diff --git a/config/initializers/5_backend.rb b/config/initializers/5_backend.rb
index ed88c8ee1b827d043d1cb2a815112a3280a5a982..2bd159ca7f189b4ef4452858387a91fff3bd0f09 100644
--- a/config/initializers/5_backend.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/5_backend.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,3 @@
-# GIT over SSH
-require_dependency Rails.root.join('lib/gitlab/backend/shell')
-
-# GitLab shell adapter
-require_dependency Rails.root.join('lib/gitlab/backend/shell_adapter')
-
 required_version = Gitlab::VersionInfo.parse(Gitlab::Shell.version_required)
 current_version = Gitlab::VersionInfo.parse(Gitlab::Shell.new.version)
 
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/backend/shell.rb b/lib/gitlab/shell.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/gitlab/backend/shell.rb
rename to lib/gitlab/shell.rb
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/backend/shell_adapter.rb b/lib/gitlab/shell_adapter.rb
similarity index 100%
rename from lib/gitlab/backend/shell_adapter.rb
rename to lib/gitlab/shell_adapter.rb