diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/messaging/channel.ts b/packages/core/src/common/messaging/channel.ts
index 62b1b3cb56f48..91559065d241d 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/messaging/channel.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/messaging/channel.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
 
 import * as rpc from 'vscode-languageserver-protocol';
-import { RpcMessageRelay } from './theia-message-connection';
+import { RpcMessageRelay } from './rpc-message-relay';
 import { Disposable } from '../disposable';
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/messaging/index.ts b/packages/core/src/common/messaging/index.ts
index b36dc9063bd95..868040f59a216 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/common/messaging/index.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/common/messaging/index.ts
@@ -17,5 +17,5 @@
 export * from './handler';
 export * from './proxy-factory';
 export * from './connection-error-handler';
-export * from './theia-message-connection';
+export * from './rpc-message-relay';
 export * from './channel';
diff --git a/packages/core/src/common/messaging/theia-message-connection.ts b/packages/core/src/common/messaging/rpc-message-relay.ts
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/core/src/common/messaging/theia-message-connection.ts
rename to packages/core/src/common/messaging/rpc-message-relay.ts