diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterManagementMessageSubjects.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterManagementMessageSubjects.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74c22f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterManagementMessageSubjects.java
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
+
+public final class ClusterManagementMessageSubjects {
+    // avoid instantiation
+    private ClusterManagementMessageSubjects() {}
+
+    public static final MessageSubject CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP_EVENT = new MessageSubject("CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP_EVENT");
+}
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterMembershipEvent.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterMembershipEvent.java
similarity index 91%
rename from core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterMembershipEvent.java
rename to core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterMembershipEvent.java
index 961ed4f..30b847f 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterMembershipEvent.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterMembershipEvent.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.impl;
+package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl;
 
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterMembershipEventType.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterMembershipEventType.java
similarity index 69%
rename from core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterMembershipEventType.java
rename to core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterMembershipEventType.java
index 1f5fd3f..cdfd145 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterMembershipEventType.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterMembershipEventType.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.impl;
+package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl;
 
 public enum ClusterMembershipEventType {
     NEW_MEMBER,
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterCommunicationManager.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterCommunicationManager.java
index 2e8937c..b260e1c 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterCommunicationManager.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterCommunicationManager.java
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.ControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl.ClusterMembershipEvent;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl.ClusterMembershipEventType;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl.ClusterNodesDelegate;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationAdminService;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.ClusterCommunicationService;
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterMessageSubjects.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterMessageSubjects.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 11f6228..0000000
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/ClusterMessageSubjects.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.impl;
-
-import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.MessageSubject;
-
-public final class ClusterMessageSubjects {
-    // avoid instantiation
-    private ClusterMessageSubjects() {}
-
-    public static final MessageSubject CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP_EVENT = new MessageSubject("CLUSTER_MEMBERSHIP_EVENT");
-}
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/MessageSerializer.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/MessageSerializer.java
similarity index 96%
rename from core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/MessageSerializer.java
rename to core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/MessageSerializer.java
index 10368aa..dc3b968 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/MessageSerializer.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/impl/MessageSerializer.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.impl;
+package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.impl;
 
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
 import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/AntiEntropyAdvertisement.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/common/impl/AntiEntropyAdvertisement.java
similarity index 95%
rename from core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/AntiEntropyAdvertisement.java
rename to core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/common/impl/AntiEntropyAdvertisement.java
index b70da73..132f27a 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/AntiEntropyAdvertisement.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/common/impl/AntiEntropyAdvertisement.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging;
+package org.onlab.onos.store.common.impl;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/AntiEntropyReply.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/common/impl/AntiEntropyReply.java
similarity index 97%
rename from core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/AntiEntropyReply.java
rename to core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/common/impl/AntiEntropyReply.java
index 095752b..033a1de 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/messaging/AntiEntropyReply.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/common/impl/AntiEntropyReply.java
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging;
+package org.onlab.onos.store.common.impl;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceAntiEntropyAdvertisement.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceAntiEntropyAdvertisement.java
index 301884c..d05659b 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceAntiEntropyAdvertisement.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceAntiEntropyAdvertisement.java
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.Timestamp;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.AntiEntropyAdvertisement;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.common.impl.AntiEntropyAdvertisement;
 
 // TODO DeviceID needs to be changed to something like (ProviderID, DeviceID)
 // TODO: Handle Port as part of these messages, or separate messages for Ports?
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceAntiEntropyReply.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceAntiEntropyReply.java
index 011713e..e7a4d0a 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceAntiEntropyReply.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/device/impl/DeviceAntiEntropyReply.java
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.net.Device;
 import org.onlab.onos.net.DeviceId;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.Timestamp;
-import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.AntiEntropyReply;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.common.impl.AntiEntropyReply;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterCommunicationManagerTest.java b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterCommunicationManagerTest.java
index bba12f2..e63fcaa 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterCommunicationManagerTest.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/test/java/org/onlab/onos/store/cluster/impl/ClusterCommunicationManagerTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.DefaultControllerNode;
 import org.onlab.onos.cluster.NodeId;
 import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.impl.ClusterCommunicationManager;
+import org.onlab.onos.store.cluster.messaging.impl.MessageSerializer;
 import org.onlab.netty.NettyMessagingService;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;