diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py
index 7c75bb96..01c98068 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import rethinkdb as r
 
 from bigchaindb import backend, util
 from bigchaindb.common import exceptions
-from bigchaindb.backend.util import make_module_dispatch_registrar
+from bigchaindb.backend.utils import make_module_dispatch_registrar
 from bigchaindb.backend.rethinkdb.connection import RethinkDBConnection
 
 
diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/schema.py b/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/schema.py
index e71d38a1..04384b34 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/schema.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/schema.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import rethinkdb as r
 
 from bigchaindb import backend
 from bigchaindb.common import exceptions
-from bigchaindb.backend.util import make_module_dispatch_registrar
+from bigchaindb.backend.utils import make_module_dispatch_registrar
 from bigchaindb.backend.rethinkdb.connection import RethinkDBConnection
 
 
diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/util.py b/bigchaindb/backend/utils.py
similarity index 100%
rename from bigchaindb/backend/util.py
rename to bigchaindb/backend/utils.py