diff --git a/py/circuitpy_defns.mk b/py/circuitpy_defns.mk
index 0d70068e43..70310106f0 100644
--- a/py/circuitpy_defns.mk
+++ b/py/circuitpy_defns.mk
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_PIXELBUF),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += adafruit_pixelbuf/%
 endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_PIXELMAP),1)
-SRC_PATTERNS += adafruit_pixelmap/%
+SRC_PATTERNS += _pixelmap/%
 endif
 ifeq ($(CIRCUITPY_QRIO),1)
 SRC_PATTERNS += qrio/%
@@ -546,8 +546,8 @@ SRC_SHARED_MODULE_ALL = \
 	_eve/__init__.c \
 	adafruit_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.c \
 	adafruit_pixelbuf/__init__.c \
-	adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.c \
-	adafruit_pixelmap/__init__.c \
+	_pixelmap/PixelMap.c \
+	_pixelmap/__init__.c \
 	_stage/Layer.c \
 	_stage/Text.c \
 	_stage/__init__.c \
diff --git a/shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.c b/shared-bindings/_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
similarity index 98%
rename from shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
rename to shared-bindings/_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
index 3361534ca1..c5f7e0ddb5 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@
 #include "py/objtype.h"
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 
-#include "shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.h"
-#include "shared-module/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
+#include "shared-module/_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
 
 //| from adafruit_pixelbuf import PixelBuf, PixelReturnType, PixelSequence, PixelType
 //|
diff --git a/shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.h b/shared-bindings/_pixelmap/PixelMap.h
similarity index 100%
rename from shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.h
rename to shared-bindings/_pixelmap/PixelMap.h
diff --git a/shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/__init__.c b/shared-bindings/_pixelmap/__init__.c
similarity index 85%
rename from shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/__init__.c
rename to shared-bindings/_pixelmap/__init__.c
index 7b10471c83..13a09d69d2 100644
--- a/shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/__init__.c
+++ b/shared-bindings/_pixelmap/__init__.c
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 #include "py/objproperty.h"
 
-#include "shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/__init__.h"
-#include "shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/_pixelmap/__init__.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
 
 
 //| """A fast pixel mapping library
 //|
-//| The `adafruit_pixelmap` module provides the :py:class:`PixelMap` class to accelerate
+//| The `_pixelmap` module provides the :py:class:`PixelMap` class to accelerate
 //| RGB(W) strip/matrix manipulation, such as DotStar and Neopixel."""
 //|
 //| # The types accepted when getting a pixel value
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 //| PixelSequence = Union[Tuple[PixelType], List[PixelType]]
 
 STATIC const mp_rom_map_elem_t pixelmap_module_globals_table[] = {
-    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_adafruit_pixelmap) },
+    { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR___name__), MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR__pixelmap) },
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_PixelMap), MP_ROM_PTR(&pixelmap_pixelmap_type) },
 };
 
@@ -59,4 +59,4 @@ const mp_obj_module_t pixelmap_module = {
     .globals = (mp_obj_dict_t *)&pixelmap_module_globals,
 };
 
-MP_REGISTER_MODULE(MP_QSTR_adafruit_pixelmap, pixelmap_module, CIRCUITPY_PIXELMAP);
+MP_REGISTER_MODULE(MP_QSTR__pixelmap, pixelmap_module, CIRCUITPY_PIXELMAP);
diff --git a/shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/__init__.h b/shared-bindings/_pixelmap/__init__.h
similarity index 100%
rename from shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/__init__.h
rename to shared-bindings/_pixelmap/__init__.h
diff --git a/shared-module/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.c b/shared-module/_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
similarity index 98%
rename from shared-module/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
rename to shared-module/_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
index f2c73c7a61..d20a6dd03c 100644
--- a/shared-module/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
+++ b/shared-module/_pixelmap/PixelMap.c
@@ -28,9 +28,9 @@
 #include "py/smallint.h"
 #include "py/runtime.h"
 
-#include "shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
+#include "shared-bindings/_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
 #include "shared-bindings/adafruit_pixelbuf/PixelBuf.h"
-#include "shared-module/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
+#include "shared-module/_pixelmap/PixelMap.h"
 
 
 static void pixelmap_set_pixel_rgbw(pixelmap_pixelmap_obj_t *self, size_t i, color_u rgbw) {
diff --git a/shared-module/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.h b/shared-module/_pixelmap/PixelMap.h
similarity index 100%
rename from shared-module/adafruit_pixelmap/PixelMap.h
rename to shared-module/_pixelmap/PixelMap.h
diff --git a/shared-module/adafruit_pixelmap/__init__.c b/shared-module/_pixelmap/__init__.c
similarity index 100%
rename from shared-module/adafruit_pixelmap/__init__.c
rename to shared-module/_pixelmap/__init__.c