diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py
index 749a43c0..87d76c46 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/__init__.py
@@ -1,70 +1,2 @@
-import logging
-
-from pykka.actor import ThreadingActor
-
-from mopidy import settings
-from mopidy.backends import base
-
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify')
-
-BITRATES = {96: 2, 160: 0, 320: 1}
-
-
-class SpotifyBackend(ThreadingActor, base.Backend):
-    """
-    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:**
-    https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy/issues?labels=backend-spotify
-
-    **Dependencies:**
-
-    - libspotify >= 10, < 11 (libspotify10 package from apt.mopidy.com)
-    - pyspotify >= 1.5 (python-spotify package from apt.mopidy.com)
-
-    **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, audio):
-        from .library import SpotifyLibraryProvider
-        from .playback import SpotifyPlaybackProvider
-        from .session_manager import SpotifySessionManager
-        from .stored_playlists import SpotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider
-
-        self.library = SpotifyLibraryProvider(backend=self)
-        self.playback = SpotifyPlaybackProvider(audio=audio, backend=self)
-        self.stored_playlists = SpotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider(backend=self)
-
-        self.uri_schemes = [u'spotify']
-
-        # Fail early if settings are not present
-        username = settings.SPOTIFY_USERNAME
-        password = settings.SPOTIFY_PASSWORD
-
-        self.spotify = SpotifySessionManager(
-            username, password, audio=audio, backend_ref=self.actor_ref)
-
-    def on_start(self):
-        logger.info(u'Mopidy uses SPOTIFY(R) CORE')
-        logger.debug(u'Connecting to Spotify')
-        self.spotify.start()
-
-    def on_stop(self):
-        self.spotify.logout()
+# flake8: noqa
+from .actor import SpotifyBackend
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/actor.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/actor.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..186f5729
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/actor.py
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import logging
+
+from pykka.actor import ThreadingActor
+
+from mopidy import settings
+from mopidy.backends import base
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify')
+
+
+class SpotifyBackend(ThreadingActor, base.Backend):
+    """
+    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:**
+    https://github.com/mopidy/mopidy/issues?labels=backend-spotify
+
+    **Dependencies:**
+
+    - libspotify >= 10, < 11 (libspotify10 package from apt.mopidy.com)
+    - pyspotify >= 1.5 (python-spotify package from apt.mopidy.com)
+
+    **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, audio):
+        from .library import SpotifyLibraryProvider
+        from .playback import SpotifyPlaybackProvider
+        from .session_manager import SpotifySessionManager
+        from .stored_playlists import SpotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider
+
+        self.library = SpotifyLibraryProvider(backend=self)
+        self.playback = SpotifyPlaybackProvider(audio=audio, backend=self)
+        self.stored_playlists = SpotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider(backend=self)
+
+        self.uri_schemes = [u'spotify']
+
+        # Fail early if settings are not present
+        username = settings.SPOTIFY_USERNAME
+        password = settings.SPOTIFY_PASSWORD
+
+        self.spotify = SpotifySessionManager(
+            username, password, audio=audio, backend_ref=self.actor_ref)
+
+    def on_start(self):
+        logger.info(u'Mopidy uses SPOTIFY(R) CORE')
+        logger.debug(u'Connecting to Spotify')
+        self.spotify.start()
+
+    def on_stop(self):
+        self.spotify.logout()
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py
index a45b1adc..e3388e0b 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/container_manager.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import logging
 from spotify.manager import SpotifyContainerManager as \
     PyspotifyContainerManager
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.container_manager')
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify')
 
 
 class SpotifyContainerManager(PyspotifyContainerManager):
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/library.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/library.py
index b254519e..e237a04a 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/library.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/library.py
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ import Queue
 
 from spotify import Link, SpotifyError
 
-from mopidy.backends.base import BaseLibraryProvider
-from mopidy.backends.spotify.translator import SpotifyTranslator
+from mopidy.backends import base
 from mopidy.models import Track, Playlist
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.library')
+from .translator import SpotifyTranslator
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify')
 
 
 class SpotifyTrack(Track):
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ class SpotifyTrack(Track):
         return self._proxy.copy(**values)
 
 
-class SpotifyLibraryProvider(BaseLibraryProvider):
+class SpotifyLibraryProvider(base.BaseLibraryProvider):
     def find_exact(self, **query):
         return self.search(**query)
 
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py
index d3d0cfa9..40868745 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/playback.py
@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ import time
 
 from spotify import Link, SpotifyError
 
-from mopidy.backends.base import BasePlaybackProvider
+from mopidy.backends import base
 from mopidy.core import PlaybackState
 
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.playback')
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify')
 
 
-class SpotifyPlaybackProvider(BasePlaybackProvider):
+class SpotifyPlaybackProvider(base.BasePlaybackProvider):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(SpotifyPlaybackProvider, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/playlist_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/playlist_manager.py
index e1308a49..645a574c 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/playlist_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/playlist_manager.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import logging
 
 from spotify.manager import SpotifyPlaylistManager as PyspotifyPlaylistManager
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.playlist_manager')
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify')
 
 
 class SpotifyPlaylistManager(PyspotifyPlaylistManager):
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
index caa777e1..983f3861 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/session_manager.py
@@ -5,14 +5,16 @@ import threading
 from spotify.manager import SpotifySessionManager as PyspotifySessionManager
 
 from mopidy import settings
-from mopidy.backends.spotify import BITRATES
-from mopidy.backends.spotify.container_manager import SpotifyContainerManager
-from mopidy.backends.spotify.playlist_manager import SpotifyPlaylistManager
-from mopidy.backends.spotify.translator import SpotifyTranslator
 from mopidy.models import Playlist
 from mopidy.utils import process, versioning
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.session_manager')
+from .container_manager import SpotifyContainerManager
+from .playlist_manager import SpotifyPlaylistManager
+from .translator import SpotifyTranslator
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify')
+
+BITRATES = {96: 2, 160: 0, 320: 1}
 
 # pylint: disable = R0901
 # SpotifySessionManager: Too many ancestors (9/7)
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/stored_playlists.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/stored_playlists.py
index 85695c40..9a2328c4 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/stored_playlists.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/stored_playlists.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from mopidy.backends.base import BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider
+from mopidy.backends import base
 
 
-class SpotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider(BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider):
+class SpotifyStoredPlaylistsProvider(base.BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider):
     def create(self, name):
         pass  # TODO
 
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py b/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
index 82c11ef7..104029f5 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/spotify/translator.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from spotify import Link, SpotifyError
 from mopidy import settings
 from mopidy.models import Artist, Album, Track, Playlist
 
-logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify.translator')
+logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.spotify')
 
 
 class SpotifyTranslator(object):