diff --git a/config/identical-files.json b/config/identical-files.json
index b3be90b75b2..e12be2c91c7 100644
--- a/config/identical-files.json
+++ b/config/identical-files.json
@@ -451,14 +451,14 @@
   ],
   "ReDoS Util Python/JS": [
     "javascript/ql/src/semmle/javascript/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll",
-    "python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/ReDoSUtil.qll"
+    "python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll"
   ],
   "ReDoS Exponential Python/JS": [
     "javascript/ql/src/semmle/javascript/security/performance/ExponentialBackTracking.qll",
-    "python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/ExponentialBackTracking.qll"
+    "python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/ExponentialBackTracking.qll"
   ],
   "ReDoS Polynomial Python/JS": [
     "javascript/ql/src/semmle/javascript/security/performance/SuperlinearBackTracking.qll",
-    "python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/SuperlinearBackTracking.qll"
+    "python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/SuperlinearBackTracking.qll"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/PolynomialBackTracking.ql b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/PolynomialBackTracking.ql
index a98d4eefa7e..628aca57955 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/PolynomialBackTracking.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/PolynomialBackTracking.ql
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import python
-import semmle.python.regex.SuperlinearBackTracking
+import semmle.python.security.performance.SuperlinearBackTracking
 
 from PolynomialBackTrackingTerm t
 where t.getLocation().getFile().getBaseName() = "KnownCVEs.py"
diff --git a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/PolynomialReDoS.ql b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/PolynomialReDoS.ql
index b948c1601a8..0d92ab2d3f5 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/PolynomialReDoS.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/PolynomialReDoS.ql
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 
 import python
-import semmle.python.regex.SuperlinearBackTracking
+import semmle.python.security.performance.SuperlinearBackTracking
 import semmle.python.security.dataflow.PolynomialReDoS
 import DataFlow::PathGraph
 
diff --git a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/ReDoS.ql b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/ReDoS.ql
index aebc2f81cff..e44699d7be8 100644
--- a/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/ReDoS.ql
+++ b/python/ql/src/Security/CWE-730/ReDoS.ql
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  */
 
 import python
-import semmle.python.regex.ExponentialBackTracking
+import semmle.python.security.performance.ExponentialBackTracking
 
 from RegExpTerm t, string pump, State s, string prefixMsg
 where
diff --git a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/ExponentialBackTracking.qll b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/ExponentialBackTracking.qll
similarity index 100%
rename from python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/ExponentialBackTracking.qll
rename to python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/ExponentialBackTracking.qll
diff --git a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/ReDoSUtil.qll b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
similarity index 100%
rename from python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/ReDoSUtil.qll
rename to python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/ReDoSUtil.qll
diff --git a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/RegExpTreeView.qll b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/RegExpTreeView.qll
similarity index 100%
rename from python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/RegExpTreeView.qll
rename to python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/RegExpTreeView.qll
diff --git a/python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/SuperlinearBackTracking.qll b/python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/SuperlinearBackTracking.qll
similarity index 100%
rename from python/ql/src/semmle/python/regex/SuperlinearBackTracking.qll
rename to python/ql/src/semmle/python/security/performance/SuperlinearBackTracking.qll