diff --git a/choreographer/DIR_INDEX.txt b/choreographer/DIR_INDEX.txt
index 709f3915..7d4779ab 100644
--- a/choreographer/DIR_INDEX.txt
+++ b/choreographer/DIR_INDEX.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ which has "Tabs".
 Directories
 -----------
 
-_devtools_protocol_layer/
+protocol/
 
 The browser-tab interface is intuitive, but here we have the interface that Chrome's
 Devtools Protocol actually provides.
diff --git a/choreographer/__init__.py b/choreographer/__init__.py
index 6c5fa1a4..473a428d 100644
--- a/choreographer/__init__.py
+++ b/choreographer/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 """choreographer is a browser controller for python."""
 
-import choreographer._devtools_protocol_layer as protocol
+from choreographer import protocol
 
 from ._browser import Browser, BrowserClosedError, browser_which, get_browser_path
 from ._cli_utils import get_browser, get_browser_sync
diff --git a/choreographer/_browser.py b/choreographer/_browser.py
index 69c8997c..b0448211 100644
--- a/choreographer/_browser.py
+++ b/choreographer/_browser.py
@@ -11,18 +11,18 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from threading import Thread
 
-from ._devtools_protocol_layer._protocol import (
+from ._pipe import Pipe, PipeClosedError
+from ._system_utils._system import browser_which
+from ._system_utils._tempfile import TempDirectory, TempDirWarning
+from ._tab import Tab
+from .protocol._protocol import (
     TARGET_NOT_FOUND,
     DevtoolsProtocolError,
     ExperimentalFeatureWarning,
     Protocol,
 )
-from ._devtools_protocol_layer._session import Session
-from ._devtools_protocol_layer._target import Target
-from ._pipe import Pipe, PipeClosedError
-from ._system_utils._system import browser_which
-from ._system_utils._tempfile import TempDirectory, TempDirWarning
-from ._tab import Tab
+from .protocol._session import Session
+from .protocol._target import Target
 
 # importing the below via __file__ causes __name__ weirdness when its exe'd ???
 chromewrapper_path = (
diff --git a/choreographer/_tab.py b/choreographer/_tab.py
index 7b38db5a..078922e0 100644
--- a/choreographer/_tab.py
+++ b/choreographer/_tab.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from ._devtools_protocol_layer._target import Target
+from .protocol._target import Target
 
 
 class Tab(Target):
diff --git a/choreographer/_devtools_protocol_layer/__init__.py b/choreographer/protocol/__init__.py
similarity index 79%
rename from choreographer/_devtools_protocol_layer/__init__.py
rename to choreographer/protocol/__init__.py
index 82a69b76..04e0299a 100644
--- a/choreographer/_devtools_protocol_layer/__init__.py
+++ b/choreographer/protocol/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+"""choreographer.protocol provides classes and tools for Chrome Devtools Protocol."""
+
 from ._protocol import (
     DevtoolsProtocolError,
     ExperimentalFeatureWarning,
diff --git a/choreographer/_devtools_protocol_layer/_protocol.py b/choreographer/protocol/_protocol.py
similarity index 100%
rename from choreographer/_devtools_protocol_layer/_protocol.py
rename to choreographer/protocol/_protocol.py
diff --git a/choreographer/_devtools_protocol_layer/_session.py b/choreographer/protocol/_session.py
similarity index 100%
rename from choreographer/_devtools_protocol_layer/_session.py
rename to choreographer/protocol/_session.py
diff --git a/choreographer/_devtools_protocol_layer/_target.py b/choreographer/protocol/_target.py
similarity index 100%
rename from choreographer/_devtools_protocol_layer/_target.py
rename to choreographer/protocol/_target.py