diff --git a/timm/models/__init__.py b/timm/models/__init__.py
index e3449103..301186dd 100644
--- a/timm/models/__init__.py
+++ b/timm/models/__init__.py
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@ from .layers import TestTimePoolHead, apply_test_time_pool
 from .layers import convert_splitbn_model, convert_sync_batchnorm
 from .layers import is_scriptable, is_exportable, set_scriptable, set_exportable, is_no_jit, set_no_jit
 from .layers import set_fast_norm
-from ._pretrained import PretrainedCfg, filter_pretrained_cfg, generate_default_cfgs, split_model_name_tag
+from .pretrained import PretrainedCfg, filter_pretrained_cfg, generate_default_cfgs, split_model_name_tag
 from .registry import register_model, model_entrypoint, list_models, list_pretrained, is_model, list_modules,\
     is_model_in_modules, is_model_pretrained, get_pretrained_cfg, get_pretrained_cfg_value
diff --git a/timm/models/convnext.py b/timm/models/convnext.py
index 4c89ebf2..36a484b3 100644
--- a/timm/models/convnext.py
+++ b/timm/models/convnext.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ from timm.data import IMAGENET_DEFAULT_MEAN, IMAGENET_DEFAULT_STD
 from .helpers import named_apply, build_model_with_cfg, checkpoint_seq
 from .layers import trunc_normal_, SelectAdaptivePool2d, DropPath, ConvMlp, Mlp, LayerNorm2d, LayerNorm, \
     create_conv2d, get_act_layer, make_divisible, to_ntuple
-from ._pretrained import generate_default_cfgs
+from .pretrained import generate_default_cfgs
 from .registry import register_model
 
 
diff --git a/timm/models/factory.py b/timm/models/factory.py
index 0405f435..9e06c1aa 100644
--- a/timm/models/factory.py
+++ b/timm/models/factory.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Union
 from urllib.parse import urlsplit
 
-from ._pretrained import PretrainedCfg, split_model_name_tag
+from .pretrained import PretrainedCfg, split_model_name_tag
 from .helpers import load_checkpoint
 from .hub import load_model_config_from_hf
 from .layers import set_layer_config
diff --git a/timm/models/helpers.py b/timm/models/helpers.py
index 60ff2b0a..2a5551e0 100644
--- a/timm/models/helpers.py
+++ b/timm/models/helpers.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import torch.nn as nn
 from torch.hub import load_state_dict_from_url
 from torch.utils.checkpoint import checkpoint
 
-from ._pretrained import PretrainedCfg
+from .pretrained import PretrainedCfg
 from .features import FeatureListNet, FeatureDictNet, FeatureHookNet
 from .fx_features import FeatureGraphNet
 from .hub import has_hf_hub, download_cached_file, load_state_dict_from_hf
diff --git a/timm/models/hub.py b/timm/models/hub.py
index 2a87ae7e..18c5444a 100644
--- a/timm/models/hub.py
+++ b/timm/models/hub.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ except ImportError:
     from torch.hub import _get_torch_home as get_dir
 
 from timm import __version__
-from timm.models._pretrained import filter_pretrained_cfg
+from timm.models.pretrained import filter_pretrained_cfg
 
 try:
     from huggingface_hub import (
diff --git a/timm/models/maxxvit.py b/timm/models/maxxvit.py
index c03c7d0f..3f315093 100644
--- a/timm/models/maxxvit.py
+++ b/timm/models/maxxvit.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ from .layers import Mlp, ConvMlp, DropPath, ClassifierHead, trunc_normal_tf_, La
 from .layers import create_attn, get_act_layer, get_norm_layer, get_norm_act_layer, create_conv2d
 from .layers import SelectAdaptivePool2d, create_pool2d
 from .layers import to_2tuple, extend_tuple, make_divisible, _assert
-from ._pretrained import generate_default_cfgs
+from .pretrained import generate_default_cfgs
 from .registry import register_model
 from .vision_transformer_relpos import RelPosMlp, RelPosBias  # FIXME move these to common location
 
diff --git a/timm/models/_pretrained.py b/timm/models/pretrained.py
similarity index 100%
rename from timm/models/_pretrained.py
rename to timm/models/pretrained.py
diff --git a/timm/models/registry.py b/timm/models/registry.py
index 00857a03..159ffb5f 100644
--- a/timm/models/registry.py
+++ b/timm/models/registry.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from collections import defaultdict, deque
 from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import List, Optional, Union, Tuple
 
-from ._pretrained import PretrainedCfg, DefaultCfg, split_model_name_tag
+from .pretrained import PretrainedCfg, DefaultCfg, split_model_name_tag
 
 __all__ = [
     'list_models', 'is_model', 'model_entrypoint', 'list_modules', 'is_model_in_modules',
diff --git a/timm/models/vision_transformer.py b/timm/models/vision_transformer.py
index 3e667eef..eea7ebb8 100644
--- a/timm/models/vision_transformer.py
+++ b/timm/models/vision_transformer.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from timm.data import IMAGENET_DEFAULT_MEAN, IMAGENET_DEFAULT_STD, IMAGENET_INCE
     OPENAI_CLIP_MEAN, OPENAI_CLIP_STD
 from .helpers import build_model_with_cfg, named_apply, adapt_input_conv, checkpoint_seq
 from .layers import PatchEmbed, Mlp, DropPath, trunc_normal_, lecun_normal_
-from ._pretrained import generate_default_cfgs
+from .pretrained import generate_default_cfgs
 from .registry import register_model
 
 _logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
diff --git a/timm/models/vision_transformer_hybrid.py b/timm/models/vision_transformer_hybrid.py
index b4c7d9e7..5e5113d7 100644
--- a/timm/models/vision_transformer_hybrid.py
+++ b/timm/models/vision_transformer_hybrid.py
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ import torch
 import torch.nn as nn
 
 from timm.data import IMAGENET_DEFAULT_MEAN, IMAGENET_DEFAULT_STD
-from ._pretrained import generate_default_cfgs
 from .layers import StdConv2dSame, StdConv2d, to_2tuple
+from .pretrained import generate_default_cfgs
 from .resnet import resnet26d, resnet50d
 from .resnetv2 import ResNetV2, create_resnetv2_stem
 from .registry import register_model