diff --git a/src/channel.rs b/src/channel.rs
index 391725b..c3c8159 100644
--- a/src/channel.rs
+++ b/src/channel.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use crate::error::Error;
-use crate::traits::{ChannelReceiver, ChannelSender};
+use crate::sync::traits::{ChannelReceiver, ChannelSender};
 use crate::types::{ChannelState, Request, Response, ValueSource};
 
 /// The consumer side of the channel that requests values
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 739a837..d5df465 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ pub mod async_channel;
 #[cfg(feature = "sync")]
 pub mod channel;
 pub mod error;
-#[cfg(feature = "sync")]
-pub mod traits;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "async")]
 pub mod asynchronous;
diff --git a/src/sync/crossbeam.rs b/src/sync/crossbeam.rs
index 4f2ff02..cb8e6a9 100644
--- a/src/sync/crossbeam.rs
+++ b/src/sync/crossbeam.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sync-crossbeam")]
-use crate::traits::{ChannelError, ChannelReceiver, ChannelSender, ChannelType};
+use crate::sync::traits::{ChannelError, ChannelReceiver, ChannelSender, ChannelType};
 use crate::types;
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use crossbeam_channel;
diff --git a/src/sync/flume.rs b/src/sync/flume.rs
index 2fe4a22..e201d91 100644
--- a/src/sync/flume.rs
+++ b/src/sync/flume.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use std::sync::Arc;
 
 #[cfg(feature = "sync-flume")]
-use crate::traits::{ChannelError, ChannelReceiver, ChannelSender, ChannelType};
+use crate::sync::traits::{ChannelError, ChannelReceiver, ChannelSender, ChannelType};
 use crate::types;
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 use flume;
diff --git a/src/sync/mod.rs b/src/sync/mod.rs
index 8462cd4..8feab0d 100644
--- a/src/sync/mod.rs
+++ b/src/sync/mod.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+pub mod traits;
+
 #[cfg(feature = "sync-crossbeam")]
 pub mod crossbeam;
 #[cfg(feature = "sync-flume")]
diff --git a/src/sync/std.rs b/src/sync/std.rs
index 692055e..809d4b7 100644
--- a/src/sync/std.rs
+++ b/src/sync/std.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use arc_swap::ArcSwap;
 
-use crate::traits::{ChannelError, ChannelReceiver, ChannelSender, ChannelType};
+use crate::sync::traits::{ChannelError, ChannelReceiver, ChannelSender, ChannelType};
 use crate::types;
 use std::sync::Arc;
 #[cfg(feature = "sync-std")]
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ impl<T> StdSuck<T> {
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
     use crate::Error;
-    use crate::traits::ChannelType;
+    use crate::sync::traits::ChannelType;
     use std::thread;
 
     #[derive(Debug)]
diff --git a/src/traits.rs b/src/sync/traits.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/traits.rs
rename to src/sync/traits.rs