diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/Remove.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Remove.java
similarity index 97%
rename from hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/Remove.java
rename to hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Remove.java
index a120471b77..832987a7c4 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/Remove.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/Remove.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later
  * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html
  */
-package org.hibernate.annotations;
+package org.hibernate;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/ForeignKey.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/ForeignKey.java
index 0d2afee2f3..0bc839b280 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/ForeignKey.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/annotations/ForeignKey.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ package org.hibernate.annotations;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
+import org.hibernate.Remove;
+
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/spi/CacheImplementor.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/spi/CacheImplementor.java
index 389bbaddfb..a0695d1c2d 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/spi/CacheImplementor.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cache/spi/CacheImplementor.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.hibernate.Cache;
 import org.hibernate.HibernateException;
 import org.hibernate.Internal;
-import org.hibernate.annotations.Remove;
+import org.hibernate.Remove;
 import org.hibernate.cache.cfg.spi.DomainDataRegionConfig;
 import org.hibernate.cache.spi.access.CollectionDataAccess;
 import org.hibernate.cache.spi.access.EntityDataAccess;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/convert/spi/EnumValueConverter.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/convert/spi/EnumValueConverter.java
index 81e5eb1274..90c23fad7a 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/convert/spi/EnumValueConverter.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/model/convert/spi/EnumValueConverter.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ package org.hibernate.metamodel.model.convert.spi;
 import java.sql.PreparedStatement;
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 
-import org.hibernate.annotations.Remove;
+import org.hibernate.Remove;
 import org.hibernate.engine.spi.SharedSessionContractImplementor;
 import org.hibernate.sql.ast.tree.select.SelectStatement;
 import org.hibernate.sql.exec.spi.JdbcOperation;
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/expression/SqmExpression.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/expression/SqmExpression.java
index 4c7edd87ff..e6a11eb415 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/expression/SqmExpression.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/query/sqm/tree/expression/SqmExpression.java
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import jakarta.persistence.criteria.Expression;
 
 import org.hibernate.Internal;
-import org.hibernate.annotations.Remove;
 import org.hibernate.query.ReturnableType;
 import org.hibernate.metamodel.model.domain.DomainType;
 import org.hibernate.query.criteria.JpaExpression;