diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 90f1179..937e205 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,17 @@ together from PyDevices/audiocomponents, and the history from v0.4.2rc1 back
 covers both packages. Releases up to and including audiodsp's v0.1.1 shipped
 both packages from audiodsp, and are recorded in its changelog.
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Removed
+
+- `audioeffects.rebuilt`. The delay, reverb, pitch and rack classes moved to
+  their own modules directly under `audioeffects` in 0.5.0, and the old
+  `audioeffects.rebuilt.<module>` import paths were kept working until now.
+  Import the class from `audioeffects` (`from audioeffects import Reverb`) or
+  from its module (`audioeffects.reverb`). The classes and their output are
+  unchanged.
+
 ## v0.5.1.dev0 (2026-11-02)
 
 - panel_view: drop unused imports
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5cb513e..f3d29b1 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ refer to that archived repository, and they still resolve at
 
 | Path | What's there |
 |---|---|
-| [`lib/audioeffects/`](lib/audioeffects/) | One module per effect, plus `_component.py` (the base every effect is built on) and `rebuilt/`, which only keeps the old `audioeffects.rebuilt.<module>` import paths working. |
+| [`lib/audioeffects/`](lib/audioeffects/) | One module per effect, plus `_component.py` (the base every effect is built on). |
 | [`tools/validate_api.py`](tools/validate_api.py), [`tools/validate_metadata.py`](tools/validate_metadata.py) | The validators that enforce the runtime API and the metadata manifest. |
 | [`tools/effect_probes/`](tools/effect_probes/) | The measurement kit's test signals and their manifest. The audio files are generated, never committed. |
 | `tools/` | Rendering and measurement tools besides. |
diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 23875cf..d049743 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
         "audioroute", "audiosampler", "audioshaper", "audioverb",
         "synthio",
     ],
-    # `rebuilt` only keeps old import paths alive.
-    api_skip=["rebuilt"],
     version_file="../VERSION",
 )
 
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/pyproject.toml b/lib/audioeffects/pyproject.toml
index c271783..3bcd35f 100644
--- a/lib/audioeffects/pyproject.toml
+++ b/lib/audioeffects/pyproject.toml
@@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ Issues = "https://github.com/PyDevices/audioeffects/issues"
 [tool.setuptools]
 # Every package directory under lib/audioeffects, listed by hand: the
 # package-dir mapping below ("." is the package) rules out packages.find,
-# which would discover rebuilt/ as a top-level "rebuilt". v0.3.0 shipped
-# without audioeffects.rebuilt and failed on import; tools/wheel_gate.py
-# (the "Wheel" job in tests.yml) fails if a directory is left off again.
-packages = ["audioeffects", "audioeffects.rebuilt"]
+# which would discover any subpackage as a top-level package. v0.3.0 shipped
+# without a subpackage and failed on import; tools/wheel_gate.py (the "Wheel"
+# job in tests.yml) fails if a directory is left off again.
+packages = ["audioeffects"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.package-dir]
 audioeffects = "."
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/__init__.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/__init__.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d50026c..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/__init__.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-"""Old import paths, kept working.
-
-The delay, reverb, pitch and rack classes used to live here. Each now has
-its own module directly under `audioeffects` (`audioeffects.reverb`,
-`audioeffects.digitaldelay`, ...), and `from audioeffects import Reverb`
-is the way to reach one. `audioeffects.rebuilt.<module>` still imports the
-same class from its new home, so code written against the old path keeps
-running. Nothing in the package imports this one.
-"""
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/airspace.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/airspace.py
deleted file mode 100644
index d5a353e..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/airspace.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.airspace`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..airspace import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..airspace import AirSpace  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/analogdelay.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/analogdelay.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 915fa45..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/analogdelay.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.analogdelay`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..analogdelay import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..analogdelay import AnalogDelay  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/convolutionreverb.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/convolutionreverb.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 35677cf..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/convolutionreverb.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.convolutionreverb`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..convolutionreverb import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..convolutionreverb import ConvolutionReverb  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/digitaldelay.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/digitaldelay.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3de8415..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/digitaldelay.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.digitaldelay`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..digitaldelay import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..digitaldelay import DigitalDelay  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/harmonizer.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/harmonizer.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 4c8a6d4..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/harmonizer.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.harmonizer`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..harmonizer import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..harmonizer import Harmonizer  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/multitapdelay.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/multitapdelay.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 86130e2..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/multitapdelay.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.multitapdelay`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..multitapdelay import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..multitapdelay import MultiTapDelay  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/octaver.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/octaver.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5037e69..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/octaver.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.octaver`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..octaver import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..octaver import Octaver  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/pingpongdelay.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/pingpongdelay.py
deleted file mode 100644
index af18e2c..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/pingpongdelay.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.pingpongdelay`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..pingpongdelay import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..pingpongdelay import PingPongDelay  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/pitchshifter.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/pitchshifter.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 83fd901..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/pitchshifter.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.pitchshifter`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..pitchshifter import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..pitchshifter import PitchShifter  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/rack.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/rack.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a758b97..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/rack.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.rack`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..rack import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..rack import Rack  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/reverb.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/reverb.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d957cd..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/reverb.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.reverb`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..reverb import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..reverb import Reverb  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/shimmerhall.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/shimmerhall.py
deleted file mode 100644
index aa467bd..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/shimmerhall.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.shimmerhall`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..shimmerhall import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..shimmerhall import ShimmerHall  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/slapbackdelay.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/slapbackdelay.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 5297225..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/slapbackdelay.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.slapbackdelay`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..slapbackdelay import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..slapbackdelay import SlapbackDelay  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/stereowidener.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/stereowidener.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b337f6a..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/stereowidener.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.stereowidener`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..stereowidener import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..stereowidener import StereoWidener  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/tapedelay.py b/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/tapedelay.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f1f613..0000000
--- a/lib/audioeffects/rebuilt/tapedelay.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-"""Moved to `audioeffects.tapedelay`; this path keeps old imports working."""
-
-from ..tapedelay import *  # noqa: F401,F403
-from ..tapedelay import TapeDelay  # noqa: F401
diff --git a/tools/wheel_gate.py b/tools/wheel_gate.py
index 6d1ca9c..8581298 100644
--- a/tools/wheel_gate.py
+++ b/tools/wheel_gate.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 commit from git, as tests.yml does) and the wheel with --no-deps, and --
 from outside the repo, with `python -I` so lib/ cannot leak in -- imports
 the package, renders one effect by catalogue name, and loads every effect
-class and the old `audioeffects.rebuilt` import path.
+class, and checks the removed `audioeffects.rebuilt` path stays gone.
 
 Needs `build` in the interpreter that runs it. Exit status is non-zero on any
 failure, and every failure is printed.
@@ -78,11 +78,13 @@ def loudest(sample, blocks=8):
     sys.exit("effect classes did not load: %r" % (missing or names,))
 print("effect classes load:", len(names))
 
-# The old import path still reaches the same class.
-from audioeffects.rebuilt.reverb import Reverb
-if Reverb is not audioeffects.Reverb:
-    sys.exit("audioeffects.rebuilt.reverb does not re-export Reverb")
-print("audioeffects.rebuilt still imports")
+# The old `audioeffects.rebuilt` import path is gone.
+try:
+    __import__("audioeffects.rebuilt.reverb")
+except ImportError:
+    print("audioeffects.rebuilt is gone")
+else:
+    sys.exit("audioeffects.rebuilt still imports")
 print("wheel smoke: ok")
 '''