diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/helpers.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/helpers.rs
index 503fd83..94c6825 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/helpers.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/helpers.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use super::types::{Repotype, RustupPackage};
+use super::types::RustupPackage;
 
 pub fn toolchain_of_component_was_already_removed(
     removed_toolchains: &[String],
@@ -7,22 +7,6 @@ pub fn toolchain_of_component_was_already_removed(
     removed_toolchains.contains(&component.toolchain)
 }
 
-pub fn sort_packages_into_toolchains_and_components(
-    packages: Vec<RustupPackage>,
-) -> (Vec<RustupPackage>, Vec<RustupPackage>) {
-    let mut toolchains = vec![];
-    let mut components = vec![];
-
-    for package in packages {
-        match package.repotype {
-            Repotype::Toolchain => toolchains.push(package),
-            Repotype::Component => components.push(package),
-        }
-    }
-
-    (toolchains, components)
-}
-
 pub fn install_components(line: &str, toolchain: &str, val: &mut Vec<String>) {
     let mut chunks = line.splitn(3, '-');
     let component = chunks.next().expect("Component name is empty!");
@@ -61,6 +45,7 @@ pub fn group_components_by_toolchains(components: Vec<RustupPackage>) -> Vec<Vec
                 result.push(vec![]);
                 toolchains.len() - 1
             });
+
         result
             .get_mut(index)
             .expect(
diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/mod.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/mod.rs
index a55f5a8..3d4221f 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/mod.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
 use std::process::{Command, ExitStatus};
 
+use self::helpers::{
+    group_components_by_toolchains, install_components, toolchain_of_component_was_already_removed,
+};
 pub use self::types::Rustup;
 use self::types::{Repotype, RustupPackage};
 
@@ -65,7 +68,7 @@ impl Backend for Rustup {
         let packages = RustupPackage::from_pacdef_packages(packages)?;
 
         let (toolchains, components) =
-            helpers::sort_packages_into_toolchains_and_components(packages);
+            RustupPackage::sort_packages_into_toolchains_and_components(packages);
 
         self.install_toolchains(toolchains)?;
         self.install_components(components)?;
@@ -77,7 +80,7 @@ impl Backend for Rustup {
         let rustup_packages = RustupPackage::from_pacdef_packages(packages)?;
 
         let (toolchains, components) =
-            helpers::sort_packages_into_toolchains_and_components(rustup_packages);
+            RustupPackage::sort_packages_into_toolchains_and_components(rustup_packages);
 
         let removed_toolchains = self.remove_toolchains(toolchains)?;
 
@@ -87,12 +90,6 @@ impl Backend for Rustup {
 }
 
 impl Rustup {
-    pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            packages: HashSet::new(),
-        }
-    }
-
     fn run_component_command(&self, args: &[&str], toolchains: &[String]) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
         let mut val = Vec::new();
 
@@ -103,7 +100,7 @@ impl Rustup {
             let output = String::from_utf8(cmd.output()?.stdout)?;
 
             for component in output.lines() {
-                helpers::install_components(component, toolchain, &mut val);
+                install_components(component, toolchain, &mut val);
             }
         }
 
@@ -150,7 +147,7 @@ impl Rustup {
             return Ok(());
         }
 
-        let components_by_toolchain = helpers::group_components_by_toolchains(components);
+        let components_by_toolchain = group_components_by_toolchains(components);
 
         for components_for_one_toolchain in components_by_toolchain {
             let mut cmd = Command::new(self.get_binary());
@@ -206,10 +203,7 @@ impl Rustup {
             let mut cmd = Command::new(self.get_binary());
             cmd.args(Repotype::Component.get_remove_switches());
 
-            if helpers::toolchain_of_component_was_already_removed(
-                &removed_toolchains,
-                &component_package,
-            ) {
+            if toolchain_of_component_was_already_removed(&removed_toolchains, &component_package) {
                 continue;
             }
 
diff --git a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/types.rs b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/types.rs
index c2f62c3..17ecdee 100644
--- a/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/types.rs
+++ b/crates/pacdef_core/src/backend/actual/rustup/types.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,28 @@ pub enum Repotype {
     Component,
 }
 
+/// A package as used exclusively in the rustup backend. Contrary to other packages, this does not
+/// have an (optional) repository and a name, but is either a component or a toolchain, has a
+/// toolchain version, and if it is a toolchain also a name.
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct RustupPackage {
+    /// Whether it is a toolchain or a component.
+    pub repotype: Repotype,
+    /// The name of the toolchain this belongs to (stable, nightly, a pinned version)
+    pub toolchain: String,
+    /// If it is a toolchain, it will not have a component name.
+    /// If it is a component, this will be its name.
+    pub component: Option<String>,
+}
+
+impl Rustup {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            packages: HashSet::new(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl Repotype {
     fn try_from<T>(value: T) -> Result<Self>
     where
@@ -50,20 +72,6 @@ impl Repotype {
     }
 }
 
-/// A package as used exclusively in the rustup backend. Contrary to other packages, this does not
-/// have an (optional) repository and a name, but is either a component or a toolchain, has a
-/// toolchain version, and if it is a toolchain also a name.
-#[derive(Debug)]
-pub struct RustupPackage {
-    /// Whether it is a toolchain or a component.
-    pub repotype: Repotype,
-    /// The name of the toolchain this belongs to (stable, nightly, a pinned version)
-    pub toolchain: String,
-    /// If it is a toolchain, it will not have a component name.
-    /// If it is a component, this will be its name.
-    pub component: Option<String>,
-}
-
 impl RustupPackage {
     /// Creates a new [`RustupPackage`].
     ///
@@ -85,6 +93,22 @@ impl RustupPackage {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn sort_packages_into_toolchains_and_components(
+        packages: Vec<Self>,
+    ) -> (Vec<Self>, Vec<Self>) {
+        let mut toolchains = vec![];
+        let mut components = vec![];
+
+        for package in packages {
+            match package.repotype {
+                Repotype::Toolchain => toolchains.push(package),
+                Repotype::Component => components.push(package),
+            }
+        }
+
+        (toolchains, components)
+    }
+
     pub fn from_pacdef_packages(packages: &[Package]) -> Result<Vec<Self>> {
         let mut result = vec![];