diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_request_event.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_request_event.py
index 6a513d689d..0126de66c6 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_request_event.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/tests/test_request_event.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import mock
 
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from contentstore.views.requests import event as cms_user_track
+from contentstore.views.helpers import event as cms_user_track
 
 
 class CMSLogTest(TestCase):
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/__init__.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/__init__.py
index 10f6fb79a7..57e04f09d8 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/__init__.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/__init__.py
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@ from .checklist import *
 from .component import *
 from .course import *
 from .error import *
+from .helpers import *
 from .item import *
 from .import_export import *
 from .preview import *
 from .public import *
 from .user import *
 from .tabs import *
-from .requests import *
 try:
     from .dev import *
 except ImportError:
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py
index deef87a403..6fd9d75628 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/component.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ from contentstore.utils import (get_modulestore, get_lms_link_for_item,
 
 from models.settings.course_grading import CourseGradingModel
 
-from .requests import _xmodule_recurse
+from .helpers import _xmodule_recurse
 from .access import has_access
 from xmodule.x_module import XModuleDescriptor
 from xblock.plugin import PluginMissingError
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/requests.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/helpers.py
similarity index 100%
rename from cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/requests.py
rename to cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/helpers.py
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
index c9edcd60a0..6313d520b8 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/item.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata
 from util.json_request import expect_json, JsonResponse
 from ..utils import get_modulestore
 from .access import has_access
-from .requests import _xmodule_recurse
+from .helpers import _xmodule_recurse
 from xmodule.x_module import XModuleDescriptor
 
 __all__ = ['save_item', 'create_item', 'delete_item']
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py
index eb2d92880d..03545c9077 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/preview.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from util.sandboxing import can_execute_unsafe_code
 
 import static_replace
 from .session_kv_store import SessionKeyValueStore
-from .requests import render_from_lms
+from .helpers import render_from_lms
 from .access import has_access
 from ..utils import get_course_for_item
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_publish.py b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_publish.py
index 3b535c6738..99d0e8dbd3 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_publish.py
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/modulestore/tests/test_publish.py
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ class TestPublish(unittest.TestCase):
         """
         Applies action depth-first down tree and to item last.
 
-        A copy of  cms.djangoapps.contentstore.views.requests._xmodule_recurse to reproduce its use and behavior
+        A copy of  cms.djangoapps.contentstore.views.helpers._xmodule_recurse to reproduce its use and behavior
         outside of django.
         """
         for child in item.get_children():