diff --git a/src/rust/src/backend/aead.rs b/src/rust/src/backend/aead.rs
index 34be02f5efce..d67bae78b9ba 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/backend/aead.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/backend/aead.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 use crate::buf::CffiBuf;
 use crate::error::{CryptographyError, CryptographyResult};
 use crate::{exceptions, types};
-use pyo3::types::{PyAnyMethods, PyListMethods, PyModuleMethods};
+use pyo3::types::{PyAnyMethods, PyListMethods};
 
 fn check_length(data: &[u8]) -> CryptographyResult<()> {
     if data.len() > (i32::MAX as usize) {
@@ -1153,17 +1153,8 @@ impl AesGcmSiv {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn create_module(
-    py: pyo3::Python<'_>,
-) -> pyo3::PyResult<pyo3::Bound<'_, pyo3::types::PyModule>> {
-    let m = pyo3::types::PyModule::new_bound(py, "aead")?;
-
-    m.add_class::<AesGcm>()?;
-    m.add_class::<ChaCha20Poly1305>()?;
-    m.add_class::<AesCcm>()?;
-    m.add_class::<AesSiv>()?;
-    m.add_class::<AesOcb3>()?;
-    m.add_class::<AesGcmSiv>()?;
-
-    Ok(m)
+#[pyo3::pymodule]
+pub(crate) mod aead {
+    #[pymodule_export]
+    use super::{AesCcm, AesGcm, AesGcmSiv, AesOcb3, AesSiv, ChaCha20Poly1305};
 }
diff --git a/src/rust/src/backend/ciphers.rs b/src/rust/src/backend/ciphers.rs
index 14ac3d13c758..b1a2c2474a0b 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/backend/ciphers.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/backend/ciphers.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::buf::{CffiBuf, CffiMutBuf};
 use crate::error::{CryptographyError, CryptographyResult};
 use crate::exceptions;
 use crate::types;
-use pyo3::types::{PyAnyMethods, PyModuleMethods};
+use pyo3::types::PyAnyMethods;
 use pyo3::IntoPy;
 
 pub(crate) struct CipherContext {
@@ -604,20 +604,11 @@ fn _advance_aad(ctx: pyo3::Bound<'_, pyo3::PyAny>, n: u64) {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn create_module(
-    py: pyo3::Python<'_>,
-) -> pyo3::PyResult<pyo3::Bound<'_, pyo3::types::PyModule>> {
-    let m = pyo3::types::PyModule::new_bound(py, "ciphers")?;
-    m.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction_bound!(create_encryption_ctx, &m)?)?;
-    m.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction_bound!(create_decryption_ctx, &m)?)?;
-    m.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction_bound!(cipher_supported, &m)?)?;
-
-    m.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction_bound!(_advance, &m)?)?;
-    m.add_function(pyo3::wrap_pyfunction_bound!(_advance_aad, &m)?)?;
-
-    m.add_class::<PyCipherContext>()?;
-    m.add_class::<PyAEADEncryptionContext>()?;
-    m.add_class::<PyAEADDecryptionContext>()?;
-
-    Ok(m)
+#[pyo3::pymodule]
+pub(crate) mod ciphers {
+    #[pymodule_export]
+    use super::{
+        _advance, _advance_aad, cipher_supported, create_decryption_ctx, create_encryption_ctx,
+        PyAEADDecryptionContext, PyAEADEncryptionContext, PyCipherContext,
+    };
 }
diff --git a/src/rust/src/backend/cmac.rs b/src/rust/src/backend/cmac.rs
index dd30be2bec68..6a8737964643 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/backend/cmac.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/backend/cmac.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use crate::backend::hashes::already_finalized_error;
 use crate::buf::CffiBuf;
 use crate::error::{CryptographyError, CryptographyResult};
 use crate::{exceptions, types};
-use pyo3::types::{PyAnyMethods, PyBytesMethods, PyModuleMethods};
+use pyo3::types::{PyAnyMethods, PyBytesMethods};
 
 #[pyo3::pyclass(
     module = "cryptography.hazmat.bindings._rust.openssl.cmac",
@@ -100,12 +100,8 @@ impl Cmac {
     }
 }
 
-pub(crate) fn create_module(
-    py: pyo3::Python<'_>,
-) -> pyo3::PyResult<pyo3::Bound<'_, pyo3::types::PyModule>> {
-    let m = pyo3::types::PyModule::new_bound(py, "cmac")?;
-
-    m.add_class::<Cmac>()?;
-
-    Ok(m)
+#[pyo3::pymodule]
+pub(crate) mod cmac {
+    #[pymodule_export]
+    use super::Cmac;
 }
diff --git a/src/rust/src/backend/mod.rs b/src/rust/src/backend/mod.rs
index 0a36c4c70192..3cbf2e3b99b6 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/backend/mod.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/backend/mod.rs
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ pub(crate) mod x25519;
 pub(crate) mod x448;
 
 pub(crate) fn add_to_module(module: &pyo3::Bound<'_, pyo3::types::PyModule>) -> pyo3::PyResult<()> {
-    module.add_submodule(&aead::create_module(module.py())?)?;
-    module.add_submodule(&ciphers::create_module(module.py())?)?;
-    module.add_submodule(&cmac::create_module(module.py())?)?;
-
     module.add_submodule(&rsa::create_module(module.py())?)?;
 
     Ok(())
diff --git a/src/rust/src/lib.rs b/src/rust/src/lib.rs
index dbf497aa73a0..766c9ed0d8e9 100644
--- a/src/rust/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/rust/src/lib.rs
@@ -156,6 +156,12 @@ mod _rust {
         #[pymodule_export]
         use super::super::{is_fips_enabled, openssl_version, openssl_version_text};
         #[pymodule_export]
+        use crate::backend::aead::aead;
+        #[pymodule_export]
+        use crate::backend::ciphers::ciphers;
+        #[pymodule_export]
+        use crate::backend::cmac::cmac;
+        #[pymodule_export]
         use crate::backend::dh::dh;
         #[pymodule_export]
         use crate::backend::dsa::dsa;