diff --git a/briar-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/socialbackup/MessageEncoder.java b/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/socialbackup/MessageEncoder.java
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rename from briar-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/socialbackup/MessageEncoder.java
rename to briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/socialbackup/MessageEncoder.java
diff --git a/briar-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/socialbackup/MessageParser.java b/briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/socialbackup/MessageParser.java
similarity index 100%
rename from briar-core/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/socialbackup/MessageParser.java
rename to briar-api/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/api/socialbackup/MessageParser.java