diff --git a/packages/babel-core/package.json b/packages/babel-core/package.json
index 1ae2704777..6a2054ebf3 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-core/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "compiler"
   ],
   "browser": {
-    "./lib/config/loading/files/index.js": "./lib/config/loading/files/index-browser.js",
+    "./lib/config/files/index.js": "./lib/config/files/index-browser.js",
     "./lib/transform-file.js": "./lib/transform-file-browser.js",
     "./lib/transform-file-sync.js": "./lib/transform-file-sync-browser.js"
   },
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/build-config-chain.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/build-config-chain.js
index 452490ac48..9f8f17e574 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/config/build-config-chain.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/config/build-config-chain.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import {
   findBabelignore,
   loadConfig,
   type ConfigFile,
-} from "./loading/files";
+} from "./files";
 
 import { makeWeakCache, makeStrongCache } from "./caching";
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/configuration.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/files/configuration.js
similarity index 99%
rename from packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/configuration.js
rename to packages/babel-core/src/config/files/configuration.js
index 061f4ce3d7..5617f3e473 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/configuration.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/config/files/configuration.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import path from "path";
 import fs from "fs";
 import json5 from "json5";
 import resolve from "resolve";
-import { makeStrongCache, type CacheConfigurator } from "../../caching";
+import { makeStrongCache, type CacheConfigurator } from "../caching";
 
 const debug = buildDebug("babel:config:loading:files:configuration");
 
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/index-browser.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/files/index-browser.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/index-browser.js
rename to packages/babel-core/src/config/files/index-browser.js
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/index.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/files/index.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/index.js
rename to packages/babel-core/src/config/files/index.js
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js b/packages/babel-core/src/config/files/plugins.js
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/babel-core/src/config/loading/files/plugins.js
rename to packages/babel-core/src/config/files/plugins.js
diff --git a/packages/babel-core/src/index.js b/packages/babel-core/src/index.js
index f2a968e887..dbf2cff91b 100644
--- a/packages/babel-core/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/babel-core/src/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ export { default as File } from "./transformation/file/file";
 export {
   default as buildExternalHelpers,
 } from "./tools/build-external-helpers";
-export { resolvePlugin, resolvePreset } from "./config/loading/files";
+export { resolvePlugin, resolvePreset } from "./config/files";
 
 export { version } from "../package.json";
 export { getEnv } from "./config/helpers/environment";