diff --git a/cmd/clef/run_test.go b/cmd/clef/run_test.go
index cd984af7ef..5fa6e02e14 100644
--- a/cmd/clef/run_test.go
+++ b/cmd/clef/run_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/reexec"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/cmdtest"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/reexec"
 )
 
 const registeredName = "clef-test"
diff --git a/cmd/ethkey/run_test.go b/cmd/ethkey/run_test.go
index e7c7304dd4..73506e5da1 100644
--- a/cmd/ethkey/run_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ethkey/run_test.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/reexec"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/cmdtest"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/reexec"
 )
 
 type testEthkey struct {
diff --git a/cmd/evm/t8n_test.go b/cmd/evm/t8n_test.go
index 1dd49ec64f..03503d11c3 100644
--- a/cmd/evm/t8n_test.go
+++ b/cmd/evm/t8n_test.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/evm/internal/t8ntool"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/reexec"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/cmdtest"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/reexec"
 )
 
 func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
diff --git a/cmd/geth/run_test.go b/cmd/geth/run_test.go
index d664bd7eb7..2e03dc5eaa 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/run_test.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/run_test.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/reexec"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/cmdtest"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/reexec"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go b/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go
index 03077a299f..4890d0b7c6 100644
--- a/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go
+++ b/internal/cmdtest/test_cmd.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/reexec"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/reexec"
 )
 
 func NewTestCmd(t *testing.T, data interface{}) *TestCmd {
diff --git a/common/reexec/reexec.go b/internal/reexec/reexec.go
similarity index 100%
rename from common/reexec/reexec.go
rename to internal/reexec/reexec.go
diff --git a/common/reexec/self_linux.go b/internal/reexec/self_linux.go
similarity index 100%
rename from common/reexec/self_linux.go
rename to internal/reexec/self_linux.go
diff --git a/common/reexec/self_others.go b/internal/reexec/self_others.go
similarity index 100%
rename from common/reexec/self_others.go
rename to internal/reexec/self_others.go
diff --git a/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go b/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go
index cd4e2a67ba..5ac3379393 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/adapters/exec.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/reexec"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/reexec"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
diff --git a/p2p/simulations/adapters/types.go b/p2p/simulations/adapters/types.go
index 91357c41f7..098759599c 100644
--- a/p2p/simulations/adapters/types.go
+++ b/p2p/simulations/adapters/types.go
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strconv"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/reexec"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/reexec"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"