diff --git a/tests/core/test_events.py b/tests/core/test_events.py
index 7226673d..942f9b5f 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_events.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_events.py
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ import mock
 import pykka
 
 from mopidy import core
-from mopidy.backend import dummy
 from mopidy.models import Track
 
+from tests import dummy_backend
+
 
 @mock.patch.object(core.CoreListener, 'send')
 class BackendEventsTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):  # noqa: N802
-        self.backend = dummy.create_dummy_backend_proxy()
+        self.backend = dummy_backend.create_proxy()
         self.core = core.Core.start(backends=[self.backend]).proxy()
 
     def tearDown(self):  # noqa: N802
diff --git a/mopidy/backend/dummy.py b/tests/dummy_backend.py
similarity index 98%
rename from mopidy/backend/dummy.py
rename to tests/dummy_backend.py
index dfddf5ae..05b0fbff 100644
--- a/mopidy/backend/dummy.py
+++ b/tests/dummy_backend.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from mopidy import backend
 from mopidy.models import Playlist, Ref, SearchResult
 
 
-def create_dummy_backend_proxy(config=None, audio=None):
+def create_proxy(config=None, audio=None):
     return DummyBackend.start(config=config, audio=audio).proxy()
 
 
diff --git a/tests/mpd/protocol/__init__.py b/tests/mpd/protocol/__init__.py
index ba446cb0..ed4920f2 100644
--- a/tests/mpd/protocol/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/mpd/protocol/__init__.py
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import mock
 import pykka
 
 from mopidy import core, mixer
-from mopidy.backend import dummy
 from mopidy.mpd import session, uri_mapper
 
+from tests import dummy_backend
+
 
 class MockConnection(mock.Mock):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ class BaseTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):  # noqa: N802
         self.mixer = mixer.DummyMixer.start().proxy()
-        self.backend = dummy.create_dummy_backend_proxy()
+        self.backend = dummy_backend.create_proxy()
         self.core = core.Core.start(
             mixer=self.mixer, backends=[self.backend]).proxy()
 
diff --git a/tests/mpd/test_dispatcher.py b/tests/mpd/test_dispatcher.py
index 1a230451..63981668 100644
--- a/tests/mpd/test_dispatcher.py
+++ b/tests/mpd/test_dispatcher.py
@@ -5,10 +5,11 @@ import unittest
 import pykka
 
 from mopidy import core
-from mopidy.backend import dummy
 from mopidy.mpd.dispatcher import MpdDispatcher
 from mopidy.mpd.exceptions import MpdAckError
 
+from tests import dummy_backend
+
 
 class MpdDispatcherTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):  # noqa: N802
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ class MpdDispatcherTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 'password': None,
             }
         }
-        self.backend = dummy.create_dummy_backend_proxy()
+        self.backend = dummy_backend.create_proxy()
         self.core = core.Core.start(backends=[self.backend]).proxy()
         self.dispatcher = MpdDispatcher(config=config)
 
diff --git a/tests/mpd/test_status.py b/tests/mpd/test_status.py
index 8dbfb1e4..069addca 100644
--- a/tests/mpd/test_status.py
+++ b/tests/mpd/test_status.py
@@ -5,12 +5,14 @@ import unittest
 import pykka
 
 from mopidy import core, mixer
-from mopidy.backend import dummy
 from mopidy.core import PlaybackState
 from mopidy.models import Track
 from mopidy.mpd import dispatcher
 from mopidy.mpd.protocol import status
 
+from tests import dummy_backend
+
+
 PAUSED = PlaybackState.PAUSED
 PLAYING = PlaybackState.PLAYING
 STOPPED = PlaybackState.STOPPED
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ STOPPED = PlaybackState.STOPPED
 class StatusHandlerTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):  # noqa: N802
         self.mixer = mixer.DummyMixer.start().proxy()
-        self.backend = dummy.create_dummy_backend_proxy()
+        self.backend = dummy_backend.create_proxy()
         self.core = core.Core.start(
             mixer=self.mixer, backends=[self.backend]).proxy()
         self.dispatcher = dispatcher.MpdDispatcher(core=self.core)
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_jsonrpc.py b/tests/utils/test_jsonrpc.py
index 535df175..4471a4a0 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_jsonrpc.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_jsonrpc.py
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import mock
 import pykka
 
 from mopidy import core, models
-from mopidy.backend import dummy
 from mopidy.utils import jsonrpc
 
+from tests import dummy_backend
+
 
 class Calculator(object):
     def __init__(self):
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ class Calculator(object):
 
 class JsonRpcTestBase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):  # noqa: N802
-        self.backend = dummy.create_dummy_backend_proxy()
+        self.backend = dummy_backend.create_proxy()
         self.core = core.Core.start(backends=[self.backend]).proxy()
         self.calc = Calculator()