diff --git a/repo/connect.go b/repo/connect.go
index 657192438..392dc5739 100644
--- a/repo/connect.go
+++ b/repo/connect.go
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@
 	"github.com/kopia/kopia/internal/ospath"
 	"github.com/kopia/kopia/internal/units"
 	"github.com/kopia/kopia/storage"
-
-	// Register well-known blob storage providers
-	_ "github.com/kopia/kopia/storage/filesystem"
-	_ "github.com/kopia/kopia/storage/gcs"
 )
 
 // ConnectOptions specifies options when persisting configuration to connect to a repository.
diff --git a/storage/providers/providers.go b/storage/providers/providers.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d9a09f42f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/storage/providers/providers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Package providers registers all storage providers that are included as part of Kopia.
+package providers
+
+import (
+	// Register well-known blob storage providers
+	_ "github.com/kopia/kopia/storage/filesystem"
+	_ "github.com/kopia/kopia/storage/gcs"
+)