diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/BUILD.bazel
similarity index 94%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/BUILD.bazel
index c1273e267..668ae5d79 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ go_library(
         "regular_sync.go",
         "service.go",
     ],
-    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/sync",
+    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync",
     visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/blockchain:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/operations:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync:go_default_library",
         "//proto/beacon/p2p/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//shared/bytesutil:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
similarity index 96%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
index d79f739be..9f89455e0 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/BUILD.bazel
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ go_library(
         "sync_blocks.go",
         "sync_state.go",
     ],
-    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync",
+    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync",
     visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/blockchain:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/helpers.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/helpers.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/helpers.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/helpers.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/metrics.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/metrics.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/metrics.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/metrics.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/service.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/service.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service_test.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/service_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/service_test.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/service_test.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/sync_blocks.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/sync_blocks.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/sync_blocks.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/sync_blocks.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/sync_state.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/sync_state.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/sync_state.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync/sync_state.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/metrics.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/metrics.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/metrics.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/metrics.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/querier.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/querier.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/querier.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/querier.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/querier_test.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/querier_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/querier_test.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/querier_test.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/receive_block.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/receive_block.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/receive_block.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/receive_block.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/receive_block_test.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/receive_block_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/receive_block_test.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/receive_block_test.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/regular_sync.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/regular_sync.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/regular_sync.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/regular_sync.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/regular_sync_test.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/regular_sync_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/regular_sync_test.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/regular_sync_test.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/service.go
similarity index 97%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/service.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/service.go
index fff6c7c85..3567b6df3 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/sync/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/service.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
+	initialsync "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/initial-sync"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations"
-	initialsync "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
diff --git a/beacon-chain/sync/service_test.go b/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/service_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from beacon-chain/sync/service_test.go
rename to beacon-chain/deprecated-sync/service_test.go
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel
index a86949760..7d68a6ce5 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/attestation:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/blockchain:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/deprecated-sync:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/flags:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/gateway:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/operations:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/powchain:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/rpc:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/sync:go_default_library",
         "//proto/beacon/p2p/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//shared:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/node/node.go b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
index 541053566..5b611c8b8 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/node/node.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/node/node.go
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
+	rbcsync "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/flags"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/gateway"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/powchain"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/rpc"
-	rbcsync "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/sync"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/cmd"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/debug"
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/BUILD.bazel b/beacon-chain/rpc/BUILD.bazel
index 92141a269..1bf95168c 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/BUILD.bazel
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/core/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/state/stateutils:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/deprecated-sync:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/operations:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/sync:go_default_library",
         "//proto/beacon/p2p/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/beacon/rpc/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/eth/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/node_server.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/node_server.go
index 05019c7c6..d4234f942 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/node_server.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/node_server.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	ptypes "github.com/gogo/protobuf/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/sync"
+	sync "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/version"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/service.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/service.go
index bfc9da447..0d031fceb 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/service.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/service.go
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
+	sync "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/deprecated-sync"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/sync"
 	pbp2p "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/p2p/v1"
 	pb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/beacon/rpc/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v1alpha1"