diff --git a/builder/docker/step_temp_dir.go b/builder/docker/step_temp_dir.go
index 3f7e44739..179d1db09 100644
--- a/builder/docker/step_temp_dir.go
+++ b/builder/docker/step_temp_dir.go
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing"
 )
 
 // StepTempDir creates a temporary directory that we use in order to
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type StepTempDir struct {
 
 // ConfigTmpDir returns the configuration tmp directory for Docker
 func ConfigTmpDir() (string, error) {
-	configdir, err := packer.ConfigDir()
+	configdir, err := pathing.ConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}
diff --git a/builder/oracle/oci/config.go b/builder/oracle/oci/config.go
index fd0ae6926..c794f5384 100644
--- a/builder/oracle/oci/config.go
+++ b/builder/oracle/oci/config.go
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/common"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/template/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/template/interpolate"
 	ocicommon "github.com/oracle/oci-go-sdk/common"
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func (c *Config) Prepare(raws ...interface{}) error {
 
 		var keyContent []byte
 		if c.KeyFile != "" {
-			path, err := packer.ExpandUser(c.KeyFile)
+			path, err := pathing.ExpandUser(c.KeyFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
diff --git a/checkpoint.go b/checkpoint.go
index bbefeef5e..f1613154b 100644
--- a/checkpoint.go
+++ b/checkpoint.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-checkpoint"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/command"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing"
 	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
 )
 
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func runCheckpoint(c *config) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	configDir, err := packer.ConfigDir()
+	configDir, err := pathing.ConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("[ERR] Checkpoint setup error: %s", err)
 		checkpointResult <- nil
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 6282b1623..026ed3f41 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/command"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/tmp"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer/plugin"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
@@ -327,7 +328,7 @@ func loadConfig() (*config, error) {
 	if configFilePath == "" {
 		var err error
 		log.Print("'PACKER_CONFIG' not set; checking the default config file path")
-		configFilePath, err = packer.ConfigFile()
+		configFilePath, err = pathing.ConfigFile()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Error detecting default config file path: %s", err)
 		}
diff --git a/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/config.go b/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/config.go
index 450b3d2a8..d1342a60d 100644
--- a/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/config.go
+++ b/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/config.go
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hcldec"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	helperssh "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/ssh"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing"
 	packerssh "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/sdk-internals/communicator/ssh"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/template/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/template/interpolate"
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func (c *Config) ReadSSHPrivateKeyFile() ([]byte, error) {
 	var privateKey []byte
 
 	if c.SSHPrivateKeyFile != "" {
-		keyPath, err := packer.ExpandUser(c.SSHPrivateKeyFile)
+		keyPath, err := pathing.ExpandUser(c.SSHPrivateKeyFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return []byte{}, fmt.Errorf("Error expanding path for SSH private key: %s", err)
 		}
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ func (c *Config) SSHConfigFunc() func(multistep.StateBag) (*ssh.ClientConfig, er
 		certPath := ""
 		if c.SSHCertificateFile != "" {
 			var err error
-			certPath, err = packer.ExpandUser(c.SSHCertificateFile)
+			certPath, err = pathing.ExpandUser(c.SSHCertificateFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, err
 			}
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ func (c *Config) prepareSSH(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 	}
 
 	if c.SSHPrivateKeyFile != "" {
-		path, err := packer.ExpandUser(c.SSHPrivateKeyFile)
+		path, err := pathing.ExpandUser(c.SSHPrivateKeyFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
 				"ssh_private_key_file is invalid: %s", err))
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ func (c *Config) prepareSSH(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 				"ssh_private_key_file is invalid: %s", err))
 		} else {
 			if c.SSHCertificateFile != "" {
-				certPath, err := packer.ExpandUser(c.SSHCertificateFile)
+				certPath, err := pathing.ExpandUser(c.SSHCertificateFile)
 				if err != nil {
 					errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("invalid identity certificate: #{err}"))
 				}
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func (c *Config) prepareSSH(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 			errs = append(errs, errors.New(
 				"ssh_bastion_password or ssh_bastion_private_key_file must be specified"))
 		} else if c.SSHBastionPrivateKeyFile != "" {
-			path, err := packer.ExpandUser(c.SSHBastionPrivateKeyFile)
+			path, err := pathing.ExpandUser(c.SSHBastionPrivateKeyFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf(
 					"ssh_bastion_private_key_file is invalid: %s", err))
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ func (c *Config) prepareSSH(ctx *interpolate.Context) []error {
 					"ssh_bastion_private_key_file is invalid: %s", err))
 			} else {
 				if c.SSHBastionCertificateFile != "" {
-					certPath, err := packer.ExpandUser(c.SSHBastionCertificateFile)
+					certPath, err := pathing.ExpandUser(c.SSHBastionCertificateFile)
 					if err != nil {
 						errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("invalid identity certificate: #{err}"))
 					}
diff --git a/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/step_connect_ssh.go b/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/step_connect_ssh.go
index ebd9b3cdb..8e27570b0 100644
--- a/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/step_connect_ssh.go
+++ b/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/step_connect_ssh.go
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ import (
 
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/terminal"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	helperssh "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/communicator/ssh"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/multistep"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/sdk-internals/communicator/ssh"
 	gossh "golang.org/x/crypto/ssh"
 	"golang.org/x/crypto/ssh/agent"
@@ -273,14 +273,14 @@ func sshBastionConfig(config *Config) (*gossh.ClientConfig, error) {
 	}
 
 	if config.SSHBastionPrivateKeyFile != "" {
-		path, err := packer.ExpandUser(config.SSHBastionPrivateKeyFile)
+		path, err := pathing.ExpandUser(config.SSHBastionPrivateKeyFile)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf(
 				"Error expanding path for SSH bastion private key: %s", err)
 		}
 
 		if config.SSHBastionCertificateFile != "" {
-			identityPath, err := packer.ExpandUser(config.SSHBastionCertificateFile)
+			identityPath, err := pathing.ExpandUser(config.SSHBastionCertificateFile)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("Error expanding path for SSH bastion identity certificate: %s", err)
 			}
diff --git a/packer/config_file.go b/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file.go
similarity index 99%
rename from packer/config_file.go
rename to packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file.go
index 8078aaa4b..98a320f2f 100644
--- a/packer/config_file.go
+++ b/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package packer
+package pathing
 
 import (
 	"log"
diff --git a/packer/config_file_test.go b/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from packer/config_file_test.go
rename to packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file_test.go
index 98fa67d99..26db9997e 100644
--- a/packer/config_file_test.go
+++ b/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package packer
+package pathing
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
diff --git a/packer/config_file_unix.go b/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file_unix.go
similarity index 89%
rename from packer/config_file_unix.go
rename to packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file_unix.go
index ab3ac73be..71f1f2669 100644
--- a/packer/config_file_unix.go
+++ b/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file_unix.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build darwin freebsd linux netbsd openbsd solaris
 
-package packer
+package pathing
 
 const (
 	defaultConfigFile = ".packerconfig"
diff --git a/packer/config_file_windows.go b/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file_windows.go
similarity index 86%
rename from packer/config_file_windows.go
rename to packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file_windows.go
index b249c492d..138dd9dcd 100644
--- a/packer/config_file_windows.go
+++ b/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing/config_file_windows.go
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // +build windows
 
-package packer
+package pathing
 
 const (
 	defaultConfigFile = "packer.config"
diff --git a/packer/plugin/discover.go b/packer/plugin/discover.go
index 88f56e9dc..5a1f41035 100644
--- a/packer/plugin/discover.go
+++ b/packer/plugin/discover.go
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing"
 )
 
 // PACKERSPACE is used to represent the spaces that separate args for a command
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (c *Config) Discover() error {
 	}
 
 	// Next, look in the default plugins directory inside the configdir/.packer.d/plugins.
-	dir, err := packer.ConfigDir()
+	dir, err := pathing.ConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("[ERR] Error loading config directory: %s", err)
 	} else {
diff --git a/packer/telemetry.go b/packer/telemetry.go
index 0f493a83a..6ab8a3420 100644
--- a/packer/telemetry.go
+++ b/packer/telemetry.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	checkpoint "github.com/hashicorp/go-checkpoint"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing"
 	packerVersion "github.com/hashicorp/packer/version"
 )
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func NewCheckpointReporter(disableSignature bool) *CheckpointTelemetry {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	configDir, err := ConfigDir()
+	configDir, err := pathing.ConfigDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("[WARN] (telemetry) setup error: %s", err)
 		return nil
diff --git a/provisioner/chef-client/provisioner.go b/provisioner/chef-client/provisioner.go
index b275ce5ec..0447f8b84 100644
--- a/provisioner/chef-client/provisioner.go
+++ b/provisioner/chef-client/provisioner.go
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/hcl/v2/hcldec"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/common"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/guestexec"
 	packersdk "github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/packer"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/pathing"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/template/config"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/template/interpolate"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/packer-plugin-sdk/uuid"
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ func (p *Provisioner) Provision(ctx context.Context, ui packersdk.Ui, comm packe
 	}
 
 	if p.config.ValidationKeyPath != "" {
-		path, err := packer.ExpandUser(p.config.ValidationKeyPath)
+		path, err := pathing.ExpandUser(p.config.ValidationKeyPath)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("Error while expanding a tilde in the validation key: %s", err)
 		}