diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/appnexus/__init__.py b/contentcuration/automation/tests/appnexus/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/appnexus/__init__.py
rename to contentcuration/automation/tests/appnexus/__init__.py
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/appnexus/test_base.py b/contentcuration/automation/tests/appnexus/test_base.py
similarity index 90%
rename from contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/appnexus/test_base.py
rename to contentcuration/automation/tests/appnexus/test_base.py
index e8dd657660..dec6104d9e 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/tests/appnexus/test_base.py
+++ b/contentcuration/automation/tests/appnexus/test_base.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from contentcuration.utils.appnexus.base import Backend, Adapter
+from automation.utils.appnexus.base import Adapter
+from automation.utils.appnexus.base import Backend
+
 
 class MockBackend(Backend):
     def connect(self) -> None:
@@ -27,15 +29,18 @@ def test_backend_singleton():
     b1, b2 = MockBackend.get_instance(), MockBackend.get_instance()
     assert id(b1) == id(b2)
 
+
 def test_adapter_creation():
     a = MockAdapter(backend=MockBackend)
     assert isinstance(a, Adapter)
 
+
 def test_adapter_backend_default():
     b = MockBackend()
     adapter = Adapter(backend=b)
     assert isinstance(adapter.backend, Backend)
 
+
 def test_adapter_backend_custom():
     b = MockBackend()
     a = Adapter(backend=b)
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/APILayer.md b/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/APILayer.md
similarity index 99%
rename from contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/APILayer.md
rename to contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/APILayer.md
index d5e8e3fa45..a197fb13be 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/APILayer.md
+++ b/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/APILayer.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ABSTRACT CLASS Backend:
     ABSTRACT METHOD request(params)
 		# provide blue print for the request object
 		pass
-	
+
 	ABSTRACT METHOD response(params)
 		# provides blue print for the response object
 		pass
diff --git a/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/__init__.py b/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/adapters.py b/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/adapters.py
similarity index 100%
rename from contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/adapters.py
rename to contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/adapters.py
diff --git a/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/backends.py b/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/backends.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4b1e77ab4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/backends.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Implementation of ML, GCS Backend etc.
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/base.py b/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/base.py
similarity index 95%
rename from contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/base.py
rename to contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/base.py
index f997ed6df2..95ddef0b4f 100644
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/base.py
+++ b/contentcuration/automation/utils/appnexus/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
-from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from abc import ABC
+from abc import abstractmethod
 from builtins import NotImplementedError
-from typing import Union, Dict
+from typing import Dict
+from typing import Union
 
 
 class Backend(ABC):
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/__init__.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 09cf2db5d6..0000000000
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-from .adapters import *
-from .backends import *
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/backends.py b/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/backends.py
deleted file mode 100644
index fc9d771c82..0000000000
--- a/contentcuration/contentcuration/utils/appnexus/backends.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-# Implementation of ML, GCS Backend etc.
\ No newline at end of file