diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityContainer.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Models/EntityContainer.cs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityContainer.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Models/EntityContainer.cs
index 70f6cbd878..5c2ada7149 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityContainer.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Models/EntityContainer.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
-using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
-using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 using Umbraco.Core.Models.Entities;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IAuditEntryRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IAuditEntryRepository.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IAuditEntryRepository.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IAuditEntryRepository.cs
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IDataTypeContainerRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IDataTypeContainerRepository.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IDataTypeContainerRepository.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IDataTypeContainerRepository.cs
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IDocumentTypeContainerRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IDocumentTypeContainerRepository.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IDocumentTypeContainerRepository.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IDocumentTypeContainerRepository.cs
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IEntityContainerRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IEntityContainerRepository.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IEntityContainerRepository.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IEntityContainerRepository.cs
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IMediaTypeContainerRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IMediaTypeContainerRepository.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IMediaTypeContainerRepository.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IMediaTypeContainerRepository.cs
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IMemberGroupRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IMemberGroupRepository.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/IMemberGroupRepository.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/IMemberGroupRepository.cs
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/INotificationsRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/INotificationsRepository.cs
similarity index 100%
rename from src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/INotificationsRepository.cs
rename to src/Umbraco.Abstractions/Persistence/Repositories/INotificationsRepository.cs
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index 2035f6a87d..0643b5f2dd 100755
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -471,7 +471,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Mappers\AuditItemMapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Mappers\ConsentMapper.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Mappers\SimpleContentTypeMapper.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IAuditEntryRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\Implement\AuditEntryRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\Implement\ConsentRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\SqlContextExtensions.cs" />
@@ -583,7 +582,6 @@
     <Compile Include="Models\DictionaryItem.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\DictionaryItemExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\DictionaryTranslation.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Models\EntityContainer.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\EntityExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\GridValue.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Models\Identity\BackOfficeIdentityUser.cs" />
@@ -918,18 +916,12 @@
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IDocumentRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IContentTypeRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IContentTypeRepositoryBase.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IDataTypeContainerRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IDataTypeRepository.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IDocumentTypeContainerRepository.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IEntityContainerRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IEntityRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IMediaRepository.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IMediaTypeContainerRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IMediaTypeRepository.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IMemberGroupRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IMemberRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IMemberTypeRepository.cs" />
-    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\INotificationsRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IPublicAccessRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\IContentRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\Implement\LanguageRepository.cs" />