 from paperless.utils import maybe_override_pixel_limit
diff --git a/src/paperless/bulk_edit.py b/src/paperless/bulk_edit.py
index ab8f70f36..61f02f44c 100644
--- a/src/paperless/bulk_edit.py
+++ b/src/paperless/bulk_edit.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from django.conf import settings
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.utils import timezone
 
-from documents.plugins.helpers import DocumentsStatusManager
 from paperless.data_models import ConsumableDocument
 from paperless.data_models import DocumentMetadataOverrides
 from paperless.data_models import DocumentSource
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ from paperless.models import Document
 from paperless.models import DocumentType
 from paperless.models import StoragePath
 from paperless.permissions import set_permissions_for_object
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import DocumentsStatusManager
 from paperless.tasks import bulk_update_documents
 from paperless.tasks import consume_file
 from paperless.tasks import update_document_content_maybe_archive_file
diff --git a/src/paperless/consumer.py b/src/paperless/consumer.py
index 765e9cccc..8bb639262 100644
--- a/src/paperless/consumer.py
+++ b/src/paperless/consumer.py
@@ -15,12 +15,6 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from filelock import FileLock
 from rest_framework.reverse import reverse
 
-from documents.plugins.base import AlwaysRunPluginMixin
-from documents.plugins.base import ConsumeTaskPlugin
-from documents.plugins.base import NoCleanupPluginMixin
-from documents.plugins.base import NoSetupPluginMixin
-from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressManager
-from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from documents.signals import document_consumption_finished
 from documents.signals import document_consumption_started
 from documents.signals.handlers import run_workflows
@@ -43,6 +37,12 @@ from paperless.parsers import ParseError
 from paperless.parsers import get_parser_class_for_mime_type
 from paperless.parsers import parse_date
 from paperless.permissions import set_permissions_for_object
+from paperless.plugins.base import AlwaysRunPluginMixin
+from paperless.plugins.base import ConsumeTaskPlugin
+from paperless.plugins.base import NoCleanupPluginMixin
+from paperless.plugins.base import NoSetupPluginMixin
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import ProgressManager
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from paperless.templating.workflows import parse_w_workflow_placeholders
 from paperless.utils import copy_basic_file_stats
 from paperless.utils import copy_file_with_basic_stats
diff --git a/src/paperless/double_sided.py b/src/paperless/double_sided.py
index bcd82f377..47503bee8 100644
--- a/src/paperless/double_sided.py
+++ b/src/paperless/double_sided.py
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ from typing import Final
 from django.conf import settings
 from pikepdf import Pdf
 
-from documents.plugins.base import ConsumeTaskPlugin
-from documents.plugins.base import NoCleanupPluginMixin
-from documents.plugins.base import NoSetupPluginMixin
-from documents.plugins.base import StopConsumeTaskError
 from paperless.consumer import ConsumerError
 from paperless.converters import convert_from_tiff_to_pdf
+from paperless.plugins.base import ConsumeTaskPlugin
+from paperless.plugins.base import NoCleanupPluginMixin
+from paperless.plugins.base import NoSetupPluginMixin
+from paperless.plugins.base import StopConsumeTaskError
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("paperless.double_sided")
 
diff --git a/src/documents/plugins/__init__.py b/src/paperless/plugins/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/documents/plugins/__init__.py
rename to src/paperless/plugins/__init__.py
diff --git a/src/documents/plugins/base.py b/src/paperless/plugins/base.py
similarity index 98%
rename from src/documents/plugins/base.py
rename to src/paperless/plugins/base.py
index 89682cdaf..a45c69bd5 100644
--- a/src/documents/plugins/base.py
+++ b/src/paperless/plugins/base.py
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import abc
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Final
 
-from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressManager
 from paperless.data_models import ConsumableDocument
 from paperless.data_models import DocumentMetadataOverrides
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import ProgressManager
 
 
 class StopConsumeTaskError(Exception):
diff --git a/src/documents/plugins/helpers.py b/src/paperless/plugins/helpers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from src/documents/plugins/helpers.py
rename to src/paperless/plugins/helpers.py
diff --git a/src/paperless/tasks.py b/src/paperless/tasks.py
index 2a529ef5c..3e1d00f0e 100644
--- a/src/paperless/tasks.py
+++ b/src/paperless/tasks.py
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ from django.utils import timezone
 from filelock import FileLock
 from whoosh.writing import AsyncWriter
 
-from documents.plugins.base import ConsumeTaskPlugin
-from documents.plugins.base import ProgressManager
-from documents.plugins.base import StopConsumeTaskError
-from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from documents.signals import document_updated
 from documents.signals.handlers import cleanup_document_deletion
 from documents.signals.handlers import run_workflows
@@ -51,6 +47,10 @@ from paperless.models import WorkflowRun
 from paperless.models import WorkflowTrigger
 from paperless.parsers import DocumentParser
 from paperless.parsers import get_parser_class_for_mime_type
+from paperless.plugins.base import ConsumeTaskPlugin
+from paperless.plugins.base import ProgressManager
+from paperless.plugins.base import StopConsumeTaskError
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from paperless.sanity_checker import SanityCheckFailedException
 
 if settings.AUDIT_LOG_ENABLED:
diff --git a/src/paperless/tests/test_websockets.py b/src/paperless/tests/test_websockets.py
index 5ba909d1c..c9aa50b71 100644
--- a/src/paperless/tests/test_websockets.py
+++ b/src/paperless/tests/test_websockets.py
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ from channels.testing import WebsocketCommunicator
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test import override_settings
 
-from documents.plugins.helpers import DocumentsStatusManager
-from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressManager
-from documents.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 from paperless.asgi import application
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import DocumentsStatusManager
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import ProgressManager
+from paperless.plugins.helpers import ProgressStatusOptions
 
 TEST_CHANNEL_LAYERS = {
     "default": {