diff --git a/lib/core/client.js b/lib/core/client.js
index 0744e5d39f1..8195197d2bd 100644
--- a/lib/core/client.js
+++ b/lib/core/client.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 const { URL } = require('url')
 const net = require('net')
 const tls = require('tls')
-const HTTPParser = require('./node/http-parser')
+const HTTPParser = require('../node/http-parser')
 const EventEmitter = require('events')
 const assert = require('assert')
 const util = require('./util')
diff --git a/lib/core/node/fixed-queue.js b/lib/node/fixed-queue.js
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/core/node/fixed-queue.js
rename to lib/node/fixed-queue.js
diff --git a/lib/core/node/http-parser.js b/lib/node/http-parser.js
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/core/node/http-parser.js
rename to lib/node/http-parser.js
diff --git a/lib/pool.js b/lib/pool.js
index f2d64bd8aef..fc7d9150996 100644
--- a/lib/pool.js
+++ b/lib/pool.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ const {
   InvalidArgumentError,
   ClientDestroyedError
 } = require('./core/errors')
-const FixedQueue = require('./core/node/fixed-queue')
+const FixedQueue = require('./node/fixed-queue')
 
 const kClients = Symbol('clients')
 const kQueue = Symbol('queue')
diff --git a/test/fixed-queue.js b/test/fixed-queue.js
index 73830d5220e..74175644da7 100644
--- a/test/fixed-queue.js
+++ b/test/fixed-queue.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const { test } = require('tap')
 
-const FixedQueue = require('../lib/core/node/fixed-queue')
+const FixedQueue = require('../lib/node/fixed-queue')
 
 test('fixed queue 1', (t) => {
   t.plan(5)