diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/mod.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/mod.rs
index ad8ff587e..b69ebf9ee 100644
--- a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/mod.rs
+++ b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/mod.rs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ pub mod accuracy;
 pub mod backfill;
 pub mod data;
 pub mod metrics;
+pub mod persistence;
 pub mod schema;
 pub mod store;
 
diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/cache.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/cache.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/cache.rs
rename to data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/cache.rs
diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/config.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/config.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/config.rs
rename to data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/config.rs
diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/flusher.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/flusher.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/flusher.rs
rename to data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/flusher.rs
diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/manifest.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/manifest.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/manifest.rs
rename to data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/manifest.rs
diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/mod.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/mod.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/mod.rs
rename to data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/mod.rs
diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/part.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/part.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/part.rs
rename to data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/part.rs
diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/recovery.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/recovery.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/recovery.rs
rename to data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/recovery.rs
diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/source.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/source.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/persistence/source.rs
rename to data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/persistence/source.rs
diff --git a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/mod.rs b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/mod.rs
index 608a2c1d5..14f381c46 100644
--- a/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/mod.rs
+++ b/data_plane/src/storage_engines/sketch_db/store/mod.rs
@@ -1458,6 +1458,7 @@ mod tests {
 // alongside the store that uses it.
 pub mod epoch_columnar;
 
-// Persistence layer (manifest + parts + flusher + part cache + recovery).
-// Reused by `SketchStore::start_persistence`.
-pub mod persistence;
+// `persistence` moved up to `sketch_db::persistence`. Re-exported here
+// so legacy `crate::storage_engines::sketch_db::store::persistence::*`
+// paths continue working without consumer changes.
+pub use crate::storage_engines::sketch_db::persistence;