diff --git a/command/commands.go b/command/commands.go
index f4d68a2a4c..28690a1942 100644
--- a/command/commands.go
+++ b/command/commands.go
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ import (
 	physCouchDB "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/couchdb"
 	physDynamoDB "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/dynamodb"
 	physEtcd "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/etcd"
-	physFile "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/file"
 	physFoundationDB "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/foundationdb"
 	physGCS "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/gcs"
 	physManta "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/manta"
@@ -57,6 +56,7 @@ import (
 	physSpanner "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/spanner"
 	physSwift "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/swift"
 	physZooKeeper "github.com/hashicorp/vault/physical/zookeeper"
+	physFile "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/physical/file"
 	physInmem "github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk/physical/inmem"
 )
 
diff --git a/physical/file/file.go b/sdk/physical/file/file.go
similarity index 100%
rename from physical/file/file.go
rename to sdk/physical/file/file.go
diff --git a/physical/file/file_test.go b/sdk/physical/file/file_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from physical/file/file_test.go
rename to sdk/physical/file/file_test.go