diff --git a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
index 39e5feea..9342eb59 100644
--- a/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
+++ b/src/api2/tape/backup.rs
@@ -35,14 +35,13 @@ use crate::{
             compute_schedule_status,
         },
     },
-    backup::DataStore,
+    backup::{DataStore, SnapshotReader},
     server::WorkerTask,
     tape::{
         TAPE_STATUS_DIR,
         Inventory,
         PoolWriter,
         MediaPool,
-        SnapshotReader,
         drive::{
             media_changer,
             lock_tape_device,
diff --git a/src/backup/mod.rs b/src/backup/mod.rs
index 8c2780b5..d9aacd16 100644
--- a/src/backup/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backup/mod.rs
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ pub use datastore::*;
 
 mod verify;
 pub use verify::*;
+
+mod snapshot_reader;
+pub use snapshot_reader::SnapshotReader;
diff --git a/src/tape/helpers/snapshot_reader.rs b/src/backup/snapshot_reader.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/tape/helpers/snapshot_reader.rs
rename to src/backup/snapshot_reader.rs
diff --git a/src/tape/file_formats/snapshot_archive.rs b/src/tape/file_formats/snapshot_archive.rs
index 56c3e9c1..c898dc4a 100644
--- a/src/tape/file_formats/snapshot_archive.rs
+++ b/src/tape/file_formats/snapshot_archive.rs
@@ -12,12 +12,11 @@ use pbs_tape::{
     TapeWrite, MediaContentHeader,
 };
 
-use crate::tape::{
-    SnapshotReader,
-    file_formats::{
-        PROXMOX_BACKUP_SNAPSHOT_ARCHIVE_MAGIC_1_1,
-        SnapshotArchiveHeader,
-    },
+use crate::backup::SnapshotReader;
+
+use crate::tape::file_formats::{
+    PROXMOX_BACKUP_SNAPSHOT_ARCHIVE_MAGIC_1_1,
+    SnapshotArchiveHeader,
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/tape/helpers/mod.rs b/src/tape/helpers/mod.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fd8f4b0..00000000
--- a/src/tape/helpers/mod.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-mod snapshot_reader;
-pub use snapshot_reader::*;
diff --git a/src/tape/mod.rs b/src/tape/mod.rs
index 0acc8748..5d4d46f1 100644
--- a/src/tape/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tape/mod.rs
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ mod test;
 
 pub mod file_formats;
 
-mod helpers;
-pub use helpers::*;
-
 mod media_set;
 pub use media_set::*;
 
diff --git a/src/tape/pool_writer/mod.rs b/src/tape/pool_writer/mod.rs
index b2663543..8042de9e 100644
--- a/src/tape/pool_writer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tape/pool_writer/mod.rs
@@ -21,15 +21,12 @@ use pbs_tape::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
-    backup::{
-        DataStore,
-    },
+    backup::{DataStore, SnapshotReader},
     server::WorkerTask,
     tape::{
         TAPE_STATUS_DIR,
         MAX_CHUNK_ARCHIVE_SIZE,
         COMMIT_BLOCK_SIZE,
-        SnapshotReader,
         MediaPool,
         MediaId,
         MediaCatalog,
diff --git a/src/tape/pool_writer/new_chunks_iterator.rs b/src/tape/pool_writer/new_chunks_iterator.rs
index 8b3bdd45..68fcc857 100644
--- a/src/tape/pool_writer/new_chunks_iterator.rs
+++ b/src/tape/pool_writer/new_chunks_iterator.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,8 @@ use anyhow::{format_err, Error};
 
 use pbs_datastore::DataBlob;
 
-use crate::{
-    backup::DataStore,
-    tape::{
-        CatalogSet,
-        SnapshotReader,
-    },
-};
+use crate::backup::{DataStore, SnapshotReader};
+use crate::tape::CatalogSet;
 
 /// Chunk iterator which use a separate thread to read chunks
 ///