diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/authenticator.py b/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/authenticator.py
index 0c612e57c..53215ea1d 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/authenticator.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/authenticator.py
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 """Shim around `~certbot_dns_route53.dns_route53` for backwards compatibility."""
 import warnings
 
+import zope.interface
+
+from certbot import interfaces
 from certbot_dns_route53 import dns_route53
 
 
+@zope.interface.implementer(interfaces.IAuthenticator)
+@zope.interface.provider(interfaces.IPluginFactory)
 class Authenticator(dns_route53.Authenticator):
     """Shim around `~certbot_dns_route53.dns_route53.Authenticator` for backwards compatibility."""
+
+    hidden = True
+
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         warnings.warn("The 'authenticator' module was renamed 'dns_route53'",
                       DeprecationWarning)
diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
index 8d2632697..a138cdea5 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/setup.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ setup(
     entry_points={
         'certbot.plugins': [
             'dns-route53 = certbot_dns_route53.dns_route53:Authenticator',
-            'certbot-route53:auth = certbot_dns_route53.dns_route53:Authenticator'
+            'certbot-route53:auth = certbot_dns_route53.authenticator:Authenticator'
         ],
     },
     test_suite='certbot_dns_route53',