diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AuthState.java b/src/java/org/apache/http/client/AuthState.java
similarity index 99%
rename from src/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AuthState.java
rename to src/java/org/apache/http/client/AuthState.java
index d355555e2..585e8768b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/AuthState.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/http/client/AuthState.java
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-package org.apache.http.impl.client;
+package org.apache.http.client;
 
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScheme;
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScope;
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/RequestProxyAuthentication.java b/src/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/RequestProxyAuthentication.java
index f537b519b..98c49f4be 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/RequestProxyAuthentication.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/RequestProxyAuthentication.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import org.apache.http.auth.AUTH;
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScheme;
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthenticationException;
 import org.apache.http.auth.Credentials;
-import org.apache.http.impl.client.AuthState;
+import org.apache.http.client.AuthState;
 import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/RequestTargetAuthentication.java b/src/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/RequestTargetAuthentication.java
index 0f553f639..79c6cc89b 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/RequestTargetAuthentication.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/http/client/protocol/RequestTargetAuthentication.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import org.apache.http.auth.AUTH;
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScheme;
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthenticationException;
 import org.apache.http.auth.Credentials;
-import org.apache.http.impl.client.AuthState;
+import org.apache.http.client.AuthState;
 import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultClientRequestDirector.java b/src/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultClientRequestDirector.java
index 32d1f4114..005231cee 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultClientRequestDirector.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/http/impl/client/DefaultClientRequestDirector.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ import org.apache.http.auth.AuthScope;
 import org.apache.http.auth.AuthenticationException;
 import org.apache.http.auth.Credentials;
 import org.apache.http.auth.MalformedChallengeException;
+import org.apache.http.client.AuthState;
 import org.apache.http.client.AuthenticationHandler;
 import org.apache.http.client.ClientRequestDirector;
 import org.apache.http.client.HttpRequestRetryHandler;