diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/preferences/DbPrefs.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/core/util/prefs/db/DbPrefs.java
similarity index 99%
rename from src/main/java/org/olat/preferences/DbPrefs.java
rename to src/main/java/org/olat/core/util/prefs/db/DbPrefs.java
index 6fd21f2420a40b88d85313aec0752922b0e82088..e84516858648a3bf2c3c1f2f9c8f33bc682222bf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/preferences/DbPrefs.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/core/util/prefs/db/DbPrefs.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * http://www.goodsolutions.ch All rights reserved.
  * <p>
  */
-package org.olat.preferences;
+package org.olat.core.util.prefs.db;
 
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Iterator;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/olat/preferences/DbStorage.java b/src/main/java/org/olat/core/util/prefs/db/DbStorage.java
similarity index 99%
rename from src/main/java/org/olat/preferences/DbStorage.java
rename to src/main/java/org/olat/core/util/prefs/db/DbStorage.java
index 7a8141125c592484aaa8b06f132d308af5739b8c..a64d60293ab110359d2b32da8e548963155de5bb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/olat/preferences/DbStorage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/olat/core/util/prefs/db/DbStorage.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  * http://www.goodsolutions.ch All rights reserved.
  * <p>
  */
-package org.olat.preferences;
+package org.olat.core.util.prefs.db;
 
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/serviceconfig/org/olat/_spring/brasatoconfigpart.xml b/src/main/resources/serviceconfig/org/olat/_spring/brasatoconfigpart.xml
index 8eac555bb0a2017fd2a03faf80938b291cc76272..96c3f2ef1f957b4ecf92b3ebd65951a404203130 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/serviceconfig/org/olat/_spring/brasatoconfigpart.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/serviceconfig/org/olat/_spring/brasatoconfigpart.xml
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
 
 	<!--  gui prefs via database -->
 	<bean id="core.preferences.PreferencesStorage"
-		class="org.olat.preferences.DbStorage"  />
+		class="org.olat.core.util.prefs.db.DbStorage"  />
 
 	<!-- Search components -->
 	<bean id="org.olat.admin.user.UserSearchUIService"