diff --git a/cmd/restic/termstatus.go b/cmd/restic/termstatus.go
index cf3cd82ee..c0e9a045b 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/termstatus.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/termstatus.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui/termstatus"
 )
 
@@ -31,8 +30,7 @@ func setupTermstatus() (*termstatus.Terminal, func()) {
 
 	// use the termstatus for stdout/stderr
 	prevStdout, prevStderr := globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr
-	stdioWrapper := ui.NewStdioWrapper(term)
-	globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr = stdioWrapper.Stdout(), stdioWrapper.Stderr()
+	globalOptions.stdout, globalOptions.stderr = termstatus.WrapStdio(term)
 
 	return term, func() {
 		// shutdown termstatus
diff --git a/internal/ui/stdio_wrapper.go b/internal/ui/stdio_wrapper.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 42f4cc545..000000000
--- a/internal/ui/stdio_wrapper.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-package ui
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"io"
-
-	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/ui/termstatus"
-)
-
-// StdioWrapper provides stdout and stderr integration with termstatus.
-type StdioWrapper struct {
-	stdout *lineWriter
-	stderr *lineWriter
-}
-
-// NewStdioWrapper initializes a new stdio wrapper that can be used in place of
-// os.Stdout or os.Stderr.
-func NewStdioWrapper(term *termstatus.Terminal) *StdioWrapper {
-	return &StdioWrapper{
-		stdout: newLineWriter(term.Print),
-		stderr: newLineWriter(term.Error),
-	}
-}
-
-// Stdout returns a writer that is line buffered and can be used in place of
-// os.Stdout. On Close(), the remaining bytes are written, followed by a line
-// break.
-func (w *StdioWrapper) Stdout() io.WriteCloser {
-	return w.stdout
-}
-
-// Stderr returns a writer that is line buffered and can be used in place of
-// os.Stderr. On Close(), the remaining bytes are written, followed by a line
-// break.
-func (w *StdioWrapper) Stderr() io.WriteCloser {
-	return w.stderr
-}
-
-type lineWriter struct {
-	buf   *bytes.Buffer
-	print func(string)
-}
-
-var _ io.WriteCloser = &lineWriter{}
-
-func newLineWriter(print func(string)) *lineWriter {
-	return &lineWriter{buf: bytes.NewBuffer(nil), print: print}
-}
-
-func (w *lineWriter) Write(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	n, err = w.buf.Write(data)
-	if err != nil {
-		return n, err
-	}
-
-	// look for line breaks
-	buf := w.buf.Bytes()
-	i := bytes.LastIndexByte(buf, '\n')
-	if i != -1 {
-		w.print(string(buf[:i+1]))
-		w.buf.Next(i + 1)
-	}
-
-	return n, err
-}
-
-func (w *lineWriter) Close() error {
-	if w.buf.Len() > 0 {
-		w.print(string(append(w.buf.Bytes(), '\n')))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/stdio_wrapper.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/stdio_wrapper.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..233610ba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/stdio_wrapper.go
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+package termstatus
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"io"
+)
+
+// WrapStdio returns line-buffering replacements for os.Stdout and os.Stderr.
+// On Close, the remaining bytes are written, followed by a line break.
+func WrapStdio(term *Terminal) (stdout, stderr io.WriteCloser) {
+	return newLineWriter(term.Print), newLineWriter(term.Error)
+}
+
+type lineWriter struct {
+	buf   bytes.Buffer
+	print func(string)
+}
+
+var _ io.WriteCloser = &lineWriter{}
+
+func newLineWriter(print func(string)) *lineWriter {
+	return &lineWriter{print: print}
+}
+
+func (w *lineWriter) Write(data []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	n, err = w.buf.Write(data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return n, err
+	}
+
+	// look for line breaks
+	buf := w.buf.Bytes()
+	i := bytes.LastIndexByte(buf, '\n')
+	if i != -1 {
+		w.print(string(buf[:i+1]))
+		w.buf.Next(i + 1)
+	}
+
+	return n, err
+}
+
+func (w *lineWriter) Close() error {
+	if w.buf.Len() > 0 {
+		w.print(string(append(w.buf.Bytes(), '\n')))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/ui/stdio_wrapper_test.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/stdio_wrapper_test.go
similarity index 98%
rename from internal/ui/stdio_wrapper_test.go
rename to internal/ui/termstatus/stdio_wrapper_test.go
index b95d9180d..1e214f1f4 100644
--- a/internal/ui/stdio_wrapper_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/stdio_wrapper_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package ui
+package termstatus
 
 import (
 	"strings"