diff --git a/django/website/data_layer/serializers.py b/django/website/rest_api/serializers.py
similarity index 83%
rename from django/website/data_layer/serializers.py
rename to django/website/rest_api/serializers.py
index aac5d34c54861efb2e990bd6d2700c4272b377a2..cdd7c6a785de7e299d2f7f989f5a9bf3f10381a0 100644
--- a/django/website/data_layer/serializers.py
+++ b/django/website/rest_api/serializers.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 from rest_framework import serializers
 
-from .models import Item
+from data_layer.models import Item
+
 
 class ItemSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
     class Meta:
diff --git a/django/website/rest_api/views.py b/django/website/rest_api/views.py
index 65a1c3af97c80f566974f07abadeb52aa83d9906..3f732f196543fbddfe04d8eb36171cfd2ea31e47 100644
--- a/django/website/rest_api/views.py
+++ b/django/website/rest_api/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from rest_framework import generics
 from data_layer.models import Item
-from data_layer.serializers import ItemSerializer
+from .serializers import ItemSerializer
 
 
 class ItemList(generics.ListAPIView):
diff --git a/django/website/transport/tests/message_tests.py b/django/website/transport/tests/message_tests.py
index dd889058a577b27b678a1fc0984b731a273e48ba..85028e3a20541d66a66a487b6d97fa18df8f354c 100644
--- a/django/website/transport/tests/message_tests.py
+++ b/django/website/transport/tests/message_tests.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 import pytest
 
-from data_layer.serializers import ItemSerializer
+from rest_api.serializers import ItemSerializer
 from data_layer.tests.factories import ItemFactory
 from transport import data_layer_transport as dl