diff --git a/src/cargo/core/package.rs b/src/cargo/core/package.rs
index 952b7cba2..98d18c2ef 100644
--- a/src/cargo/core/package.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/core/package.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use crate::ops;
 use crate::util::config::PackageCacheLock;
 use crate::util::errors::{CargoResult, HttpNotSuccessful};
 use crate::util::interning::InternedString;
-use crate::util::network::Retry;
+use crate::util::network::retry::Retry;
 use crate::util::{self, internal, Config, Progress, ProgressStyle};
 
 pub const MANIFEST_PREAMBLE: &str = "\
diff --git a/src/cargo/sources/git/oxide.rs b/src/cargo/sources/git/oxide.rs
index 56d7f820b..0270579da 100644
--- a/src/cargo/sources/git/oxide.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/sources/git/oxide.rs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ pub fn with_retry_and_progress(
 ) -> CargoResult<()> {
     std::thread::scope(|s| {
         let mut progress_bar = Progress::new("Fetch", config);
-        network::with_retry(config, || {
+        network::retry::with_retry(config, || {
             let progress_root: Arc<gix::progress::tree::Root> =
                 gix::progress::tree::root::Options {
                     initial_capacity: 10,
diff --git a/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs b/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs
index 17da5e595..c7fce1f5e 100644
--- a/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/sources/git/utils.rs
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ pub fn with_fetch_options(
     let ssh_config = config.net_config()?.ssh.as_ref();
     let config_known_hosts = ssh_config.and_then(|ssh| ssh.known_hosts.as_ref());
     let diagnostic_home_config = config.diagnostic_home_config();
-    network::with_retry(config, || {
+    network::retry::with_retry(config, || {
         with_authentication(config, url, git_config, |f| {
             let port = Url::parse(url).ok().and_then(|url| url.port());
             let mut last_update = Instant::now();
diff --git a/src/cargo/sources/registry/http_remote.rs b/src/cargo/sources/registry/http_remote.rs
index e41c385a6..45c45be72 100644
--- a/src/cargo/sources/registry/http_remote.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/sources/registry/http_remote.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use crate::sources::registry::download;
 use crate::sources::registry::MaybeLock;
 use crate::sources::registry::{LoadResponse, RegistryConfig, RegistryData};
 use crate::util::errors::{CargoResult, HttpNotSuccessful};
-use crate::util::network::Retry;
+use crate::util::network::retry::Retry;
 use crate::util::{auth, Config, Filesystem, IntoUrl, Progress, ProgressStyle};
 use anyhow::Context;
 use cargo_util::paths;
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/network/mod.rs b/src/cargo/util/network/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76dba470a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cargo/util/network/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+//! Utilities for networking.
+
+use std::task::Poll;
+
+pub mod retry;
+
+pub trait PollExt<T> {
+    fn expect(self, msg: &str) -> T;
+}
+
+impl<T> PollExt<T> for Poll<T> {
+    #[track_caller]
+    fn expect(self, msg: &str) -> T {
+        match self {
+            Poll::Ready(val) => val,
+            Poll::Pending => panic!("{}", msg),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// When dynamically linked against libcurl, we want to ignore some failures
+// when using old versions that don't support certain features.
+#[macro_export]
+macro_rules! try_old_curl {
+    ($e:expr, $msg:expr) => {
+        let result = $e;
+        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
+            if let Err(e) = result {
+                warn!("ignoring libcurl {} error: {}", $msg, e);
+            }
+        } else {
+            result.with_context(|| {
+                anyhow::format_err!("failed to enable {}, is curl not built right?", $msg)
+            })?;
+        }
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/cargo/util/network.rs b/src/cargo/util/network/retry.rs
similarity index 83%
rename from src/cargo/util/network.rs
rename to src/cargo/util/network/retry.rs
index 70c38b6d4..be29c0074 100644
--- a/src/cargo/util/network.rs
+++ b/src/cargo/util/network/retry.rs
@@ -1,22 +1,9 @@
+//! Utilities for retrying a network operation.
+
 use anyhow::Error;
 
 use crate::util::errors::{CargoResult, HttpNotSuccessful};
 use crate::util::Config;
-use std::task::Poll;
-
-pub trait PollExt<T> {
-    fn expect(self, msg: &str) -> T;
-}
-
-impl<T> PollExt<T> for Poll<T> {
-    #[track_caller]
-    fn expect(self, msg: &str) -> T {
-        match self {
-            Poll::Ready(val) => val,
-            Poll::Pending => panic!("{}", msg),
-        }
-    }
-}
 
 pub struct Retry<'a> {
     config: &'a Config,
@@ -105,7 +92,7 @@ fn maybe_spurious(err: &Error) -> bool {
 /// # let download_something = || return Ok(());
 /// # let config = Config::default().unwrap();
 /// use cargo::util::network;
-/// let cargo_result = network::with_retry(&config, || download_something());
+/// let cargo_result = network::retry::with_retry(&config, || download_something());
 /// ```
 pub fn with_retry<T, F>(config: &Config, mut callback: F) -> CargoResult<T>
 where
@@ -119,24 +106,6 @@ where
     }
 }
 
-// When dynamically linked against libcurl, we want to ignore some failures
-// when using old versions that don't support certain features.
-#[macro_export]
-macro_rules! try_old_curl {
-    ($e:expr, $msg:expr) => {
-        let result = $e;
-        if cfg!(target_os = "macos") {
-            if let Err(e) = result {
-                warn!("ignoring libcurl {} error: {}", $msg, e);
-            }
-        } else {
-            result.with_context(|| {
-                anyhow::format_err!("failed to enable {}, is curl not built right?", $msg)
-            })?;
-        }
-    };
-}
-
 #[test]
 fn with_retry_repeats_the_call_then_works() {
     use crate::core::Shell;