diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index dc277f2583..bc8fd8ead7 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ ignore_errors = True
 [mypy-lib,lib.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
-[mypy-linter_lib.printer]
-ignore_missing_imports = True
-
 [mypy-zulint,zulint.*,zulint.lister.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
diff --git a/tools/linter_lib/custom_check.py b/tools/linter_lib/custom_check.py
index 311d7bdb57..a7bdbfffe0 100644
--- a/tools/linter_lib/custom_check.py
+++ b/tools/linter_lib/custom_check.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import traceback
 
-from .printer import print_err, colors
+from zulint.printer import print_err, colors
 
 from typing import cast, Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional, Tuple, Iterable
 
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ def build_custom_checkers(by_lang):
              # We are likely to want to keep these dirs Python 2+3 compatible,
              # since the plan includes extracting them to a separate project eventually.
              'tools/lib',
-             'tools/linter_lib',
+             'tools/zulint',
              # TODO: Update our migrations from Text->str.
              'zerver/migrations/',
              # thumbor is (currently) python2 only
diff --git a/tools/linter_lib/pep8.py b/tools/linter_lib/pep8.py
index 164cf6bc80..ad729dbeae 100644
--- a/tools/linter_lib/pep8.py
+++ b/tools/linter_lib/pep8.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import subprocess
 
-from .printer import print_err, colors
+from zulint.printer import print_err, colors
 
 from typing import List
 
diff --git a/tools/linter_lib/pyflakes.py b/tools/linter_lib/pyflakes.py
index a81103d930..29a9245051 100644
--- a/tools/linter_lib/pyflakes.py
+++ b/tools/linter_lib/pyflakes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import subprocess
 
-from .printer import print_err, colors
+from zulint.printer import print_err, colors
 
 from typing import Any, Dict, List
 
diff --git a/tools/zulint/command.py b/tools/zulint/command.py
index 1e38891d42..6343fe6564 100644
--- a/tools/zulint/command.py
+++ b/tools/zulint/command.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, Optional
 
-from linter_lib.printer import print_err, colors
+from zulint.printer import print_err, colors
 
 def add_default_linter_arguments(parser):
     # type: (argparse.ArgumentParser) -> None
diff --git a/tools/linter_lib/printer.py b/tools/zulint/printer.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tools/linter_lib/printer.py
rename to tools/zulint/printer.py