diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
index 7351defb7f5..3ea97dad131 100644
--- a/.gitmodules
+++ b/.gitmodules
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-[submodule "homeassistant/packages/pychromecast"]
-	path = homeassistant/packages/pychromecast
+[submodule "homeassistant/external/pychromecast"]
+	path = homeassistant/external/pychromecast
 	url = https://github.com/balloob/pychromecast.git
diff --git a/homeassistant/components/chromecast.py b/homeassistant/components/chromecast.py
index e7459aa9d5a..65829901fb4 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/chromecast.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/chromecast.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ homeassistant.components.chromecast
 Provides functionality to interact with Chromecasts.
 """
 
-from homeassistant.packages import pychromecast
+from homeassistant.external import pychromecast
 
 import homeassistant as ha
 import homeassistant.util as util
diff --git a/homeassistant/packages/__init__.py b/homeassistant/external/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from homeassistant/packages/__init__.py
rename to homeassistant/external/__init__.py
diff --git a/homeassistant/packages/pychromecast b/homeassistant/external/pychromecast
similarity index 100%
rename from homeassistant/packages/pychromecast
rename to homeassistant/external/pychromecast