diff --git a/docs/api/backends/providers.rst b/docs/api/backends/providers.rst
index 9289dd06..903e220b 100644
--- a/docs/api/backends/providers.rst
+++ b/docs/api/backends/providers.rst
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ Backend provider implementations
 ================================
 
 * :mod:`mopidy.backends.dummy`
-* :mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify`
+* :mod:`mopidy.backends.spotify`
 * :mod:`mopidy.backends.local`
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
index 03044731..ddb46bb8 100644
--- a/docs/changes.rst
+++ b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ No description yet.
   - Support high bitrate (320k) audio. See
     :attr:`mopidy.settings.SPOTIFY_HIGH_BITRATE` for details.
 
+  - Rename :mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify` to :mod:`mopidy.backends.spotify`.
+    If you have set :attr:`mopidy.settings.BACKENDS` explicitly, you may need
+    to update the setting's value.
+
   - Catch and log error caused by playlist folder boundaries being threated as
     normal playlists. More permanent fix requires support for checking playlist
     types in pyspotify.
diff --git a/docs/installation/index.rst b/docs/installation/index.rst
index f6754371..26b50994 100644
--- a/docs/installation/index.rst
+++ b/docs/installation/index.rst
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Otherwise, make sure you got the required dependencies installed.
 
 - Dependencies for at least one Mopidy backend:
 
-  - The default backend, :mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify`, requires libspotify
+  - The default backend, :mod:`mopidy.backends.spotify`, requires libspotify
     and pyspotify. See :doc:`libspotify`.
 
   - The local backend, :mod:`mopidy.backends.local`, requires no additional
diff --git a/docs/modules/backends/libspotify.rst b/docs/modules/backends/libspotify.rst
deleted file mode 100644
index e7528757..00000000
--- a/docs/modules/backends/libspotify.rst
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-*******************************************************
-:mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify` -- Libspotify backend
-*******************************************************
-
-.. automodule:: mopidy.backends.libspotify
-    :synopsis: Spotify backend using the libspotify library
-    :members:
diff --git a/docs/modules/backends/spotify.rst b/docs/modules/backends/spotify.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..938d6337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/modules/backends/spotify.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+*************************************************
+:mod:`mopidy.backends.spotify` -- Spotify backend
+*************************************************
+
+.. automodule:: mopidy.backends.spotify
+    :synopsis: Backend for the Spotify music streaming service
+    :members:
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py
similarity index 61%
rename from mopidy/backends/libspotify/__init__.py
rename to mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py
index ad2926c7..d36f6250 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py
@@ -4,54 +4,55 @@ from mopidy import settings
 from mopidy.backends.base import (Backend, CurrentPlaylistController,
     LibraryController, PlaybackController, StoredPlaylistsController)
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.libspotify')
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify')
 
 ENCODING = 'utf-8'
 
-class LibspotifyBackend(Backend):
+class SpotifyBackend(Backend):
     """
-    A `Spotify <http://www.spotify.com/>`_ backend which uses the official
-    `libspotify <http://developer.spotify.com/en/libspotify/overview/>`_
-    library and the `pyspotify <http://github.com/winjer/pyspotify/>`_ Python
-    bindings for libspotify.
-
-    **Issues:**
-    http://github.com/mopidy/mopidy/issues/labels/backend-libspotify
-
-    **Settings:**
-
-    - :attr:`mopidy.settings.SPOTIFY_CACHE_PATH`
-    - :attr:`mopidy.settings.SPOTIFY_USERNAME`
-    - :attr:`mopidy.settings.SPOTIFY_PASSWORD`
+    A backend for playing music from the `Spotify <http://www.spotify.com/>`_
+    music streaming service. The backend uses the official `libspotify
+    <http://developer.spotify.com/en/libspotify/overview/>`_ library and the
+    `pyspotify <http://github.com/winjer/pyspotify/>`_ Python bindings for
+    libspotify.
 
     .. note::
 
         This product uses SPOTIFY(R) CORE but is not endorsed, certified or
         otherwise approved in any way by Spotify. Spotify is the registered
         trade mark of the Spotify Group.
+
+    **Issues:**
+    http://github.com/mopidy/mopidy/issues/labels/backend-spotify
+
+    **Settings:**
+
+    - :attr:`mopidy.settings.SPOTIFY_CACHE_PATH`
+    - :attr:`mopidy.settings.SPOTIFY_USERNAME`
+    - :attr:`mopidy.settings.SPOTIFY_PASSWORD`
     """
 
     # Imports inside methods are to prevent loading of __init__.py to fail on
     # missing spotify dependencies.
 
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
-        from .library import LibspotifyLibraryProvider
-        from .playback import LibspotifyPlaybackProvider
-        from .stored_playlists import LibspotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider
+        from .library import SpotifyLibraryProvider
+        from .playback import SpotifyPlaybackProvider
+        from .stored_playlists import SpotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider
 
-        super(LibspotifyBackend, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        super(SpotifyBackend, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         self.current_playlist = CurrentPlaylistController(backend=self)
 
-        library_provider = LibspotifyLibraryProvider(backend=self)
+        library_provider = SpotifyLibraryProvider(backend=self)
         self.library = LibraryController(backend=self,
             provider=library_provider)
 
-        playback_provider = LibspotifyPlaybackProvider(backend=self)
+        playback_provider = SpotifyPlaybackProvider(backend=self)
         self.playback = PlaybackController(backend=self,
             provider=playback_provider)
 
-        stored_playlists_provider = LibspotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider(
+        stored_playlists_provider = SpotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider(
             backend=self)
         self.stored_playlists = StoredPlaylistsController(backend=self,
             provider=stored_playlists_provider)
@@ -61,11 +62,11 @@ class LibspotifyBackend(Backend):
         self.spotify = self._connect()
 
     def _connect(self):
-        from .session_manager import LibspotifySessionManager
+        from .session_manager import SpotifySessionManager
 
         logger.info(u'Mopidy uses SPOTIFY(R) CORE')
         logger.debug(u'Connecting to Spotify')
-        spotify = LibspotifySessionManager(
+        spotify = SpotifySessionManager(
             settings.SPOTIFY_USERNAME, settings.SPOTIFY_PASSWORD,
             core_queue=self.core_queue,
             output=self.output)
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/library.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/library.py
similarity index 87%
rename from mopidy/backends/libspotify/library.py
rename to mopidy/backends/spotify/library.py
index 948c69b2..16391473 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/library.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/library.py
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import multiprocessing
 from spotify import Link, SpotifyError
 
 from mopidy.backends.base import BaseLibraryProvider
-from mopidy.backends.libspotify import ENCODING
-from mopidy.backends.libspotify.translator import LibspotifyTranslator
+from mopidy.backends.spotify import ENCODING
+from mopidy.backends.spotify.translator import SpotifyTranslator
 from mopidy.models import Playlist
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.libspotify.library')
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.library')
 
-class LibspotifyLibraryProvider(BaseLibraryProvider):
+class SpotifyLibraryProvider(BaseLibraryProvider):
     def find_exact(self, **query):
         return self.search(**query)
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class LibspotifyLibraryProvider(BaseLibraryProvider):
             # TODO Block until metadata_updated callback is called. Before that
             # the track will be unloaded, unless it's already in the stored
             # playlists.
-            return LibspotifyTranslator.to_mopidy_track(spotify_track)
+            return SpotifyTranslator.to_mopidy_track(spotify_track)
         except SpotifyError as e:
             logger.warning(u'Failed to lookup: %s', uri, e)
             return None
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/playback.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py
similarity index 91%
rename from mopidy/backends/libspotify/playback.py
rename to mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py
index 29409ff4..a066d90e 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ from spotify import Link, SpotifyError
 
 from mopidy.backends.base import BasePlaybackProvider
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.libspotify.playback')
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.playback')
 
-class LibspotifyPlaybackProvider(BasePlaybackProvider):
+class SpotifyPlaybackProvider(BasePlaybackProvider):
     def pause(self):
         return self.backend.output.set_state('PAUSED')
 
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/session_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
similarity index 87%
rename from mopidy/backends/libspotify/session_manager.py
rename to mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
index f736a40e..6ec6b4c9 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/session_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
@@ -2,28 +2,29 @@ import logging
 import os
 import threading
 
-from spotify.manager import SpotifySessionManager
+import spotify.manager
 
 from mopidy import get_version, settings
-from mopidy.backends.libspotify.translator import LibspotifyTranslator
+from mopidy.backends.spotify.translator import SpotifyTranslator
 from mopidy.models import Playlist
 from mopidy.utils.process import BaseThread
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.libspotify.session_manager')
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.session_manager')
 
 # pylint: disable = R0901
-# LibspotifySessionManager: Too many ancestors (9/7)
+# SpotifySessionManager: Too many ancestors (9/7)
 
-class LibspotifySessionManager(SpotifySessionManager, BaseThread):
+class SpotifySessionManager(spotify.manager.SpotifySessionManager, BaseThread):
     cache_location = settings.SPOTIFY_CACHE_PATH
     settings_location = settings.SPOTIFY_CACHE_PATH
     appkey_file = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'spotify_appkey.key')
     user_agent = 'Mopidy %s' % get_version()
 
     def __init__(self, username, password, core_queue, output):
-        SpotifySessionManager.__init__(self, username, password)
+        spotify.manager.SpotifySessionManager.__init__(
+            self, username, password)
         BaseThread.__init__(self, core_queue)
-        self.name = 'LibspotifySMThread'
+        self.name = 'SpotifySMThread'
         self.output = output
         self.connected = threading.Event()
         self.session = None
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ class LibspotifySessionManager(SpotifySessionManager, BaseThread):
         playlists = []
         for spotify_playlist in session.playlist_container():
             playlists.append(
-                LibspotifyTranslator.to_mopidy_playlist(spotify_playlist))
+                SpotifyTranslator.to_mopidy_playlist(spotify_playlist))
         playlists = filter(None, playlists)
         self.core_queue.put({
             'command': 'set_stored_playlists',
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class LibspotifySessionManager(SpotifySessionManager, BaseThread):
         def callback(results, userdata=None):
             # TODO Include results from results.albums(), etc. too
             playlist = Playlist(tracks=[
-                LibspotifyTranslator.to_mopidy_track(t)
+                SpotifyTranslator.to_mopidy_track(t)
                 for t in results.tracks()])
             connection.send(playlist)
         self.connected.wait()
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/spotify_appkey.key b/mopidy/backends/spotify/spotify_appkey.key
similarity index 100%
rename from mopidy/backends/libspotify/spotify_appkey.key
rename to mopidy/backends/spotify/spotify_appkey.key
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/stored_playlists.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/stored_playlists.py
similarity index 84%
rename from mopidy/backends/libspotify/stored_playlists.py
rename to mopidy/backends/spotify/stored_playlists.py
index 6f2a7aad..054e2bd1 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/stored_playlists.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/stored_playlists.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from mopidy.backends.base import BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider
 
-class LibspotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider(BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider):
+class SpotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider(BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider):
     def create(self, name):
         pass # TODO
 
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/translator.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
similarity index 93%
rename from mopidy/backends/libspotify/translator.py
rename to mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
index 4a42cf97..50ee07d1 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/translator.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import logging
 from spotify import Link, SpotifyError
 
 from mopidy import settings
-from mopidy.backends.libspotify import ENCODING
+from mopidy.backends.spotify import ENCODING
 from mopidy.models import Artist, Album, Track, Playlist
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.libspotify.translator')
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.translator')
 
-class LibspotifyTranslator(object):
+class SpotifyTranslator(object):
     @classmethod
     def to_mopidy_artist(cls, spotify_artist):
         if not spotify_artist.is_loaded():
diff --git a/mopidy/settings.py b/mopidy/settings.py
index 1aaa4318..23aa7cb6 100644
--- a/mopidy/settings.py
+++ b/mopidy/settings.py
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ Available settings and their default values.
 #:
 #: Default::
 #:
-#:     BACKENDS = (u'mopidy.backends.libspotify.LibspotifyBackend',)
+#:     BACKENDS = (u'mopidy.backends.spotify.SpotifyBackend',)
 #:
 #: .. note::
 #:     Currently only the first backend in the list is used.
 BACKENDS = (
-    u'mopidy.backends.libspotify.LibspotifyBackend',
+    u'mopidy.backends.spotify.SpotifyBackend',
 )
 
 #: The log format used for informational logging.
@@ -169,24 +169,24 @@ MPD_SERVER_HOSTNAME = u'127.0.0.1'
 #: Default: 6600
 MPD_SERVER_PORT = 6600
 
-#: Path to the libspotify cache.
+#: Path to the Spotify cache.
 #:
-#: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify`.
-SPOTIFY_CACHE_PATH = u'~/.mopidy/libspotify_cache'
+#: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.spotify`.
+SPOTIFY_CACHE_PATH = u'~/.mopidy/spotify_cache'
 
 #: Your Spotify Premium username.
 #:
-#: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify`.
+#: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.spotify`.
 SPOTIFY_USERNAME = u''
 
 #: Your Spotify Premium password.
 #:
-#: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify`.
+#: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.spotify`.
 SPOTIFY_PASSWORD = u''
 
 #: Do you prefer high bitrate (320k)?
 #:
-#: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.libspotify`.
+#: Used by :mod:`mopidy.backends.spotify`.
 #
 #: Default::
 #: