diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
similarity index 98%
rename from spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
rename to spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
index fded0f1157..5b849aff36 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer;
+package org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer;
 
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
similarity index 98%
rename from spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
rename to spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
index 424054b4d6..9d81400790 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer;
+package org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
diff --git a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronizer/InboundFileSynchronizer.java b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/InboundFileSynchronizer.java
similarity index 93%
rename from spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronizer/InboundFileSynchronizer.java
rename to spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/InboundFileSynchronizer.java
index 7f87881767..cfc8cb8fab 100644
--- a/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/synchronizer/InboundFileSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-file/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/file/remote/synchronizer/InboundFileSynchronizer.java
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-package org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer;
+package org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer;
 
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizer.java b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
index 4fa24406b5..88c8488d72 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessagingException;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.session.Session;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.session.SessionFactory;
-import org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer;
-import org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource;
+import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer;
+import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.FileCopyUtils;
 
diff --git a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
index f94cb5f01b..83f802c8dd 100644
--- a/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
+++ b/spring-integration-ftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/ftp/inbound/FtpInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.integration.ftp.inbound;
 
 import org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPFile;
 
-import org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource;
+import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource;
 
 /**
  * A {@link org.springframework.integration.core.MessageSource} implementation for FTP.
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizer.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
index 20374cf3df..5332076765 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizer.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.integration.MessagingException;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.session.Session;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.session.SessionFactory;
-import org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer;
-import org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource;
+import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer;
+import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 import com.jcraft.jsch.ChannelSftp;
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
index 331624e05a..c3b712e61d 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/inbound/SftpInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource.java
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import org.springframework.integration.MessagingException;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.FileReadingMessageSource;
-import org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource;
+import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizingMessageSource;
 import org.springframework.integration.sftp.filters.SftpPatternMatchingFileListFilter;
 
 import com.jcraft.jsch.ChannelSftp;
diff --git a/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/impl/SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizerTests.java b/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/impl/SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizerTests.java
index 89849816d6..9adda48b61 100644
--- a/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/impl/SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizerTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-sftp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/sftp/impl/SftpInboundRemoteFileSystemSynchronizerTests.java
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource;
 import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.session.Session;
 import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.session.SessionFactory;
-import org.springframework.integration.file.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy;
+import org.springframework.integration.file.remote.synchronizer.AbstractInboundFileSynchronizer.EntryAcknowledgmentStrategy;
 import org.springframework.integration.sftp.inbound.SftpInboundFileSynchronizer;
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;