diff --git a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
index 3c4392915..7c4a7c9c2 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/optional-settings.md
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ NetBox can be configured to support remote user authentication by inferring user
 
 ## REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND
 
-Default: `'utilities.auth_backends.RemoteUserBackend'`
+Default: `'netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend'`
 
 Python path to the custom [Django authentication backend](https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/stable/topics/auth/customizing/) to use for external user authentication, if not using NetBox's built-in backend. (Requires `REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED`.)
 
diff --git a/netbox/utilities/auth_backends.py b/netbox/netbox/authentication.py
similarity index 100%
rename from netbox/utilities/auth_backends.py
rename to netbox/netbox/authentication.py
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py b/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py
index 941cbcd88..0803efb2a 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/configuration.example.py
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ PREFER_IPV4 = False
 
 # Remote authentication support
 REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED = False
-REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND = 'utilities.auth_backends.RemoteUserBackend'
+REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND = 'netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend'
 REMOTE_AUTH_HEADER = 'HTTP_REMOTE_USER'
 REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER = True
 REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_GROUPS = []
diff --git a/netbox/netbox/settings.py b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
index 3b345638b..6199ede27 100644
--- a/netbox/netbox/settings.py
+++ b/netbox/netbox/settings.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ PLUGINS = getattr(configuration, 'PLUGINS', [])
 PLUGINS_CONFIG = getattr(configuration, 'PLUGINS_CONFIG', {})
 PREFER_IPV4 = getattr(configuration, 'PREFER_IPV4', False)
 REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_AUTO_CREATE_USER', False)
-REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND', 'utilities.auth_backends.RemoteUserBackend')
+REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND', 'netbox.authentication.RemoteUserBackend')
 REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_GROUPS = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_GROUPS', [])
 REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_DEFAULT_PERMISSIONS', [])
 REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED = getattr(configuration, 'REMOTE_AUTH_ENABLED', False)
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ TEMPLATES = [
 # Set up authentication backends
 AUTHENTICATION_BACKENDS = [
     REMOTE_AUTH_BACKEND,
-    'utilities.auth_backends.ObjectPermissionBackend',
+    'netbox.authentication.ObjectPermissionBackend',
 ]
 
 # Internationalization