diff --git a/src/server/h2service.rs b/proxmox-rest-server/src/h2service.rs
similarity index 96%
rename from src/server/h2service.rs
rename to proxmox-rest-server/src/h2service.rs
index 0b51a710..f5556d1a 100644
--- a/src/server/h2service.rs
+++ b/proxmox-rest-server/src/h2service.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ use hyper::{Body, Request, Response, StatusCode};
 use proxmox::api::{ApiResponseFuture, HttpError, Router, RpcEnvironment};
 use proxmox::http_err;
 
-use proxmox_rest_server::{normalize_uri_path, WorkerTask};
-use proxmox_rest_server::formatter::*;
+use crate::{normalize_uri_path, WorkerTask};
+use crate::formatter::*;
 
 /// Hyper Service implementation to handle stateful H2 connections.
 ///
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ impl <E: RpcEnvironment + Clone> H2Service<E> {
                 future::ok((formatter.format_error)(err)).boxed()
             }
             Some(api_method) => {
-                proxmox_rest_server::handle_api_request(
+                crate::rest::handle_api_request(
                     self.rpcenv.clone(), api_method, formatter, parts, body, uri_param).boxed()
             }
         }
diff --git a/proxmox-rest-server/src/lib.rs b/proxmox-rest-server/src/lib.rs
index 9acdb3fd..5ba72ce0 100644
--- a/proxmox-rest-server/src/lib.rs
+++ b/proxmox-rest-server/src/lib.rs
@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ mod api_config;
 pub use api_config::ApiConfig;
 
 mod rest;
-pub use rest::{RestServer, handle_api_request};
+pub use rest::RestServer;
 
 mod worker_task;
 pub use worker_task::*;
 
+mod h2service;
+pub use h2service::*;
+
 pub enum AuthError {
     Generic(Error),
     NoData,
diff --git a/proxmox-rest-server/src/rest.rs b/proxmox-rest-server/src/rest.rs
index dde47b55..929e4043 100644
--- a/proxmox-rest-server/src/rest.rs
+++ b/proxmox-rest-server/src/rest.rs
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ async fn proxy_protected_request(
     Ok(resp)
 }
 
-pub async fn handle_api_request<Env: RpcEnvironment, S: 'static + BuildHasher + Send>(
+pub(crate) async fn handle_api_request<Env: RpcEnvironment, S: 'static + BuildHasher + Send>(
     mut rpcenv: Env,
     info: &'static ApiMethod,
     formatter: &'static OutputFormatter,
diff --git a/src/api2/backup/mod.rs b/src/api2/backup/mod.rs
index 4333be17..d9ad95de 100644
--- a/src/api2/backup/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api2/backup/mod.rs
@@ -23,9 +23,8 @@ use pbs_datastore::PROXMOX_BACKUP_PROTOCOL_ID_V1;
 use pbs_datastore::backup_info::{BackupDir, BackupGroup, BackupInfo};
 use pbs_datastore::index::IndexFile;
 use pbs_datastore::manifest::{archive_type, ArchiveType};
-use proxmox_rest_server::WorkerTask;
+use proxmox_rest_server::{WorkerTask, H2Service};
 
-use crate::server::H2Service;
 use crate::backup::DataStore;
 use pbs_config::CachedUserInfo;
 
diff --git a/src/api2/reader/mod.rs b/src/api2/reader/mod.rs
index c663e9ae..e451a596 100644
--- a/src/api2/reader/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api2/reader/mod.rs
@@ -39,15 +39,9 @@ use pbs_datastore::backup_info::BackupDir;
 use pbs_datastore::index::IndexFile;
 use pbs_datastore::manifest::{archive_type, ArchiveType};
 use pbs_config::CachedUserInfo;
-use proxmox_rest_server::WorkerTask;
+use proxmox_rest_server::{WorkerTask, H2Service};
 
-use crate::{
-    api2::helpers,
-    backup::DataStore,
-    server::{
-        H2Service,
-    },
-};
+use crate::{api2::helpers, backup::DataStore};
 
 mod environment;
 use environment::*;
diff --git a/src/server/mod.rs b/src/server/mod.rs
index 96d57bd4..a6574631 100644
--- a/src/server/mod.rs
+++ b/src/server/mod.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ use proxmox::tools::fs::{create_path, CreateOptions};
 
 use pbs_buildcfg;
 
-mod h2service;
-pub use h2service::*;
-
 pub mod jobstate;
 
 mod verify_job;