diff --git a/docs/api/backends/controllers.rst b/docs/api/backends/controllers.rst
index 97ce2508..a48a472b 100644
--- a/docs/api/backends/controllers.rst
+++ b/docs/api/backends/controllers.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ The backend controller API is the interface that is used by frontends like
 The backend
 ===========
 
-.. autoclass:: mopidy.backends.base.BaseBackend
+.. autoclass:: mopidy.backends.base.Backend
     :members:
     :undoc-members:
 
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/base/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/base/__init__.py
index f1fdfcbe..ae668807 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/base/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/base/__init__.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from .stored_playlists import (StoredPlaylistsController,
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.base')
 
-class BaseBackend(object):
+class Backend(object):
     """
     :param core_queue: a queue for sending messages to
         :class:`mopidy.process.CoreProcess`
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/base/current_playlist.py b/mopidy/backends/base/current_playlist.py
index fec8e5a3..fe7d1de9 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/base/current_playlist.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/base/current_playlist.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.base')
 class CurrentPlaylistController(object):
     """
     :param backend: backend the controller is a part of
-    :type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
+    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.Backend`
     """
 
     def __init__(self, backend):
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/base/library.py b/mopidy/backends/base/library.py
index f3477489..fd018b5f 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/base/library.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/base/library.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.base')
 class LibraryController(object):
     """
     :param backend: backend the controller is a part of
-    :type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
+    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.Backend`
     :param provider: provider the controller should use
     :type provider: instance of :class:`BaseLibraryProvider`
     """
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ class LibraryController(object):
 class BaseLibraryProvider(object):
     """
     :param backend: backend the controller is a part of
-    :type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
+    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.Backend`
     """
 
     def __init__(self, backend):
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py b/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
index fa848845..727cce00 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/base/playback.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.base')
 class BasePlaybackController(object):
     """
     :param backend: the backend
-    :type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
+    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.Backend`
     :param provider: provider the controller should use
     :type provider: instance of :class:`BasePlaybackProvider`
     """
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ class BasePlaybackController(object):
 class BasePlaybackProvider(object):
     """
     :param backend: the backend
-    :type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
+    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.Backend`
     """
 
     def __init__(self, backend):
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/base/stored_playlists.py b/mopidy/backends/base/stored_playlists.py
index 733ea46f..6578c046 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/base/stored_playlists.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/base/stored_playlists.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.base')
 class StoredPlaylistsController(object):
     """
     :param backend: backend the controller is a part of
-    :type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
+    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.Backend`
     :param provider: provider the controller should use
     :type provider: instance of :class:`BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider`
     """
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class StoredPlaylistsController(object):
 class BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider(object):
     """
     :param backend: backend the controller is a part of
-    :type backend: :class:`BaseBackend`
+    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.Backend`
     """
 
     def __init__(self, backend):
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/dummy/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/dummy/__init__.py
index 9f3b3af1..5106de14 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/dummy/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/dummy/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from mopidy.backends.base import (BaseBackend, CurrentPlaylistController,
+from mopidy.backends.base import (Backend, CurrentPlaylistController,
     BasePlaybackController, BasePlaybackProvider, LibraryController,
     BaseLibraryProvider, StoredPlaylistsController,
     BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider)
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class DummyQueue(object):
         self.received_messages.append(message)
 
 
-class DummyBackend(BaseBackend):
+class DummyBackend(Backend):
     """
     A backend which implements the backend API in the simplest way possible.
     Used in tests of the frontends.
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/libspotify/__init__.py
index 985a1243..00619a6c 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/libspotify/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/libspotify/__init__.py
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import logging
 
 from mopidy import settings
-from mopidy.backends.base import (BaseBackend, CurrentPlaylistController,
+from mopidy.backends.base import (Backend, CurrentPlaylistController,
     LibraryController, BasePlaybackController, StoredPlaylistsController)
 
 logger = logging.getLogger('mopidy.backends.libspotify')
 
 ENCODING = 'utf-8'
 
-class LibspotifyBackend(BaseBackend):
+class LibspotifyBackend(Backend):
     """
     A `Spotify <http://www.spotify.com/>`_ backend which uses the official
     `libspotify <http://developer.spotify.com/en/libspotify/overview/>`_
diff --git a/mopidy/backends/local/__init__.py b/mopidy/backends/local/__init__.py
index 44dc727b..68654749 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/local/__init__.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/local/__init__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import os
 import shutil
 
 from mopidy import settings
-from mopidy.backends.base import (BaseBackend, CurrentPlaylistController,
+from mopidy.backends.base import (Backend, CurrentPlaylistController,
     LibraryController, BaseLibraryProvider, BasePlaybackController,
     BasePlaybackProvider, StoredPlaylistsController,
     BaseStoredPlaylistsProvider)
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ from .translator import parse_m3u, parse_mpd_tag_cache
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(u'mopidy.backends.local')
 
-class LocalBackend(BaseBackend):
+class LocalBackend(Backend):
     """
     A backend for playing music from a local music archive.
 
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/base.py b/mopidy/frontends/base.py
index e15c4745..bf1c9bda 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/base.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/base.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class BaseFrontend(object):
     :param core_queue: queue for messaging the core
     :type core_queue: :class:`multiprocessing.Queue`
     :param backend: the backend
-    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.BaseBackend`
+    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.Backend`
     """
 
     def __init__(self, core_queue, backend):
diff --git a/mopidy/mixers/base.py b/mopidy/mixers/base.py
index 231154ee..f7f9525c 100644
--- a/mopidy/mixers/base.py
+++ b/mopidy/mixers/base.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from mopidy import settings
 class BaseMixer(object):
     """
     :param backend: a backend instance
-    :type mixer: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.BaseBackend`
+    :type backend: :class:`mopidy.backends.base.Backend`
 
     **Settings:**