diff --git a/src/backend/src/CoreModule.js b/src/backend/src/CoreModule.js
index b4f6d2757..d085625bc 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/CoreModule.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/CoreModule.js
@@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ const install = async ({ services, app, useapi, modapi }) => {
     const { NotificationService } = require('./services/NotificationService');
     services.registerService('notification', NotificationService);
 
-    const { ProtectedAppService } = require('./services/ProtectedAppService');
-    services.registerService('__protected-app', ProtectedAppService);
-
     const { ShareService } = require('./services/ShareService');
     services.registerService('share', ShareService);
     
@@ -356,12 +353,6 @@ const install = async ({ services, app, useapi, modapi }) => {
     const { WSPushService } = require('./services/WSPushService');
     services.registerService('__event-push-ws', WSPushService);
 
-    const { AppIconService } = require('./services/AppIconService');
-    services.registerService('app-icon', AppIconService);
-
-    const { OldAppNameService } = require('./services/OldAppNameService');
-    services.registerService('old-app-name', OldAppNameService);
-
     const { SNSService } = require('./services/SNSService');
     services.registerService('sns', SNSService);
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/AppIconService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppIconService.js
similarity index 94%
rename from src/backend/src/services/AppIconService.js
rename to src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppIconService.js
index 9471a491b..fba668d00 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/AppIconService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppIconService.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-const { HLWrite } = require("../filesystem/hl_operations/hl_write");
-const { LLMkdir } = require("../filesystem/ll_operations/ll_mkdir");
-const { LLRead } = require("../filesystem/ll_operations/ll_read");
-const { NodePathSelector } = require("../filesystem/node/selectors");
-const { get_app } = require("../helpers");
-const { Endpoint } = require("../util/expressutil");
-const { buffer_to_stream } = require("../util/streamutil");
-const BaseService = require("./BaseService");
+// const { HLWrite } = require("../filesystem/hl_operations/hl_write");
+const { LLMkdir } = require("../../filesystem/ll_operations/ll_mkdir");
+const { LLRead } = require("../../filesystem/ll_operations/ll_read");
+const { NodePathSelector } = require("../../filesystem/node/selectors");
+const { get_app } = require("../../helpers");
+const { Endpoint } = require("../../util/expressutil");
+const { buffer_to_stream } = require("../../util/streamutil");
+const BaseService = require("../../services/BaseService.js");
 
 const ICON_SIZES = [16,32,64,128,256,512];
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppsModule.js b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppsModule.js
index 5fd1dac19..9755a07d9 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppsModule.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/AppsModule.js
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@ class AppsModule extends AdvancedBase {
 
         const { AppInformationService } = require('./AppInformationService');
         services.registerService('app-information', AppInformationService);
+
+        const { AppIconService } = require('./AppIconService');
+        services.registerService('app-icon', AppIconService);
+
+        const { OldAppNameService } = require('./OldAppNameService');
+        services.registerService('old-app-name', OldAppNameService);
+
+        const { ProtectedAppService } = require('./ProtectedAppService');
+        services.registerService('__protected-app', ProtectedAppService);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/OldAppNameService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/OldAppNameService.js
similarity index 94%
rename from src/backend/src/services/OldAppNameService.js
rename to src/backend/src/modules/apps/OldAppNameService.js
index 7f8ee5084..9cb339455 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/OldAppNameService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/OldAppNameService.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const BaseService = require("./BaseService");
-const { DB_READ } = require("./database/consts");
+const BaseService = require("../../services/BaseService");
+const { DB_READ } = require("../../services/database/consts");
 
 const N_MONTHS = 4;
 
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/ProtectedAppService.js b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/ProtectedAppService.js
similarity index 94%
rename from src/backend/src/services/ProtectedAppService.js
rename to src/backend/src/modules/apps/ProtectedAppService.js
index fea585d74..acca53d81 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/services/ProtectedAppService.js
+++ b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/ProtectedAppService.js
@@ -17,10 +17,11 @@
  * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
  * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
-const { get_app } = require("../helpers");
-const { UserActorType } = require("./auth/Actor");
-const { PermissionImplicator, PermissionUtil, PermissionRewriter } = require("./auth/PermissionService");
-const BaseService = require("./BaseService");
+const { get_app } = require("../../helpers");
+const { UserActorType } = require("../../services/auth/Actor");
+const { PermissionImplicator, PermissionUtil, PermissionRewriter } =
+    require("../../services/auth/PermissionService");
+const BaseService = require("../../services/BaseService");
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/backend/src/services/default-app-icon.js b/src/backend/src/modules/apps/default-app-icon.js
similarity index 100%
rename from src/backend/src/services/default-app-icon.js
rename to src/backend/src/modules/apps/default-app-icon.js